Ramsar Sites – Part 3
List of Ramsar Sites in India
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Haryana:
Sultanpur National Park:
- Approximately 250 species of Birds are found at Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary.
- Birds come from distant regions like Siberia, Europe and Afghanistan.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2021.
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary:
- This is an important part of ecological corridor along the route of Sahibi River which traverses from Aravalli hills in Rajasthan to Yamuna.
- Rainwater, JLN Feeder canal and its escape channel are main source of water in the bird sanctuary.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2021.
Himachal Pradesh:
Chandra Taal:
- It is also called Tso Chigma or Chandra Tal which literally translates to Lake of the Moon.
- A high-altitude lake on the upper Chandra valley flowing to the Chandra river of the Western Himalayas near the Kunzam pass joining the Himalayan and Pir Panchal ranges.
- It supports CITES and IUCN Redlisted Snow Leopard and is a refuge for many species like Snow Cock, Chukor, Black Ring Stilt, Kestrel, Golden Eagle, Chough, Red Fox, Himalayan Ibex, and Blue Sheep.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2005.
Maharana Pratap Sagar:
- It is also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake.
- It was created in 1975, due to the building of an earth fill (Pong Dam) dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2002.
Renuka lake:
- It is the largest lake in Himachal Pradesh and is fed by a small stream flowing from the lower Himalayan out to the Giri river.
- The lake is home to at least 443 species of fauna including 103 species of birds of which 66 are residents, e.g. Crimson-breasted barbet, Mayna, Bulbul, Pheasants, Egrets, Herons, Mallards and Lapwing.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2005.
Jammu and Kashmir:
Hokera Wetland:
- It is the largest bird reserve in the Kashmir Valley and is situated in the Jehlum River basin.
- It is the pathway of 68 waterfowl species like Large Egret, Great Crested Grebe, Little Cormorant, Common Shelduck, Tufted Duck and endangered White-eyed Pochard, coming from Siberia, China, Central Asia, and Northern Europe.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2005.
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes:
- They are a freshwater composite lake in semi-arid Panjab Plains, adjoining the Jhelum Basin.
- Surinsar is rain-fed without permanent discharge, and Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and partially by mineralised water through paddy fields, with inflow increasing in rainy season.
- The lake supports CITES and IUCN redlisted Lissemys punctata, Aspideretes gangeticus, and Mansariella lacustris.
- The site is socially and culturally very important with many temples around owing to its mythical origin from the Mahabharata period.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2005.
Wular Lake:
- It is largest freshwater lake in India and was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream Madhumati.
- The lake is filled with extensive marshes of emergent and floating vegetation, particularly water chestnut.
- It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 1990.
To know about Ramsar Sites from other states click here.
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