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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