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75 Ramsar Sites in India 2022

List of 75 Ramsar Sites in India 2022

75 Ramsar Sites in India in 75th Year of Independence 2022. India adds 11 new wetlands to the list of
Ramsar Sites with a total area of 13,26,677 hectares.
The new 11 sites includes :-4 sites in Tamil Nadu,3 in Odisha, 2 in Jammu and Kashmir,and 1 each
in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
 In year 2022, 28 sites have been designated as Ramsar sites. Based on the designation date
shown on the Ramsar Certificate, the number is 19 for this year 2022 and 14 for the year 2021.
 As of Aug 2022, The state of Tamil Nadu has the most Ramsar sites in India i.e 14, followed
by the state of Uttar Pradesh with 10 sites.
 Goa, Karnataka and Mizoram got there First Ramsar Sites, this year.

75 Ramsar Sites Declared by/Added on

 As of 9 December 2021, there were 47 Ramsar wetlands in India.

 On 2 February 2022, India adds two more Ramsar sites upscaling the number from 47
to 49.

 On 26 July 2022, India added 5 more Ramsar sites to its existing list.

 On 3 August 2022, India added 10 more Ramsar sites to its existing list.

 On August 13, marking the 75th year of independence, India added 11 more Ramsar
wetland sites to its existing list.

On August 13, marking the 75th year of independence, India added 11 more Ramsar wetland
sites to its existing list.

SI. No Name of wetland State

1. Tampara Lake Odisha
2. Hirakud Reservoir Odisha
3. Ansupa Lake Odisha
4. Yashwant Sagar Madhya Pradesh
5. Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
6. Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex Tamil Nadu
7. Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
8. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
9. Thane Creek Maharashtra
10. Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve Jammu and Kashmir
11. Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve Jammu and Kashmir

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On 3 August 2022, India added 10 more Ramsar sites.

Name State Added on Date

Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 3 August 2022
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Tamil Nadu 3 August 2022
Reserve
Vembannur Wetland Complex Tamil Nadu 3 August 2022
Vellode Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 3 August 2022
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 3 August 2022
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Tamil Nadu 3 August 2022
Sanctuary
Satkosia Gorge Odisha 3 August 2022
Nanda Lake Goa 3 August 2022
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Karnataka 3 August 2022
Sirpur Wetland Madhya Pradesh 3 August 2022

On 26 July 2022, 5 new Indian sites were added to the List of Ramsar sites, or wetlands.

Name State Added on Date

Karikili Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 26 July 2022
Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Tamil Nadu 26 July 2022
Forest
Pichavaram Mangrove Tamil Nadu 26 July 2022
Sakhya Sagar Madhya Pradesh 26 July 2022
Pala Wetlands Mizoram 26 July 2022

On 2nd February 2022 designated 2 new sites on Wetlands in The Ramsar Convention.

Name State Added on Date

Khijadia Bird Sanctuary near Gujarat 2nd February 2022
Jamnagar
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 2nd February 2022

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List of 75 Ramsar Sites in India

Site State/UT Date of Designation Area (km2)

Chilika Lake Odisha 1 October 1981 1165

Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 1 October 1981 28.73

Harike Wetland Punjab 23 March 1990 41

Loktak Lake Manipur 23 March 1990 266

Sambhar Lake Rajasthan 23 March 1990 240

Wular Lake Jammu and Kashmir 23 March 1990 189

Ashtamudi Wetland Kerala 19 August 2002 614

Bhitarkanika Mangroves Odisha 19 August 2002 650

Bhoj Wetland Madhya Pradesh 19 August 2002 32

Deepor Beel Assam 19 August 2002 40

East Kolkata Wetlands West Bengal 19 August 2002 125

Kanjli Wetland Punjab 22 January 2002 1.83

Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh 19 August 2002 901

Point Calimere Wildlife and Tamil Nadu 19 August 2002 385

Bird Sanctuary

Pong Dam Lake Himachal Pradesh 19 August 2002 156.62

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Ropar Wetland Punjab 22 January 2002 13.65

Sasthamkotta Lake Kerala 19 August 2002 3.73

Tsomoriri Ladakh 19 August 2002 120

Vembanad-Kol Wetland Kerala 19 August 2002 1512.5

Chandra Taal Himachal Pradesh 8 November 2005 0.49

Hokera Wetland Jammu and Kashmir 8 November 2005 13.75

Renuka Lake Himachal Pradesh 8 November 2005 0.2

Rudrasagar Lake Tripura 8 November 2005 2.4

Surinsar-Mansar Lakes Jammu and Kashmir 8 November 2005 3.5

Upper Ganga River Uttar Pradesh 8 November 2005 265.9

(Brijghat to Narora Stretch)

Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary Gujarat 24 September 2012 123

Sundarban Wetland West Bengal 1 February 2019 4230

Nandur Madhameshwar Maharashtra 21 June 2019 14

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 19 September 2019 2

Sarsai Nawar Jheel Uttar Pradesh 19 September 2019 2

Keshopur-Miani Punjab 26 September 2019 34

Community Reserve

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Beas Conservation Punjab 26 September 2019 64

Reserve

Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary Punjab 26 September 2019 1

Sandi Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 26 September 2019 3

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 3 October 2019 8

Parvati Arga Bird Uttar Pradesh 2 December 2019 7

Sanctuary

Saman Bird Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 2 December 2019 5

Asan Barrage Uttarakhand 21 July 2020 4.44 stretch

Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Bihar 21 July 2020 26.2

Lake

Sur Sarovar Uttar Pradesh 13 November 2020 4.31

Lonar Lake Maharashtra 13 November 2020 4.27

Tso Kar Wetland Ladakh 17 November 2020 95.77

Bhindawas Wildlife Haryana 25 May 2021 4.11

Sanctuary

Haiderpur Wetland Uttar Pradesh 25 December 2021 142.5

Sultanpur National Park Haryana 25 May 2021 142.5

Thol Lake Gujarat 05 April 2021 6.99

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Wadhvana Wetland Gujarat 05 April 2021 10.38

Bakhira Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh 2 February 2022 29.00

Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary Gujarat 2 February 2022 6.05

Karikili Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 26 July 2022 0.61

Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Tamil Nadu 26 July 2022 80

Forest

Pichavaram Mangrove Tamil Nadu 26 July 2022 11

Forest

Pala Wetland Mizoram 26 July 2022 18.5

Sakhya Sagar Madhya Pradesh 26 July 2022

Koonthankulam Bird Tamil Nadu 4th Aug 2022 72.04

Sanctuary
Satkosia Gorge Odisha 4th Aug 2022 98196.72
th
Nanda Lake Goa 4 Aug 2022 42.01
th
Gulf of Mannar Marine Tamil Nadu 4 Aug 2022 52671.88
Biosphere Reserve
Ranganathituu BS Karnataka 4th Aug 2022 517.70
Vembannur Wetland Tamil Nadu 4th Aug 2022 19.75
Complex
Vellode Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 4th Aug 2022 77.19
th
Sirpur wetland Madhya Pradesh 4 Aug 2022 161
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird th 0.44
Tamil Nadu 4 Aug 2022
Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu 4th Aug 2022 0.40
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

Tampara Lake Odisha 13th August 2022 -

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Hirakud Reservoir Odisha 13 August 2022 -

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Ansupa Lake Odisha 13th August 2022 -
Yashwant Sagar Madhya Pradesh 13th August 2022 -
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 13th August 2022 -
th
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Tamil Nadu 13 August 2022 -
Complex
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 13th August 2022 -
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu 13th August 2022 -
Thane Creek Maharashtra 13th August 2022 -
th
Hygam Wetland Conservation Jammu and Kashmir 13 August 2022 -
Reserve
Shallbugh Wetland Jammu and Kashmir 13th August 2022 -
Conservation Reserve

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