[GK/Geog] Ramsar Sites in India (List of Wetlands)

 

 

S. No	Wetland Site	State / UT	Designated in the year
1	Chilka Lake	Odisha	1981
2	Keoloadeo	Rajasthan	1981
3	Harike	Punjab	1990
4	Loktak Lake	Manipur	1990
5	Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan	1990
6	Wular Lake	Jammu & Kashmir	1990
7	Ashtamudi	Kerala	2002
8	Bhitarkanika Mangorves	Odisha	2002
9	Bhoj	Madhya Pradesh	2002
10	Deepor Beel	Assam	2002
11	East Kolkatta	West Bengal	2002
12	Kanjli	Punjab	2002
13	Point Calimere Wildlife & Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	2002
14	Pong Dam Lake	Himachal Pradesh	2002
15	Ropar	Punjab	2002
16	Sasthamkotta Lake	Kerala	2002
17	Tsomoriri	Ladakh	2002
18	Vembanad - Kol Wetland	Kerala	2002
19	Kanwar (or) Kabar Lake	Bihar	2002
20	Chandra Taal	Himachal pradesh	2005
21	Hokera	Jammu & Kashmir	2005
22	Renuka Lake	Himachal Pradesh	2005
23	Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura	2005
24	Surinsar - Mansar Lakes	Jammu & Kashmir	2005
25	Upper Ganga River	Uttar Pradesh	2005
26	Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh	2009
27	Nalsarvovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	2012
28	Beas Conservation Reserve	Punjab	2019
29	Keshopur - Miani	Punjab	2019
30	Nandur Madhameshwar	Maharashtra	2019
31	Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab	2019
32	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2019
33	Parvati Aranga Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2019
34	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2019
35	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2019
36	Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2019
37	Sarsai Nawar Jheel	Uttar Pradesh	2019
38	Sunderbans	West Bengal	2019
39	Asan Barrage	Uttarakhand	2020
40	Sur Sarovar	Uttar Pradesh	2020
41	Lonar Lake	Maharashtra	2020

 

Uttar Pradesh has maximum wetlands listed in Ramsar Convention (8 sites)

Ramsar Convention:

·        Also called - Waterfowl convention; Ramsar - City in Iran

·        Only global environmental treaty that handles with a particular ecosystem.

·        Intergovernmental treaty - national plan + International plan/cooperation +Conservation.

·        Not associated with UN; Feb 2 - World wetlands day

·        Three Pillars - Wise use concept + Ramsar list preparation + International cooperation

·        While joining Ramsar convention, a state should designate atleast one site as Ramsar site.

·        Ramsar site - nothing but a list of important wetlands all over the world; gives international recognition to wetlands.