Ramsar Sites In India

The Ramsar Convention, adopted in 1971 in Iran,

provides a framework for the conservation and
wise use of wetlands globally, with India being
a signatory since 1982.

World Wetlands Day – 2nd Feb

Iranian city of Ramsar.

Theme for 2024: “Wetlands and Human

Wellbeing.”
India – 80 Ramsar sites.

Environment Minister - Bhupender Yadav

The Sundarbans ( WB ) hold the title of the

largest Ramsar Site in India.

Renuka Wetland in Himachal Pradesh,

covering an area of 20 hectares, is the
smallest wetland in India.
 5 Newly added Ramsar Sites in India 2024

1) Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve (Karnataka)

2) Aghanashini Estuary (Karnataka)

3) Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve (Karnataka)

4) Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

5) Longwood Shola Reserve Forest (Tamil Nadu)

The state with the most Ramsar sites is Tamil
Nadu (16), followed by Uttar Pradesh (10) and
Gujarat (7).

India the fourth-largest country globally in

terms of Ramsar Sites, following the UK (175),
Mexico (144), and China (82).

The largest Sites under the Ramsar convention

is Rio Negro in Brazil (120,000 square km).
 Gujarat - 4

1) Nalsarovar Bird
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Sanctuary

2) Thol Lake Mehsana, Gujarat

3) Wadhvana Wetland Vadodara, Gujarat

4) Khijadia Bird
Jamnagar, Gujarat
Sanctuary
 Madhya Pradesh - 4

1) Bhoj Wetland Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Shivpuri, Madhya
2) Sakhya Sagar Lake
Pradesh

3) Sirpur wetland Indore, Madhya Pradesh

4) Yashwant Sagar Indore , Madhya Pradesh

 Odisha - 6
1) Chilka Lake

2) Bhitarkanika Mangroves

3) Satkosia Gorge
4) Tampara Lake
5) Hirakud Reservoir
6) Ansupa Lake
 Punjab - 6
1) Keshopur-Miani Community
Reserve

2) Beas Conservation Reserve .

3) Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary

4) Harike Wetland (Confluence of the

Beas and Sutlej rivers

5) Kanjli Wetland
6) Ropar Wetland
 Jammu & Kashmir - 5

1) Hokera Wetland
2) Wular Lake (Largest freshwater lake in India)
3) Surinsar-Mansar Lakes

4) Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve

5) Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve

 Uttar Pradesh - 10

1) Saman Bird Sanctuary Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh

2) Sur Sarovar Agra, Uttar Pradesh

3) Sarsai Nawar Jheel Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
4) Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
(It was renamed as Chandra
Nawabganj, Uttar Pradesh
Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary
in 2015)

5) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh

6) Sandi Bird Sanctuary Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh

7) Parvati Aranga Bird

Gonda, Uttar Pradesh
Sanctuary

8) Upper Ganga River Brijghat to Narora Stretch,

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar-Bijnor
9) Haiderpur Wetland border,
Uttar Pradesh

Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar

10) Bakhira Bird Sanctuary
Pradesh
 Ladakh - 2

1) Tsomoriri
2) Tso Kar
 Rajasthan - 2

1) Keoladeo National Park

(Formerly known as the
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary)

2) Sambhar Lake
 West Bengal - 2

1) East Kolkata Wetlands

2) Sundarban Wetland
 Haryana - 2

1) Sultanpur National
Gurugram, Haryana
Park
2) Bhindawas Wildlife
Jhajjar, Haryana
Sanctuary
 Tamil Nadu - 16

1) Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

2) Karikili Bird Sanctuary

3) Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest

4) Pichavaram Mangrove

5) Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve

6) Vembannur Wetland Complex

7) Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary

8) Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex

9) Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary

10) Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary

11) Vellode Bird Sanctuary

12) Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary

13) Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary

14) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

15) Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary

16) Longwood Shola Reserve Forest

 Manipur - 1

1) Loktak Lake Moirang, Manipur

Largest freshwater lake in the north-

eastern region of the country

Keibul Lamjao the only floating national

park in the world floats over it.
 Andhra Pradesh - 1

1) Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh

Situated between the river basins of

the Godavari and the Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
 Tripura - 1

1) Rudrasagar Lake Melaghar, Tripura

 Bihar - 1
1) Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake Begusarai, Bihar
 Uttarakhand - 1

1) Asan Barrage Dehradun, Uttarakhand

 Karnataka - 4

1) Ranganathituu Bird Sanctuary

2) Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve

3) Aghanashini Estuary

4) Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve

 Assam - 1

1) Deepar Beel Kamrup, Assam

 Mizoram - 1

1) Pala wetland
 Goa - 1

1) Nanda Lake
 Kerala - 3

1) Sasthamkotta Lake
2) Ashtamudi Lake

3) Vembanad-Kol Wetland ( It is
also the longest lake in India )
 Himachal Pradesh - 3

1) Pong Dam Lake (It is also

known as Maharana Pratap Kangra, Himachal
Sagar) Pradesh

Lahul and Spiti,

2) Chandra Lake
Himachal Pradesh

Sirmaur , Himachal
3) Renuka Lake
Pradesh
 Maharashtra - 3

1) Nandur Madhameshwar Nashik, Maharashtra

2) Thane Creek Maharashtra

3) Lonar Lake (Created by the

impact of a meteor) Maharashtra