List of Ramsar wetland sites in India

MD Shakeel Anwar

26-SEP-2016 17:37

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value.

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Here, we are giving the list of Ramsar wetland sites in India which is very useful in the preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, SSC, State Services, NDA, CDS, and Railways etc.

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Ramsar wetland sites in India

Ramsar Wetland Site	Location
Ashtamudi Wetland Sasthamkotta Lake Vembanad-Kol Wetland	Kerala
Bhitarkantika Mangroves	Orissa
Bhoj Wetland	Madhya Pradesh
Chandra Taal Pong Dam Lake Renuka Wetland	Himachal Pradesh
Chilika Lake	Orissa
Deepor Beel	Assam
East Kolkata Wetland	West Bengal
Harike Wetland Kanjli Wetland Ropar	Punjab
Hokesar Wetland Surinsar-Mansar Lakes Tsomoriri Wular Lake	Jammu & Kashmir
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh
Loktak Lake	Manipur
Point Calimare Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Rudra Sagar Lake	Tripura
Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch)	Uttar Pradesh