India adds 10 new wetlands to the Ramsar sites list

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Category : Awards Published on: August 05 2022

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The Union environment ministry announced that India has added 10 more wetlands, taking the total Ramsar sites to 64.
The new sites include six wetlands from Tamil Nadu and one each from Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
So far, 64 wetlands covering an area of 12,50,361 ha have been designated as Ramsar Sites of International Importance from India.
The 10 new designated sites include Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary, a man-made wetland in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

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India adds 10 new wetlands to the Ramsar sites list