RAMSAR Wetland Sites
(Photo: Sangeeta Angom, Loktak Lake, Manipur)
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RAMSAR WETLANDS SITES
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of Site
|
State Location
|
Date of Declaration
|
Area
(in sq.km.)
|
|
1
|
Asthamudi Wetland
|
Kerala
|
19.8.2002
|
1860
|
|
2
|
Bhitarkanika Mangroves
|
Orissa
|
19.8.2002
|
525
|
|
3
|
Bhoj Wetlands
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
19.8.2002
|
31
|
|
4
|
Chandertal Wetland
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
8.11.2005
|
38.56
|
|
5
|
Chilka Lake
|
Orissa
|
1.10.1981
|
1140
|
|
6
|
Deepor Beel
|
Assam
|
19.8.2002
|
4.14
|
|
7
|
East Calcutta Wetlands
|
West Bengal
|
19.8.2002
|
378
|
|
8
|
Harike Lake
|
Punjab
|
23.3.1990
|
86
|
|
9
|
Hokera Wetland
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
8.11.2005
|
13.75
|
|
10
|
Kanjli Lake
|
Punjab
|
22.1.2002
|
14.84
|
|
11
|
Keoladeo Ghana NP
|
Rajasthan
|
1.10.1981
|
28.73
|
|
12
|
Kolleru Lake
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
19.8.2002
|
673
|
|
13
|
Loktak Lake
|
Manipur
|
23.3.1990
|
945
|
|
14
|
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
|
Gujarat
|
24/09/12
|
120
|
|
15
|
Point Calimere
|
Tamil Nadu
|
19.8.2002
|
17.26
|
|
16
|
Pong Dam Lake
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
19.8.2002
|
307.29
|
|
17
|
Renuka Wetland
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
8.11.2005
|
Not Available
|
|
18
|
Ropar Lake
|
Punjab
|
22.1.2002
|
41.36
|
|
19
|
Rudrasagar Lake
|
Tripura
|
8.11.2005
|
2.40
|
|
20
|
Sambhar Lake
|
Rajasthan
|
23.3.1990
|
736
|
|
21
|
Sasthamkotta Lake
|
Kerala
|
19.8.2002
|
11.3
|
|
22
|
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
8.11.2005
|
3.50
|
|
23
|
Tsomoriri Lake
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
19.8.2002
|
120
|
|
24
|
Vembanad Kol Wetland
|
Kerala
|
19.8.2002
|
4583
|
|
25
|
Upper Ganga River
(Brijghat to Narora Stretch)
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
8.11.2005
|
265.90
|
|
26
|
Wular Lake
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
23.3.1990
|
173
|
| |
|
Total Area (sq. km.)
|
12119.03
|
(Source: Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India)