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Ramsar Sites in India 2024
Ramsar Sites are wetland regions of international importance described under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of UNESCO in 1971 in the city of Ramsar of Iran. The Ramsar Convention was agreed for the declaration of the conservation and wise use of domestic, national, and international wetland regions for attaining sustainable development in the world. In the case of India, the Ramsar Convention came into effect on 1st February 1982. There is also registration of those sensitive wetland regions of international importance where major ecological changes are occurring, have occurred, and are likely to occur in the future due to various factors like environmental pollution, technological and infrastructural development, and other anthropological causes. These sensitive Ramsar Sites are registered under the clause of Montreux Record.Â
Total Ramsar Sites In India 2024 (Updated)
Often there is a question like How many Ramsar Sites in India?
At present, the total Ramsar Sites in India 2024 is 80 covering an area of 1,332,200 hectares. This is the highest in the South Asia. On World Wetlands Day 2024, Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Labour and Employment increased the tally of Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) in India to 80 from the existing 75 by designating 5 more wetlands as Ramsar sites. The newly designated Ramsar Sites are as follows,
- Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve in Karnataka,
- Aghanashini Estuary in Karnataka,
- Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve in Karnataka,
- Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, and
- Longwood Shola Reserve Forest in Tamil Nadu.
List of Ramsar Sites in India
As per the Reports of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), wetlands have been recognized as one of the most threatened ecosystems in India. Hence there is a need for hours to conserve these wetlands. The nomenclature of wetlands in the form of Ramsar Sites contributes enough to aware people. There is a total of 75 Ramsar Sites in India. Eleven new wetland sites were declared as Ramsar Sites of India last year. Till now, the state of Tamil Nadu hosts the maximum number of 14 Ramsar Sites in India.
Ramsar Sites in India Complete List
| List of Ramsar Convention Sites in India | ||||
| S.No. | Ramsar Sites | State/UT | Designated Year | Hectares |
| 1 | Chilika Lake | Odisha | 1981 | 116,500 ha |
| 2 | Keoladeo National Park | Rajasthan | 1981 | 2,873 ha |
| 3 | Harike Lake | Punjab | 1990 | 4,100 ha |
| 4 | Loktak Lake | Manipur | 1990 | 26,600 ha |
| 5 | Sambhar Lake | Rajasthan | 1990 | 24,000 ha |
| 6 | Wular Lake | Jammu & Kashmir | 1990 | 18,900 ha |
| 7 | Ashtamudi Wetland | Kerala | 2002 | 6,140 ha |
| 8 | Bhitarkanika Mangroves | Odisha | 2002 | 65,000 ha |
| 9 | Bhoj Wetland | Madhya Pradesh | 2002 | 3,201 ha |
| 10 | Deepor Beel | Assam | 2002 | 4,000 ha |
| 11 | East Calcutta Wetlands | West Bengal | 2002 | 12,500 ha |
| 12 | Kanjli | Punjab | 2002 | 183 ha |
| 13 | Kolleru Lake | Andhra Pradesh | 2002 | 90,100 ha |
| 14 | Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2002 | 38,500 ha |
| 15 | Pong Dam Lake | Himachal Pradesh | 2002 | 15,662 ha |
| 16 | Ropar | Punjab | 2002 | 1,365 ha |
| 17 | Sasthamkotta Lake | Kerala | 2002 | 373 ha |
| 18 | Tsomoriri | Jammu & Kashmir | 2002 | 12,000 ha |
| 19 | Vembanad-Kol Wetland | Kerala | 2002 | 151,250 ha |
| 20 | Chandertal Wetland | Himachal Pradesh | 2005 | 49 ha |
| 21 | Hokera Wetland | Jammu & Kashmir | 2005 | 1,375 ha |
| 22 | Renuka Wetland | Himachal Pradesh | 2005 | 20 ha |
| 23 | Rudrasagar Lake | Tripura | 2005 | 240 ha |
| 24 | Surinsar-Mansar Lakes | Jammu & Kashmir | 2005 | 350 ha |
| 25 | Upper Ganga River | Uttar Pradesh | 2005 | 26,590 ha |
| 26 | Nalsarovar | Gujarat | 2012 | 12,000 ha |
| 27 | Beas Conservation Reserve | Punjab | 2019 | 6,429 ha |
| 28 | Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve | Punjab | 2019 | 344 ha |
| 29 | Nandur Madhameshwar | Maharashtra | 2019 | 1,437 ha |
| 30 | Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary | Punjab | 2019 | 116 ha |
| 31 | Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 225 ha |
| 32 | Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 722 ha |
| 33 | Saman Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 526 ha |
| 34 | Samaspur Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 799 ha |
| 35 | Sandi Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 309 ha |
| 36 | Sarsai Nawar Jheel | Uttar Pradesh | 2019 | 161 ha |
| 37 | Sundarban Wetland | West Bengal | 2019 | 423,000 ha |
| 38 | Lonar Lake | Maharashtra | 2020 | 427 ha |
| 39 | Asan Conservation Reserve | Uttarakhand | 2020 | 444 ha |
| 40 | Kabartal Wetland | Bihar | 2020 | 2,620 ha |
| 41 | Sur Sarovar | Uttar Pradesh | 2020 | 431 ha |
| 42 | Tso Kar Wetland Complex | Ladakh | 2020 | 9,577 ha |
| 43 | Wadhvana Wetland | Gujarat | 2021 | 630 ha |
| 44 | Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary | Gujarat | 2021 | 699 ha |
| 45 | Tampara Lake | Odisha | 2021 | 300 ha |
| 46 | Sultanpur National Park | Haryana | 2021 | 143 ha |
| 47 | Satkosia Gorge | Odisha | 2021 | 98,197 ha |
| 48 | Pala Wetland | Mizoram | 2021 | 1,850 ha |
| 49 | Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary | Gujarat | 2021 | 512 ha |
| 50 | Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | 72 ha |
| 51 | Hirakud Reservoir | Odisha | 2021 | 65,400 ha |
| 52 | Haiderpur Wetland | Uttar Pradesh | 2021 | 6,908 ha |
| 53 | Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2021 | 260 ha |
| 54 | Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary | Haryana | 2021 | 412 ha |
| 55 | Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2021 | 2,894 ha |
| 56 | Ansupa Lake | Odisha | 2021 | 231 ha |
| 57 | Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 52,672 ha |
| 58 | Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve | Jammu & Kashmir | 2022 | 802 ha |
| 59 | Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 97 ha |
| 60 | Karikili Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 58 ha |
| 61 | Nanda Lake | Goa | 2022 | 42 ha |
| 62 | Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 1,248 ha |
| 63 | Pichavaram Mangrove | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 1,479 ha |
| 64 | Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary | Karnataka | 2022 | 518 ha |
| 65 | Sakhya Sagar | Madhya Pradesh | 2022 | 248 ha |
| 66 | Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve | Jammu & Kashmir | 2022 | 1,675 ha |
| 67 | Sirpur Wetland | Madhya Pradesh | 2022 | 161 ha |
| 68 | Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 94 ha |
| 69 | Thane Creek | Maharashtra | 2022 | 6,521 ha |
| 70 | Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 44 ha |
| 71 | Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 113 ha |
| 72 | Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 40 ha |
| 73 | Vellode Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2022 | 77 ha |
| 74 | Vembannur Wetland Complex | Kerala | 2022 | 20 ha |
| 75 | Yashwant Sagar | Madhya Pradesh | 2022 | 823 ha |
| 76 | Aghanashini Estuary | Karnataka | 2023 | 4,801 ha |
| 77 | Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve | Karnataka | 2023 | 99 ha |
| 78 | Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary | Tamil Nadu | 2023 | 454 ha |
| 79 | Longwood Shola Reserve Forest | Tamil Nadu | 2023 | 116 ha |
| 80 | Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve | Karnataka | 2023 | 54 ha |
List of Ramsar Sites In India 2024 – FAQs
Q. Which is the largest Ramsar Sites in India?
A. Sundarban Wetland in West Bengal is the largest Ramsar Sites in India.
Q. How many Ramsar Sites in India?
A. At present there are 80 Ramsar Sites in India.
Q. Which is the largest Ramsar Sites in the world?
A. Rio Negro in Brazil is the largest Ramsar Sites in the world
