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the convention in the year 1981 and as per the mandate, India designated two of its wetlands, Chilka Lake (in Orissa) and Keoladeo Ghana NP (in Rajasthan) as Ramsar sites. Later, India expanded its network of Ramsar sites which currently has 42 wetlands with a cumulative area of 10 814 km2 (Ramsar Sites Information Service 2020). The Ramsar sites designated by India have been provided in Table 2.3 and graphically shown in Figure 2.2.
Table 2.3 List of Ramsar sites of India (as mentioned in the numerical order in Figure 2.2).
| S. No. | Name | State/UT | Area (km2) | Date of designation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wular Lake | Jammu and Kashmir | 189 | 23.03.1990 |
| 2. | Hokera Wetland | Jammu and Kashmir | 13.75 | 08.11.2005 |
| 3. | Surinsar‐Mansar Lakes | Jammu and Kashmir | 3.5 | 08.11.2005 |
| 4. | Tsomoriri Lake | Ladakh | 120 | 19.08.2002 |
| 5. | Tso Kar | Ladakh | 95.77 | 17.11.2020 |
| 6. | Chandertal Wetland | Himachal Pradesh | 0.49 | 08.11.2005 |
| 7. | Keshopur‐Miani Community Reserve | Punjab | 3.4 | 26.09.2019 |
| 8. | Pong Dam Lake | Himachal Pradesh | 156.62 | 19.08.2002 |
| 9. | Beas Conservation Reserve | Punjab | 64.2 | 26.09.2019 |
| 10. | Kanjli Lake | Punjab | 1.83 | 22.01.2002 |
| 11. | Harike Lake | Punjab | 41 | 23.03.1990 |
| 12. | Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary | Punjab | 1.2 | 26.09.2019 |
| 13. | Ropar Lake | Punjab | 13.65 | 22.01.2002 |
| 14. | Renuka Wetland | Himachal Pradesh | 0.2 | 08.11.2005 |
| 15. | Asan Barrage | Uttarakhand | 4.44 | 21.07.2020 |
| 16. | Upper Ganga River | Uttar Pradesh | 265.9 | 08.11.2005 |
| 17. | Sambhar Lake | Rajasthan | 240 | 23.03.1990 |
| 18. | Keoladeo Ghana NP | Rajasthan | 23.73 | 01.10.1981 |
| 19. | Saman Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 5.3 | 02.12.2019 |
| 20. | Sandi Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 26.09.2019 |
| 21. | Sarsai Nawar Jheel | Uttar Pradesh | 1.6 | 19.09.2019 |
| 22. | Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 2.2 | 19.09.2019 |
| 23. | Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 7.2 | 02.12.2019 |
| 24. | Samaspur Bird Sanctuary | Uttar Pradesh | 7.99 | 03.10.2019 |
| 25. | Sur Sarowar | Uttar Pradesh | 4.31 | 13.11.2020 |
| 26. | Kanwar Taal | Bihar | 26.2 | 21.07.2020 |
| 27. | Deepor Beel | Assam | 40 | 19.08.2002 |
| 28. | Loktak Lake | Manipur | 266 | 23.03.1990 |
| 29. | Rudrasagar Lake | Tripura | 2.4 | 08.11.2005 |
| 30. | Bhoj Wetlands | Madhya Pradesh | 32.01 | 19.08.2002 |
