Two New Ramsar Sites Added

Newly Added

1. Patna Bird Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
2. Chhari-Dhand (Gujarat)

India's Total Ramsar Sites

98

Important Facts

Largest Ramsar Site

Sundarban Wetland (West Bengal)

Smallest

Renuka Lake (Himachal Pradesh)

State with Most Ramsar Sites

Tamil Nadu (20)

First Ramsar Sites (1981)

• Chilika Lake
• Keoladeo National Park

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