List of All 37 Ramsar Wetland Sites In India

As of now, there are a total of 37 Ramsar Wetland Sites In India of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention. Due to excessive water pollution, development and road building there has been a lot of damage to the Wetlands In India.

List of all Ramsar wetland sites in India

Ramsar Wetland Sites In India Statewise is one of the most important topics to be covered for Government Exams like SSC, UPSC, RAILWAY EXAMS.

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What is Ramsar Convention?

Ramsar Convention was first signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. It is an International treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, so that they can be saved from Pollution, Human intrusions, and disturbance.

There are currently 2300 Ramsar Wetland Sites around the world. On the 1st of February 1982, the convention entered India. Currently, there are 37 Ramsar Wetland Sites In India.

Ramsar Convention works also with six other organizations known as International Organisation Partners (IOPs). Below is the list of other organizations:

• Birdlife International.
• Wetlands International.
• WWF International.
• International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
• Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT).

List of all 37 Ramsar Wetlands In India State Wise Is Given Below:

S.no	State	Ramsar Sites	Formation
1.	Kerala	Astamudi Wetland	19 August 2002
		Sasthamkotta Lake	19 August 2002
		Vembanand-Kol Wetland	19 August 2002
2.	Punjab	Beas Conservation Reserve	26 September 2019
		Ropar Wetland	22 January 2002
		Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	26 September 2019
		Kanjli Wetland	22 January 2002
		Keshopur-miani Community Reserve	26 September 2019
		Harike Wetland	23 March 1990
3.	Odisha	Bhitarkanika Mangroves	12 August 2002
		Chilika Lake	1 October 1981
4.	Madhya Pradesh	Bhoj Wetland	19 August 2002
5.	Himachal Pradesh	Chandra Taal	8 November 2005
		Renuka Lake	8 November 2005
		Pong Dam Lake	19 August 2002
6.	Assam	Deepor Beel	19 August 2002
7.	West Bengal	East Kolkata Wetland	19 August 2002
		Sundarban Wetland	1 February 2019
8.	Jammu and Kashmir	Hokera Wetland	8 November 2005
		Wular Lake	23 March 1990
		Surinsar-mansar Lake	8 November 2005
9.	Rajasthan	Keoladeo National Park	1 October 1981
		Sambhar Lake	23 March 1990
10.	Andhra Pradesh	Kolleru Lake	19 August 2002
11.	Manipur	Loktak Lake	23 March 1990
12.	Gujarat	Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	24 September 2012
13.	Maharashtra	Nandur Madhameshwar	21 June 2019
14.	Ladakh	Tsomoriri	19 August 2002
15.	Uttar Pradesh	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	19 September 2019
		Upper Ganga River	8 November 2005
		Sarsai Nawar Jheel	19 September 2019
		Sandi Bird Sanctuary	26 September 2019
		Saman Bird Sanctuary	2 December 2019
		Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary	2 December 2019
16.	Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura	8 November 2005
17.	Tamil Nadu	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	19 August 2002

Interesting facts about Ramsar Convention :

• Ramsar Convention was first signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran.

• The 2nd of February each year is celebrated as Worlds Wetlands Day.

• The theme of World Wetlands Day 2020 is "Wetlands and Biodiversity".

• The convention works with six other organizations.

• World's first Ramsar Site was designated in Australia (Cobourg Peninsula) in 1978.

• The United Kingdom has the most 175 Ramsar Wetland Sites all over the world.

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