Two more Ramsar sites are added to Ramsar list as ‘wetlands of International importance’ – Two more Ramsar sites — Khijadiya wildlife sanctuary (Gujarat) and Bakhira wildlife sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh) have been announced on the occasion of World Wetlands Day.
- India is having 49 such sites, the highest in South Asia, covering 10,93,636 hectares.
- In August 2021, Union Environment Ministry announced the Sultanpur National Park and Bhindawas wildlife sanctuary in Jhajjar as Ramsar sites — the first two such sites in Haryana.
List of Ramsar sites in India
Ramsar Sites in India 2022 | Location |
Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary | Gujarat |
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh |
Haiderpur Wetland | Uttar Pradesh |
Sultanpur National Park | Haryana |
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary | Haryana |
Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | Gujarat |
Wadhvana Wetland | Gujarat |
Ashtamudi Wetland | Kerala |
Beas Conservation Reserve | Punjab |
Bhitarkanika Mangroves | Odisha |
Bhoj Wetlands | Madhya Pradesh |
Chandra Taal | Himachal Pradesh |
Chilika Lake | Odisha |
Deepor Beel | Assam |
East Kolkata Wetlands | West Bengal |
Harike Wetlands | Punjab |
Hokera Wetland | Jammu & Kashmir |
Kanjli Wetland | Punjab |
Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan |
Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve | Punjab |
Kolleru lake | Andhra Pradesh |
Loktak lake | Manipur |
Nalsarovar Bird sanctuary | Gujarat |
Nandur Madhameshwar | Maharashtra |
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary | Punjab |
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh |
Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh |
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu |
Pong Dam lake | Himachal Pradesh |
Renuka lake | Himachal Pradesh |
Ropar Wetland | Punjab |
Rudrasagar Lake | Tripura |
Saman Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh |
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh |
Sambhar lake | Rajasthan |
Sandi Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh |
Sarsai Nawar Jheel | Uttar Pradesh |
Sasthamkotta lake | Kerala |
Surinsar- Mansar lakes | Jammu & Kashmir |
Tsomoriri | Ladakh |
Upper Ganga river | Uttar Pradesh |
Vembanad Kol Wetland | Kerala |
Wular lake | Jammu & Kashmir |
Sunderban Wetland | West Bengal |
Asan Barrage | Uttarakhand |
Kanwar Lake or Kabal Taal | Bihar |
Lonar Lake | Maharashtra |
Sur Sarovar | Uttar Pradesh |
Tso Kar Wetland Complex | Ladakh |
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