LATEST RAMSAR SITES OF INDIA
Facts about Ramsar sites:
❖ As of June 2025, India has 91 Ramsar sites, covering more than 13 lakh hectares,
recognised for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
❖ Tamil Nadu leads with the highest number of these internationally important
wetlands.
❖ India now ranks 1st in Asia and 3rd globally after the United Kingdom (176) and
Mexico (144) in Ramsar site count.
❖ First Ramsar Sites - Chilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan)
– designated in 1981
❖ Governing Authority : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEFCC), Government of India
❖ Ramsar Convention : International treaty for wetland conservation signed in 1971
(India ratified in 1982)
1. Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
2. Therthangal Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
3. Udhwa Lake- Jharkhand
4. Khecheopalri Wetland- Sikkim
5. Shalbug Wetland Conservation Reserve - Jammu-Kashmir (75th)
6. Hygum Wetland Conservation Reserve- Jammu-Kashmir
7. Thane Creek- Maharashtra
8. Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
9. Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
10. Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex- Tamil Nadu
11. Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
12. Yashwant Sagar- Madhya Pradesh
13. Ansupa Lake- Odisha
14. Hirakud Reservoir- Odisha
15. Tampara Lake- Odisha
16. Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary- Karnataka
17. Nanda Lake- Goa
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18. Satkoshia Gorge- Odisha
19. Vembannur Wetland Complex- Tamil Nadu
20. Vellode Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
21. Vandanthangal Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
22. Udaya Marthandapuram Bird Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
23. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve - Tamil Nadu
24. Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary- Tamilnadu
Ramsar sites in India – 2024 : (Total – 10)
25. Magadi Kere Conservation Reserve- Karnataka
26. Longwood Shola Reserve Forest- Tamil Nadu
27. Karavetti Sanctuary- Tamil Nadu
28. Ankasamudra Bird Conservation Reserve- Karnataka
29. Aghanashini Estuary- Karnataka
30. Nakati Bird Sanctuary (82nd)- Jamui, Bihar
31. Naagi Bird Sanctuary (81st)- Jamui, Bihar
32. Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary- Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu
33. Kajuveli Bird Sanctuary- Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
34. Tawa Reservoir- Hosangabad, Madhya Pradesh
Ramsar sites in India – 2025 : (Total - 6 as on June 2025)
35. Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary – Tamilnadu
36. Therthangal Bird Sanctuary - Tamilnadu
37. Khecheopalri Lake – Sikkim
38. Udhwa lake – Jharkhand
39. Khichan - Phalodi, Rajasthan
40. Menar - Udaipur, Rajasthan
State Wise List of Total Ramsar Sites in India
State/UT Number of Ramsar Sites
Uttar Pradesh 10
Punjab 6
Himachal Pradesh 3
Kerala 3
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UT of J&K 5
Gujarat 4
Haryana 2
Odisha 6
Rajasthan 4
West Bengal 2
Maharashtra 3
Union Territory of Ladakh 2
Andhra Pradesh 1
Bihar 3
Assam 1
Madhya Pradesh 5
Manipur 1
Tamil Nadu 18
Tripura 1
Uttarakhand 1
Goa 1
Karnataka 1
Mizoram 1
Sikkim 1
Jharkhand 1
Total Ramsar Sites in India 91
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