Ramsar Sites in India

A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, also known as “The Convention on Wetlands”, an intergovernmental environmental treaty established in 1971 by UNESCO, which came into force in 1975. It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources. Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing waterfowl habitat.

As of July 2022, there are currently 2445 Ramsar sites around the world, protecting 255,640,402 hectares and 171 national governments are currently participating. Whereas in India there are total 54 Ramsar Sites.

Sl. No.	Name of Site	State Location	Date of Declaration	Area  (in Sq. km.)
1	Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh	19.8.2002	901
2	Deepor Beel	Assam	19.8.2002	40
3	Kabartal Wetland	Bihar	21.07.2020	26.20
4	Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	24.09.2012	120
5	Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary	Gujarat	05.04.2021	6.99
6	Wadhvana Wetland	Gujarat	05.04.2021	6.30
7	Sultanpur National Park	Haryana	25.05.2021	1.425
8	Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary	Haryana	25.05.2021	4.12
9	Chandertal Wetland	Himachal Pradesh	8.11.2005	0.49
10	Pong Dam Lake	Himachal Pradesh	19.8.2002	156.62
11	Renuka Wetland	Himachal Pradesh	8.11.2005	0.2
12	Wular Lake	Jammu & Kashmir	23.3.1990	189
13	Hokera Wetland	Jammu and Kashmir	8.11.2005	13.75
14	Surinsar-Mansar Lakes	Jammu and Kashmir	8.11.2005	3.5
15	Tsomoriri Lake	Jammu and Kashmir	19.8.2002	120
16	Asthamudi Wetland	Kerala	19.8.2002	614
17	Sasthamkotta Lake	Kerala	19.8.2002	3.73
18	Vembanad Kol Wetland	Kerala	19.8.2002	1512.5
19	Tso Kar Wetland Complex	Ladakh	17.11.2020	95.77
20	Bhoj Wetlands	Madhya Pradesh	19.8.2002	32.01
21	Lonar Lake	Maharashtra	22.7.2020	4.27
22	Nandur Madhameshwar	Maharashtra	21.6.2019	14.37
23	Loktak Lake	Manipur	23.3.1990	266
24	Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Orissa	19.8.2002	650
25	Chilka Lake	Orissa	1.10.1981	1165
26	Beas Conservation Reserve	Punjab	26.9.2019	64.289
27	Harike Lake	Punjab	23.3.1990	41
28	Kanjli Lake	Punjab	22.1.2002	1.83
29	Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve	Punjab	26.9.2019	3.439
30	Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab	26.9.2019	1.16
31	Ropar Lake	Punjab	22.1.2002	13.65
32	Keoladeo Ghana NP	Rajasthan	1.10.1981	28.73
33	Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan	23.3.1990	240
34	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	19.8.2002	385
35	Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura	8.11.2005	2.4
36	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	19.9.2019	2.246
37	Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2.12.2019	7.22
38	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	2.12.2019	52.63
39	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	3.10.2019	79.94
40	Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	26.9.2019	30.85
41	Sarsai Nawar Jheel	Uttar Pradesh	19.9.2019	16.13
42	Sur Sarovar	Uttar Pradesh	21.8.2020	4.31
43	Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch)	Uttar Pradesh	8.11.2005	265.9
44	Asan Conservation Reserve	Uttarakhand	21.7.2020	4.444
45	East Kolkata Wetlands	West Bengal	19.8.2002	125
46	Sunderbans Wetland	West Bengal	30.1.2019	4230
47	Bakhira Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh	02.2.2022	29
48	Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat	02.2.2022	6.05
49	Haiderpur Wetland	Uttar Pradesh	25.12.2021	142.5
50	Karikili Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu	25.7.2022	0.61
51	Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest	Tamil Nadu	25.7.2022	80
52	Pichavaram Mangrove Forest	Tamil Nadu	25.7.2022	11
53	Pala Wetland	Mizoram	25.7.2022	18.5
54	Sakhya Sagar	Madhya Pradesh	25.7.2022	2.48