List of Ramsar Sites in India

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The list of Ramsar Sites in India comprises Indian wetlands deemed to be of "international importance" under the Ramsar Convention. For a full list of all Ramsar Sites worldwide, see the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance.

According to WWF-India, wetlands are one of the most threatened of all ecosystems in India. Loss of vegetation, salinization, excessive inundation, water pollution, invasive species, excessive development and road building, have all damaged the country’s wetlands.[1]

[edit] List of Ramsar Sites

(as of February 2, 2007)

Name Area (km²)
Ashtamudi Wetland, Kerala (19/08/02) 614
Bhitarkanika Mangroves, Orissa (19/08/02) 650
Bhoj Wetland, Madhya Pradesh (19/08/02) 32
Chandertal Wetland, Himachal Pradesh (08/11/05) .49
Chilika Lake, Orissa (01/10/81) 1165
Deepor Beel, Assam (19/08/02) 40
East Calcutta Wetlands, West Bengal (19/08/02) 125
Harike Lake, Punjab (23/03/90) 41
Hokera Wetland, Jammu and Kashmir (08/11/05) 13.75
Kanjli, Punjab (22/01/02) 1.83
Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan (01/10/81) 28.73
Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh (19/08/02) 901
Loktak Lake, Manipur (23/03/90) 266
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu (19/08/02) 385
Pong Dam Lake, Himachal Pradesh (19/08/02) 156.62
Renuka Wetland, Himachal Pradesh (08/11/05) .2
Ropar, Punjab (22/01/02) 13.65
Rudrasagar Lake, Tripura (08/11/05) 2.4
Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan (23/03/90) 240
Sasthamkotta Lake, Kerala (19/08/02) 3.73
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes, Jammu and Kashmir (08/11/05) 3.5
Tsomoriri, Jammu and Kashmir (19/08/02) 120
Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch), Uttar Pradesh (08/11/05) 265.9
Vembanad-Kol Wetland, Kerala (19/08/02) 1512.5
Wular Lake, Jammu and Kashmir (23/03/90) 189

[edit] References

  1. ^ "New Wetland Centre Inaugurated," WWF-India (January, 2006)

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