Ramsar Wetland Sites in India

The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the basic ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value. It is named after the city of ‘Ramsar’ in Iran, where the convention was signed on 2^nd February 1971. Since then, 2^nd day of February, each year is celebrated as World Wetlands Day.

At present 170 nations are there as signatories. India enforced this treaty on 1^st February 1982. Following is the list of Ramsar wetland sites in India.

S. No.	Name	State	Date of Declaration
1	Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh	19^th August, 2002
2	Deepor Beel	Assam	19^th August, 2002
3	Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujrat	24^th September, 2012
4	Pong Dam Lake	Himachal Pradesh	19^th August, 2002
5	Renuka Wetland	Himachal Pradesh	8^th November, 2005
6	Chandertal Wetland	Himachal Pradesh	8^th November, 2005
7	Surinsar-Mansar Lakes	Jammu and Kashmir	8^th November, 2005
8	Hokera Wetland	Jammu and Kashmir	8^th November, 2005
9	Tsomoriri Lake	Jammu and Kashmir	19^th August, 2002
10	Wular Lake	Jammu and Kashmir	23^rd March, 1990
11	Asthamudi Wetland	Kerala	19^th August, 2002
12	Sasthamkotta Lake	Kerala	19^th August, 2002
13	Vembanad Kol Wetland	Kerala	19^th August, 2002
14	Bhoj Wetlands	Madhya Pradesh	19^th August, 2002
15	Nandur Madhameshwar	Maharashtra	21^st June, 2019
16	Loktak Lake	Manipur	23^rd March, 1990
17	Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Odisha	19^th August, 2002
18	Chilka Lake	Odisha	1^st October, 1981
19	Harike Lake	Punjab	23^rd March, 1990
20	Kanjli Lake	Punjab	22^nd January, 2002
21	Ropar Lake	Punjab	22^nd January, 2002
22	Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve	Punjab	26^th September, 2019
23	Beas Conservation Reserve	Punjab	26^th September, 2019
24	Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab	26^th September, 2019
25	Keoladeo Ghana National Park	Rajasthan	1^st October, 1981
26	Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan	23^rd March, 1990
27	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	19^th August, 2002
28	Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura	8^th November, 2005
29	Upper Ganga River	Uttar Pradesh	8^th November, 2005
30	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	3^rd October, 2019
31	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2^nd December, 2019
32	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao	Uttar Pradesh	19^th September, 2019
33	Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2^nd December, 2019
34	Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	26^th September, 2019
35	Sarsai Nawar Jheel	Uttar Pradesh	19^th September, 2019
36	East Calcutta Wetlands	West Bengal	19^th August, 2002
37	Sunderbans Wetland	West Bengal	30^th January, 2019

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Ramsar Wetland Sites in India

Ramsar Wetland Sites in India

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