The RAMSAR wetlands list in India is a list of wetlands of international importance, as designated by the Ramsar Convention. The list includes 46 wetlands, which are all located in different parts of the country.
RAMSAR CONVENTION
In 1971, in Ramsar, Iran, the world’s major countries made an agreement to preserve wetlands so that biodiversity could be conserved, this agreement is called the Ramsar Convention.This treaty came into force since 1975. The places where ponds, lakes, river deltas or sea banks are covered by floods are called wetlands. When a wetland is of international importance, it is called a Ramsar site. The Ramsar Convention came into force in India on 1 February 1982.
list of 46 RAMSAR wetlands list in India
|
S.NO |
NAME |
LOCATION |
YEAR |
|
1. |
Beas Conservation Reserve |
Punjab |
26 September 2019 |
|
2. |
Bhoj Wetland |
Madhya Pradesh |
19 August 2002 |
|
3. |
Chilika Lake |
Odisha |
1 October 1981 |
|
4. |
East Kolkata Wetlands |
West Bengal |
19 August 2002 |
|
5. |
Hokera Wetland |
Jammu and Kashmir |
8 November 2005 |
|
6. |
Keoladeo National Park |
Rajasthan |
1 October 1981 |
|
7. |
Kolleru Lake |
Andhra Pradesh |
19 August 2002 |
|
8. |
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary |
Gujarat |
24 September 2012 |
|
9. |
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary |
Punjab |
26 September 2019 |
|
10. |
Parvati Aranga Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
2 December 2019 |
|
11. |
Ashtamudi Wetland |
Kerala |
19 August 2002 |
|
12. |
Bhitarkanika Mangroves |
Odisha |
19 August 2002 |
|
13. |
Chandra Taal |
Himachal Pradesh |
8 November 2005 |
|
14. |
Deepor Beel |
Assam |
19 August 2002 |
|
15. |
Harike Wetland |
Punjab |
23 March 1990 |
|
16. |
Kanjli Wetland |
Punjab |
22 January 2002 |
|
17. |
Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve |
Punjab |
26 September 2019 |
|
18. |
Loktak Lake |
Manipur |
23 March 1990 |
|
19. |
Nandur Madhameshwar |
Maharashtra |
21 June 2019 |
|
20. |
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
19 September 2019 |
|
21. |
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
19 August 2002 |
|
22. |
Renuka Lake |
Himachal Pradesh |
8 November 2005 |
|
23. |
Rudrasagar Lake |
Tripura |
8 November 2005 |
|
24. |
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
3 October 2019 |
|
25. |
Sandi Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
26 September 2019 |
|
26. |
Sasthamkotta Lake |
Kerala |
19 August 2002 |
|
27. |
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes |
Jammu and Kashmir |
8 November 2005 |
|
28. |
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch) |
Uttar Pradesh |
8 November 2005 |
|
29. |
Wular Lake |
Jammu and Kashmir |
23 March 1990 |
|
30. |
Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake |
Bihar |
21 July 2020 |
|
31. |
Lonar Lake |
Maharashtra |
13 November 2020 |
|
32. |
Sultanpur National Park |
Haryana |
25 May 2021 |
|
33. |
Thol Lake |
Gujarat |
05 April 2021 |
|
34. |
Pong Dam Lake |
Himachal Pradesh |
19 August 2002 |
|
35. |
Ropar Wetland |
Punjab |
22 January 2002 |
|
36. |
Saman Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
2 December 2019 |
|
37. |
Sambhar Lake |
Rajasthan |
23 March 1990 |
|
38. |
Sarsai Nawar Jheel |
Uttar Pradesh |
19 September 2019 |
|
39. |
Sundarban Wetland |
West Bengal |
1 February 2019 |
|
40. |
Tsomoriri |
Ladakh |
19 August 2002 |
|
41. |
Vembanad-Kol Wetland |
Kerala |
19 August 2002 |
|
42. |
Asan Barrage |
Uttarakhand |
21 July 2020 |
|
43. |
Sur Sarovar |
Uttar Pradesh |
13 November 2020 |
|
44. |
Tso Kar |
Ladakh |
17 November 2020 |
|
45. |
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary |
Haryana |
25 May 2021 |
|
46. |
Wadhvana Wetland |
Gujarat |
05 April 2021 |
