India Gets Two More Ramsar Sites
On 2nd February, 2022 a national level celebration of World Wetlands Day 2022 was held at Sultanpur National Park, a Ramsar site of Haryana.
- At the event, two new Ramsar sites (Wetlands of International Importance) were declared and "National Wetland Decadal Change Atlas” was also released.
- India now has a network of 49 Ramsar sites covering an area of 10,93,636 hectares, the highest in South Asia.
About the New Sites
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
- Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is located in Jamnagar district of Gujarat.
- Khijadiya has become the fourth wetland of Gujarat to get the Ramsar tag. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Thol ....
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