RAMSAR Wetland Sites
(Photo: Sangeeta Angom, Loktak Lake, Manipur)
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RAMSAR WETLANDS SITES OF INDIA (As on February, 2025)
| S.No |
Site Name |
State |
Last Publication Date |
Area (Sq.Km) |
Montreux Listed |
Management plan implemented |
Management plan available |
| 1 |
Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary |
Gujarat |
1-Feb-22 |
5.12 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2 |
Rudrasagar Lake |
Tripura |
8-Nov-05 |
2.40 |
No |
No |
No |
| 3 |
Sundarban Wetland |
West Bengal |
31-Jan-19 |
4230.00 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 4 |
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-22 |
28.94 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 5 |
Haiderpur Wetland |
Uttar Pradesh |
8-Dec-21 |
69.08 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 6 |
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary |
Punjab |
1-Feb-20 |
1.16 |
No |
No |
No |
| 7 |
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-20 |
2.25 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 8 |
Lonar Lake |
Maharashtra |
11-Nov-20 |
4.27 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 9 |
Kabartal Wetland |
Bihar |
16-Oct-20 |
26.20 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 10 |
Asan Conservation Reserve |
Uttarakhand |
16-Oct-20 |
4.44 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 11 |
Vellode Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
3-Aug-22 |
0.77 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 12 |
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
3-Aug-22 |
0.40 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 13 |
Sur Sarovar |
Uttar Pradesh |
11-Nov-20 |
4.31 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 14 |
Sultanpur National Park |
Haryana |
6-Aug-21 |
1.43 |
No |
No |
No |
| 15 |
Karikili Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
25-Jul-22 |
0.58 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 16 |
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
31-Oct-22 |
0.97 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 17 |
Satkosia Gorge |
Odisha |
3-Aug-22 |
981.97 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 18 |
Pala Wetland |
Mizoram |
25-Jul-22 |
18.50 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 19 |
Ansupa Lake |
Odisha |
31-Oct-22 |
2.31 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 20 |
Hirakud Reservoir |
Odisha |
31-Oct-22 |
654.00 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 21 |
Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary |
Gujarat |
6-Aug-21 |
6.99 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 22 |
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary |
Haryana |
6-Aug-21 |
4.12 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 23 |
Wadhvana Wetland |
Gujarat |
6-Aug-21 |
6.30 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 24 |
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary |
Karnataka |
3-Aug-22 |
5.18 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 25 |
Samaspur Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-20 |
7.99 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 26 |
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-20 |
7.22 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 27 |
Sarsai Nawar Jheel |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-20 |
1.61 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 28 |
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve |
Tamil Nadu |
3-Aug-22 |
526.72 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 29 |
Sakhya Sagar |
Madhya Pradesh |
25-Jul-22 |
2.48 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 30 |
Tso Kar Wetland Complex |
Ladakh |
23-Dec-20 |
95.77 |
No |
No |
No |
| 31 |
Tampara Lake |
Odisha |
31-Oct-22 |
3.00 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 32 |
Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest |
Tamil Nadu |
25-Jul-22 |
12.48 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 33 |
Pichavaram Mangrove |
Tamil Nadu |
25-Jul-22 |
14.79 |
No |
No |
No |
| 34 |
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
3-Aug-22 |
0.72 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 35 |
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
31-Oct-22 |
2.60 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 36 |
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
31-Oct-22 |
1.13 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 37 |
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
3-Aug-22 |
0.44 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 38 |
Sirpur Wetland |
Madhya Pradesh |
3-Aug-22 |
1.61 |
No |
No |
No |
| 39 |
Yashwant Sagar |
Madhya Pradesh |
31-Oct-22 |
8.23 |
No |
No |
No |
| 40 |
Nanda Lake |
Goa |
3-Aug-22 |
0.42 |
No |
No |
No |
| 41 |
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex |
Tamil Nadu |
31-Oct-22 |
0.94 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 42 |
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve |
Jammu & Kashmir |
31-Oct-22 |
8.02 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 43 |
Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve |
Jammu & Kashmir |
31-Oct-22 |
16.75 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 44 |
Thane Creek |
Maharashtra |
31-Oct-22 |
65.21 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 45 |
Nandur Madhameshwar |
Maharashtra |
1-Feb-20 |
14.37 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 46 |
Sandi Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-20 |
3.09 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 47 |
Beas Conservation Reserve |
Punjab |
1-Feb-20 |
64.29 |
No |
No |
No |
| 48 |
Saman Bird Sanctuary |
Uttar Pradesh |
1-Feb-20 |
5.26 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 49 |
Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve |
Punjab |
1-Feb-20 |
3.44 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 50 |
Bhitarkanika Mangroves |
Odisha |
19-Aug-02 |
650.00 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 51 |
Chilika Lake |
Odisha |
1-Oct-81 |
1165.00 |
No |
No |
No |
| 52 |
Deepor Beel |
Assam |
19-Aug-02 |
40.00 |
No |
No |
No |
| 53 |
Kanjli |
Punjab |
22-Jan-02 |
1.83 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 54 |
Kolleru Lake |
Andhra Pradesh |
19-Aug-02 |
901.00 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 55 |
Loktak Lake |
Manipur |
23-Mar-90 |
266.00 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| 56 |
Nalsarovar |
Gujarat |
24-Sep-12 |
120.00 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 57 |
Pong Dam Lake |
Himachal Pradesh |
19-Aug-02 |
156.62 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 58 |
Ropar |
Punjab |
22-Jan-02 |
13.65 |
No |
No |
No |
| 59 |
Sambhar Lake |
Rajasthan |
23-Mar-90 |
240.00 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 60 |
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes |
Jammu & Kashmir |
8-Nov-05 |
3.50 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 61 |
Upper Ganga River |
Uttar Pradesh |
8-Nov-05 |
265.90 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 62 |
Tsomoriri |
Ladakh |
19-Aug-02 |
120.00 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 63 |
Harike Lake |
Punjab |
23-Mar-90 |
41.00 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 64 |
Renuka Wetland |
Himachal Pradesh |
8-Nov-05 |
0.20 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 65 |
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
19-Aug-02 |
385.00 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 66 |
Aghanashini Estuary |
Karnataka |
31-Jan-24 |
48.01 |
No |
No |
No |
| 67 |
Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve |
Karnataka |
31-Jan-24 |
0.99 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 68 |
Longwood Shola Reserve Forest |
Tamil Nadu |
31-Jan-24 |
1.16 |
No |
No |
No |
| 69 |
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
31-Jan-24 |
4.54 |
No |
No |
No |
| 70 |
Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve |
Karnataka |
31-Jan-24 |
0.54 |
No |
No |
No |
| 71 |
Vembannur Wetland Complex |
Tamil Nadu |
3-Aug-22 |
0.20 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 72 |
Nagi Bird Sanctuary |
Bihar |
4-Jun-24 |
2.06 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 73 |
Nakti Bird Sanctuary |
Bihar |
4-Jun-24 |
3.33 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 74 |
Sasthamkotta Lake |
Kerala |
19-Aug-02 |
3.73 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 75 |
Chandertal Wetland |
Himachal Pradesh |
8-Nov-05 |
0.49 |
No |
No |
No |
| 76 |
Keoladeo National Park |
Rajasthan |
1-Oct-81 |
28.73 |
Yes |
No |
No |
| 77 |
Hokera Wetland |
Jammu & Kashmir |
8-Nov-05 |
13.75 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 78 |
Wular Lake |
Jammu & Kashmir |
23-Mar-90 |
189.00 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 79 |
Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
22-Aug-24 |
51.52 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 80 |
Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
26-Aug-24 |
1.26 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 81 |
Tawa Reservoir |
Madhya Pradesh |
22-Aug-24 |
200.50 |
No |
No |
No |
| 82 |
Vembanad-Kol Wetland |
Kerala |
19-Aug-02 |
1512.50 |
No |
No |
No |
| 83 |
Ashtamudi Wetland |
Kerala |
19-Aug-02 |
61.40 |
No |
No |
No |
| 84 |
Bhoj Wetland |
Madhya Pradesh |
19-Aug-02 |
32.01 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 85 |
East Calcutta Wetlands |
West Bengal |
19-Aug-02 |
125.00 |
No |
No |
No |
| 86 |
Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary |
Jharkhand |
2-Feb-25 |
9.36 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 87 |
Khachoedpalri wetland |
Sikkim |
2-Feb-25 |
1.72 |
No |
No |
In preparation |
| 88 |
Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
2-Feb-25 |
2.30 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| 89 |
Therthangal Bird Sanctuary |
Tamil Nadu |
2-Feb-25 |
0.29 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Source: www.ramsar.org
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