List of RAMSAR Sites in India full information

List of RAMSAR Sites in India

•  Currently, there are 37 sites in 16 states designated under the Ramsar List. These are given below

1. Jammu and Kashmir

• Hokera Wetland
• Surinsar- Mansar lakes
• Tsomoriri
• Wular Lake

2. Himachal Pradesh

• Chandertal Wetland.
• Pong Dam Lake
• Renuka Wetland

3. Punjab

• Harike Wetland
• Kanjli Wetland
• Ropar
• Keshopur-Miani
• Beas Conservation Reserve
• Nangal

4. Rajasthan

• Keoladeo National Park (1/10/1981)-Oldest entry in the list.
• Sambhar Lake

5. Uttar Pradesh

• Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora stretch)
• Nawabganj
• Parvati Agra
• Saman
• Samaspur
• Sandi  
• Sarsai Nawar

6. Madhya Pradesh

• Bhoj Wetland

7. Gujarat

• Nal Sarovar (2012) 

8. Andhra Pradesh

• Kolleru Lake

9. Kerala

• Ashtamudi Wetland
• Sasthamkotta Lake
• Vembanad- Kol Wetland

10. Tamil Nadu

• Point Calimere Sanctuary

11. Odisha

• Chilika Lake (1/10/1981) - Oldest entry in the list.
• Bhitarkanika Mangroves

12. West Bengal

• East Calcutta Wetlands
• Indian Sunderban

13. Assam

• Deepor Beel

14. Tripura

• Rudrasagar Lake

15. Manipur

• Loktak Lake

   16. Maharashtra

• Nandur (state’s first)

More about 10 New Sites

Out of the 10 new Ramsar sites, 1 lies in Maharashtra, 3 in Punjab and 6 are in Uttar Pradesh. The 10 sites are described as under:

• Nandur Madhameshwar bird sanctuary.
  • It lies in Nashik district of Maharashtra.
  • It is known by the name of Bharatpur of Maharashtra due to the reason that it receives a large number of migrated birds like that of Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
  • It is one and only Ramsar site in Maharashtra.
• Keshopur-Miani community reserve.
  • It is situated in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
  • It lies in the middle of Ravi and the Beas river.
  • It is the first community reserve of India which got notified.
  • The management is done by both the locals along with the Forest Department which eventually, resulted in better conservation.
  • The migratory birds can be seen over here.
• Beas Conservation Reserve.
  • It also lies in Punjab.
  • It stretches from Harike to Talwara Conservation Reserve and is 185 kms in length.
  • It is renowned due to the fact that it is successful in the reintroduction of Gharials.
  • As the banks of a river are very fertile in nature, and hence, proves to be fertile grounds for the ecosystem.
• Nangal wildlife sanctuary.
  • It is located in the Roopnagar district near the Sutlej river.
  • Different variety of species of both the migratory birds along with the residents can be seen over here.
  • Many of the threatened species including the Indian Pangolin can be seen.
• Nawabganj bird sanctuary.
  • It is located in the Unnao district of U.P.
  • It is also known by the name of Chandrashekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary.
  • Many national along with the migratory birds can be seen in this sanctuary.
  • Some of them are Garganey Teal, Mallard, Little Grebe, Wigon, etc.
• Parvati Aranga bird sanctuary.
  • Parwati and Aranga are the two lakes which are connected and are apart by 1.5 Km.
  • It is considered as a potential ecotourism site in the sense that it can provide facilities of bird conservation awareness.
• Saman bird sanctuary.
  • It is situated in Bhogav region of Manipuri district, Uttar Pradesh.
  • It was in 1990 when it was notified so as to protect the population of cranes in the area.
  • It also includes Storks.
• Samaspur Bird sanctuary.
  • It is situated in Raibarelli district of U.P.
  • It is famous for the preservation of bird species along with the migratory birds.
  • More than 250 species of birds can be seen over here.
  • It includes Vultures, Kingfishers, Teel, etc. which are also the permanent residents of this sanctuary.
• Sandi bird sanctuary.
  • It is located in the Hardoi district of U.P.
  • It is also listed as an important bird area by the Bombay natural society.
• Sarsai Nawar Lake.
  • It is situated in Etawah, U.P.
  • It consists of two lakes which attract White Ibis, Sarus cranes, along with the other birds in large numbers.
  • A large population of threatened species of Sarus Cranes, the world’s tallest flying birds can be seen over here.
  • It is also considered as small unprotected Wetland.

Montreux Record

• Out of these 27 sites, currently, 2 sites in India are included in the Montreux Record.

1. Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan (1990) – first site to be included in this list
2. Loktak Lake, Manipur (1993)

• Chilika lake, Odisha was included in the list in 1993 but was removed in 2002.
• Montreux Record is a register of wetlands sites on the List of Wetlands of International Importance where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or likely to occur.
• Ecological character of a Ramsar site may degrade because of technological developments, pollution or other human interference.