🇮🇳 India Joined /

🌿 Category / Programme Authority / Agency 🌍 Purpose / Focus 📍 Count (as of 2025) 1st In india
Started
1971 (UNESCO
Conserve entire MAB Programme)
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
1. Biosphere Reserves UNESCO Man and the ecosystems (core, 18 total (13 under - india joined
(Tamil Nadu–Kerala–
(BR) Biosphere (MAB) Programme buffer, transition UNESCO MAB) 1986 (India
Karnataka) – 1986
zones) established its
first BR)
Highest legal First: Hailey NP Hailey National Park (now
2. National Parks (NP) MoEFCC, Govt. of India protection to wildlife 106 (now Jim Corbett Jim Corbett NP,
& ecosystem NP, 1936) Uttarakhand) – 1936
India signed
Wetlands of Ramsar Chilika Lake (Odisha) and
3. Ramsar Wetlands Ramsar Convention (UNESCO
international 93 Convention – Keoladeo National Park
(Ramsar Sites) treaty)
importance 1982 (Rajasthan) – 1981
First Sites – 1981
National Tiger Conservation Conserve tiger Project Tiger – Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
4. Tiger Reserves 58
Authority (NTCA) population & habitat 1973 – 1973
Protect elephant Singhbhum Elephant
Project Elephant
5. Elephant Reserves Project Elephant, MoEFCC corridors & 33 Reserve (Jharkhand) –
– 1992
population 1992
Vedanthangal Bird
Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu,
Wildlife
6. Wildlife Sanctuaries Protect specific 1798 – traditional)
MoEFCC, State Forest Depts. 573 Protection Act,
(WLS) species & habitats Formally recognized
1972
under WPA – 1972
onwards
Agasthyamala
State Govts , Added by Wildlife Buffer between
Added under Conservation Reserve
7. Conservation Reserves (Protection) Amendment Act, protected & 100+
WPA 2002 (Kerala–Tamil Nadu
2002 community lands
border)
Khonoma Nature
Local community managed, Encourage public
Added under Conservation & Tragopan
8. Community Reserves 2002 Amendment (same as participation in 220+
WPA 2002 Sanctuary, Nagaland –
Conservation Reserves) conservation
2005
 Community-based
Ancient India (Traditional)
9. Biosphere Heritage traditional Ancient India Mawphlang Sacred Grove
Recognized by MoEFCC studies 13,000+ small groves
Forest / Sacred Groves biodiversity tradition (Meghalaya)
in 1990s
protection
Around Gir National Park
10. Eco-sensitive Zones Buffer zones around
MoEFCC 500+ declared 2005 guidelines (Gujarat), among first
(ESZ) Protected Areas
declared
11. Mangrove Sites Conserve coastal
Sundarbans Mangrove,
(National Mangrove MoEFCC mangrove 38 identified sites 1987
West Bengal
Committee) ecosystems
Regulate human All Indian coastal states &
12. Coastal Regulation MoEFCC, under Environment CRZ Notification –
activities along CRZ-I to IV islands (first notification –
Zones (CRZ) (Protection) Act 1986 1991
coasts 19 Feb 1991)
 BIOSPHERE RESERVE

Category Biosphere Reserve Detail

~12,454 km² (Note: Often
Largest BR Gulf of Kachchh (Gujarat) listed as largest area even
though not under MAB)
Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
Smallest BR 820 km2
(Meghalaya)
Highest-altitude BR Cold Desert (Spiti Valley) >4,000 m above sea level
Gulf of Mannar (Tamil Nadu) & Coral reefs + sea grass +
Only Marine BRs
Great Nicobar (A&N) mangroves

🌸ESCO World Heritage + BR Nanda Devi & Khangchendzonga Dual recognition

🐅 Tiger + BR combo Nilgiri, Similipal, Manas, Panna Dual protected status

BR UNESCO MAB
First Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Tamilnadu ) - 1986 Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Tamilnadu ) - 2000
Cold Desert (Spiti Valley) - Himachal Pradesh -
Last Panna (Madhya Pradesh) - 2011
2025

Total = 18 Biosphere Reserves (13 under UNESCO MAB).

 UNESCO
Biosphere Location Year of
No. MAB Status Key Features / Highlights
Reserve (State/UT) Establishment
(Year)
1st Biosphere Reserve in
Tamil Nadu, India; includes Mudumalai,
1 Nilgiri 1986 ✅ 2000
Kerala, Karnataka Wayanad, Bandipur; rich in
shola forests
Himalayan ecosystem,
2 Nanda Devi Uttarakhand 1988 ✅ 2004 includes Valley of Flowers;
UNESCO WHS also
Home of red panda; part of
3 Nokrek Meghalaya 1988 ✅ 2009
Garo Hills
First Marine Biosphere
4 Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu 1989 ✅ 2001 Reserve; rich coral reefs &
seagrass beds
Largest mangrove forest;
5 Sundarbans West Bengal 1989 ✅ 2001
Royal Bengal tiger habitat
Combination of grasslands
6 Manas Assam 1989 ✅ 2017 & forests; UNESCO WHS
too
Marine + rainforest
Andaman &
7 Great Nicobar 1989 ✅ 2013 ecosystem; Nicobarese
Nicobar Islands
tribe
Tiger & elephant reserve;
8 Similipal Odisha 1994 ✅ 2009
part of Mayurbhanj plateau
❌ Not under Riverine ecosystem on
9 Dibru-Saikhowa Assam 1997
MAB Brahmaputra; feral horses
Transition zone between
Arunachal ❌ Not under
10 Dehang-Debang 1998 Eastern Himalayas & Indo-
Pradesh MAB
Burma biodiversity hotspot
Satpura range forests; tiger
11 Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh 1999 ✅ 2009
habitat
High-altitude ecosystem;
12 Khangchendzonga Sikkim 2000 ✅ 2018 1st ‘Mixed’ World Heritage
Site
Kerala, Tamil Western Ghats; high
13 Agasthyamala 2001 ✅ 2016
Nadu medicinal plant diversity
Achanakmar– Chhattisgarh, Origin of Narmada & Son
14 2005 ✅ 2012
Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh rivers; rich sal forests
✅ 2025 Latest addition; India’s first
Cold Desert (Spiti
15 Himachal Pradesh 2009 (recent cold desert Biosphere
Valley)
addition) Reserve under MAB
Semi-arid thorn forests;
❌ Not under
16 Arawali Rajasthan 2010 conservation of dryland
MAB
species
❌ Not under Eastern Ghats; red sanders
17 Seshachalam Hills Andhra Pradesh 2010
MAB trees
Diamond mining region;
18 Panna Madhya Pradesh 2011 ✅ 2020 successful tiger
reintroduction
State Wise:

State / Union Number of

📋 Names of Biosphere Reserves 🌍 UNESCO MAB Recognized
Territory BR
1. Pachmarhi ✅ Pachmarhi (2009)
2. Achanakmar–Amarkantak ✅ Achanakmar–Amarkantak
Madhya Pradesh 🟢3
(shared with CG) (2012)
3. Panna ✅ Panna (2020)
1. Nilgiri (with KL & KA) ✅ Nilgiri (2000)
Tamil Nadu 🟢3 2. Gulf of Mannar ✅ Gulf of Mannar (2001)
3. Agasthyamala (with KL) ✅ Agasthyamala (2016)
1. Nilgiri (with TN & KA)
2. Agasthyamala (with TN) ✅ Nilgiri
Kerala 🟢3
3. Silent Valley (part of Nilgiri ✅ Agasthyamala
region)
1. Manas
Assam 🟡2 ✅ Manas (2017)
2. Dibru–Saikhowa
🟢1
Karnataka  Nilgiri (shared) ✅ Nilgiri
(shared)
Odisha 🟡1  Similipal ✅ Similipal (2009)
West Bengal 🟡1  Sundarbans ✅ Sundarbans (2001)
Meghalaya 🟡1  Nokrek ✅ Nokrek (2009)
Arunachal Pradesh 🟡1  Dehang–Debang ❌ Not under MAB
Uttarakhand 🟡1  Nanda Devi ✅ Nanda Devi (2004)
Sikkim 🟡1  Khangchendzonga ✅ Khangchendzonga (2018)
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands 🟡1  Great Nicobar ✅ Great Nicobar (2013)
(UT)
Andhra Pradesh 🟡1  Seshachalam Hills ❌ Not under MAB
Rajasthan 🟡1  Aravali ❌ Not under MAB
⚪1  Achanakmar–Amarkantak
Chhattisgarh ✅ (2012)
(shared) (with MP)
Himachal Pradesh 🟢1  Cold Desert (Spiti Valley) ✅ (2025)
Gujarat ⚪1  Gulf of Kachchh ❌ Not under MAB

RAMSAR SITES
Ramsar Site:
A Ramsar Site is a wetland of international importance recognized under the Ramsar Convention, which is
an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.
Background:
Detail Information
Convention on Wetlands of International
Official Name
Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat
Signed at Ramsar, a city in Iran
Adopted on 02-Feb-1971
Came into force 21-Dec-1975
Number of Contracting Parties
172 countries
(2025)
India joined on 01-Feb-1982
Total Ramsar Sites in India (as
93 sites
of Oct 2025)
Total Area Covered ~13.3 lakh hectares
2 February every year (marks the adoption of the
World Wetlands Day
Ramsar Convention)
3rd highest (after United Kingdom – 176 and
India’s Global Rank
Mexico – 144)

World’s 1st Ramsar Site Cobourg Peninsula, Australia (1974)

Country with Largest Ramsar

Bolivia
Area

Definition of Wetlands (Ramsar Definition)

“Areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water — whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary — with
water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at
low tide does not exceed six metres.”
💡 In India, the same definition is used in the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.
Montreux Record
The Montreux Record is a register within the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands that identifies wetlands of
international importance facing threats or ecological changes.

Status Ramsar Site State Year Added Remarks

Successfully restored; improved
❎ Removed from Added – 1993
Chilika Lake Odisha salinity balance, fish breeding, and
Record Removed – 2002
bird return
✅ Currently on Threat from hydrological changes due
Loktak Lake Manipur 1993
Record (as of 2025) to Ithai barrage, phumdi degradation
✅ Currently on Keoladeo National Water shortage & eutrophication
Rajasthan 1990
Record (as of 2025) Park issues

Ramsar Sites in India – Key Highlights

Year Total Notable Additions
 Sites
1981–1990 6 sites Chilika, Keoladeo, Wular, etc.
2014 26 sites India had 26 sites until 2019
Added 49 sites between 2019–2022 (symbolic of
2022 75 sites
75 years of Independence)
7 new sites added including in Madhya Pradesh,
2023 82 sites
Tamil Nadu, Mizoram, etc.
2025 93

In September 2025, two new sites from Bihar were Gokul Jalashay
added Udaipur Jheel
Khichan
In June 2025, the following two sites from Rajasthan Menar
Sakkarakottai Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
Therthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
Khecheopalri Wetland (Sikkim)
In February 2025, the following four sites Udhwa Lake (Jharkhand)

 Both Sikkim and Jharkhand received their first Ramsar site designations,
 While the total number of Ramsar sites in

Rank State / UT No. of Ramsar Sites (as of 2025)

🥇1 Tamil Nadu 20
🥈2 Uttar Pradesh 10
🥉3 Odisha 6

 At present, the states of Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland do
not have any designated Ramsar Sites.

 Largest Ramsar Sites:

o Sundarban Wetland (West Bengal)
o Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)
o Vembanad-Kol Wetland (Kerala)
 Smallest Ramsar Sites:
o Renuka Lake (Himachal Pradesh)
o Vembannur Wetland Complex (Tamil Nadu)
o Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu)

Chilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan), both designated
in 1981, are the oldest Ramsar Sites in India – 1st site

Ramsar Lake / Reservoir / Taal / Sagar Sites (23)

Andhra Pradesh Kolleru Lake
Assam Deepor Beel
 1. Kanwar (Kabar) Taal,
Bihar
2. Udaipur Jheel
Goa Nanda Lake
1. Renuka Lake,
Himachal Pradesh 2. Pong Dam Lake,
3. Chandra Taal
1. Wular Lake,
Jammu & Kashmir (UT)
2. Surinsar–Mansar Lakes
Kerala Sasthamkotta Lake
1. Tawa Reservoir,
Madhya Pradesh 2. Sakhya Sagar,
3. Yashwant Sagar
Maharashtra Lonar Lake
Manipur Loktak Lake
1. Hirakud Reservoir,
2. Tampara Lake,
Odisha
3. Ansupa Lake,
4. Chilika Lake (oldest Ramsar site – 1981)
Tripura Rudrasagar Lake
Uttar Pradesh Sur Sarovar (Keetham Lake)
Rajasthan Menar (Udaipur) Wetland Lake

Wetlands / Wetland Complex / Estuary / Marsh / Mangrove / Conservation Reserve - 23

Tamil Nadu (6) 1. Vellode Wetland
2. Pallikaranai Marsh RF
3. Pichavaram Mangrove
4. Suchindram–Theroor Wetland
5. Vembannur Wetland Complex
6. Kazhuveli Wetland
Madhya Pradesh (2) 1. Bhoj Wetland
2. Sirpur Wetland
Kerala (2) 1. Ashtamudi Wetland
2. Vembanad–Kol Wetland
Odisha (2) 1. Bhitarkanika Mangroves
2. Satkosia Gorge
Karnataka (1) Aghanashini Estuary
West Bengal (2) 1. East Kolkata Wetlands
2. Sundarban Wetland (Largest Ramsar site in India)
Bihar (1) Nagi–Nakti Twin Wetland Complex
Uttar Pradesh (1) Haiderpur Wetland
Mizoram (1) Pala Wetland
Sikkim (1) 1. Khecheopalri Wetland
Jammu & Kashmir (UT) (3) 1. Hokera Wetland
2. Hygam Wetland CR
3. Shallbugh Wetland CR
Ladakh (UT) (1) Tso Kar Wetland Complex
Punjab (1) Beas Conservation Reserve

Bird Sanctuary / Bird-rich area - 31

Bihar (3) 1. Nagi Bird Sanctuary
2. Nakti Bird Sanctuary
 3. Gokul Jalashay
Gujarat (4) 1. Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
2. Thol Lake WLS (Bird Sanctuary area)
3. Wadhvana Wetland (Bird Area)
4. Khijadia WLS (Bird-rich lagoon)
Tamil Nadu (13) 1. Kanjirankulam BS
2. Karikili BS
3. Chitrangudi BS
4. Koonthankulam BS
5. Udhayamarthandapuram BS
6. Vedanthangal BS
7. Vaduvur BS
8. Vellode BS 9. Karaivetti BS
10. Sakkarakottai BS
11. Therthangal BS
12. Nanjarayan BS
13. Point Calimere WLS & BS
Karnataka (1) 1. Ranganathittu BS
Uttar Pradesh (6) 1. Saman Bird Sanctuary
2. Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
3. Sandi Bird Sanctuary
4. Sarsai Nawar Jheel (Bird area)
5. Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
6. Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary
Punjab (2) 1. Kanjli Wetland (Bird area)
2. Keshopur–Miani CmR (Bird-rich area)
Rajasthan (1) 1. Khichan (Phalodi) – migratory bird hotspot

WILDLIFE SANTUARY - 7 Protected Wetlands / NP / BR / CR / RF / CmR - 7

Haryana (1) 1. Bhindawas WLS 1. Gulf of Mannar Marine
1. Nangal WLS Tamil Nadu (2) Biosphere Reserve (BR)
Punjab (2)
2. Ropar Wetland (WLS area) 2. Longwood Shola RF
Uttar Pradesh
1. Bakhira WLS Uttar Pradesh 1. Upper Ganga River (Brijghat–
(1)
(1) Narora) – riverine Ramsar
1. Keoladeo National Park (earlier
Rajasthan (1)
Bharatpur WLS) 1. Ankasamudra Conservation
Tamil Nadu (1) 1. Point Calimere WLS & BS Karnataka (2) Reserve 2. Magadi Kere
Ladakh (UT) (1) 1. Tsomoriri Lake (within WLS) Conservation Reserve (CR)
Punjab (1) 1. Keshopur–Miani CmR
Haryana (1) 1. Sultanpur NP (earlier WLS)
🌍 Special Mentions / High Altitude Sites
– Ladakh (UT)
1. Tso Kar Wetland Complex
2. Tso Moriri Lake

STATE WISE
Area
State / UT Ramsar Site Name Year Remarks / Highlights
(km²)
Large freshwater lake between Godavari–
Andhra Pradesh (1) Kolleru Lake 2002 901
Krishna deltas
Assam (1) Deepor Beel 2002 40 Bird habitat near Guwahati
Kanwar (Kabar) Taal 2020 26.2 Largest freshwater oxbow lake in Asia
Nagi Bird Sanctuary 2023 2 New addition
Nakti Bird Sanctuary 2023 3.3 –
Bihar (6) Gokul Jalashay 2025 — Recent addition
Udaipur Jheel 2025 — Recent addition
Nagi–Nakti Twin Wetland
— — Cluster recognition
Complex
Goa (1) Nanda Lake 2022 0.42 Small but biodiverse wetland
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary 2012 123 Largest natural wetland in Gujarat
Khijadia WLS 2021 6 Coastal wetland near Jamnagar
Gujarat (4)
Thol Lake WLS 2021 6.99 Bird haven near Ahmedabad
Wadhvana Wetland 2021 10.38 Man-made wetland near Vadodara
Sultanpur NP 2021 142.5 NCR bird sanctuary
Haryana (2)
Bhindawas WLS 2021 4.11 Largest freshwater wetland in Haryana
Pong Dam Lake 2002 156.62 Reservoir on Beas River
Himachal Pradesh (3) Chandra Taal 2005 0.49 High-altitude lake
Renuka Lake 2005 0.2 Smallest Ramsar site in HP
Wular Lake 1990 189 One of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes
Hokera Wetland 2005 13.75 Near Srinagar
Jammu & Kashmir (5) Surinsar–Mansar Lakes 2005 3.5 Twin sacred lakes
Hygam Wetland CR 2022 8.02 Recent addition
Shallbugh Wetland CR 2022 16.75 Newest J&K site
Tsomoriri Lake 2002 120 High-altitude lake
Ladakh (UT) (2)
Tso Kar Wetland Complex 2020 95.77 Salt & freshwater system
Ranganathittu BS 2022 5.18 Bird paradise near Mysuru
Aghanashini Estuary 2024 4.8 Biodiverse mangrove estuary
Karnataka (4)
Magadi Kere CR 2024 0.5 Bird hotspot
Ankasamudra CR 2024 0.98 Wetland in central Karnataka
1,512.5
Vembanad–Kol Wetland 2002 Longest lake in India
0
Kerala (3)
Ashtamudi Wetland 2002 614 Near Kollam
Sasthamkotta Lake 2002 3.73 Freshwater lake
Bhoj Wetland 2002 32 Upper & Lower lakes, Bhopal
Yashwant Sagar 2022 8.22 Indore region
Madhya Pradesh (5) Sakhya Sagar 2022 2.48 Shivpuri district
Sirpur Wetland 2022 1.61 Indore city wetland
Tawa Reservoir 2024 200 New addition
Nandur Madhameshwar 2019 14 Nashik
Maharashtra (3) Lonar Lake 2020 4.27 Meteorite crater lake
Thane Creek 2022 65.21 Mangrove wetland near Mumbai
Manipur (1) Loktak Lake 1990 266 Floating “phumdis” ecosystem
Mizoram (1) Pala Wetland 2021 18.5 Only Ramsar site in Mizoram
Chilika Lake 1981 1,165 Oldest Ramsar site in India
Bhitarkanika Mangroves 2002 650 Estuarine mangrove forest
Hirakud Reservoir 2021 654 On Mahanadi River
Odisha (6)
Ansupa Lake 2021 2.31 Near Cuttack
Satkosia Gorge 2021 981.97 Mahanadi River
Tampara Lake 2021 3 Coastal wetland
Punjab (6) Harike Wetland 1990 41 Confluence of Beas & Sutlej
 Ropar Wetland 2002 13.65 Man-made reservoir
Kanjli Wetland 2002 1.83 Kali Bein River
Keshopur–Miani CmR 2019 34 Community reserve
Nangal WLS 2019 1 Smallest Ramsar site in Punjab
Beas Conservation Reserve 2019 64 Riverine habitat
Keoladeo National Park 1981 28.73 UNESCO site
Sambhar Salt Lake 1990 240 Largest inland salt lake
Rajasthan (4)
Khichan (Phalodi) 2025 — Migratory Demoiselle cranes
Menar (Udaipur) 2025 — “City of Lakes” birding hotspot
Sikkim (1) Khecheopalri Wetland 2025 — Sacred lake in West Sikkim
Point Calimere WLS & BS 2002 389 Oldest Ramsar site in TN
Chitrangudi BS 2021 2.6 –
Koonthankulam BS 2021 0.72 –
Karikili BS 2022 0.584 –
Kanjirankulam BS 2022 0.96 –
Pallikaranai Marsh RF 2022 12.475 Urban wetland near Chennai
Pichavaram Mangrove 2022 14.786 Second-largest mangrove
Suchindram–Theroovr
2022 0.94 –
Wetland
Udhayamarthandapuram BS 2022 0.44 –
Tamil Nadu (18 – Vaduvur BS 2022 1.12 –
Highest) Vedanthangal BS 2022 0.4 Oldest bird sanctuary
Vellode BS 2022 0.77 –
Vembannur Wetland
2022 0.2 –
Complex
Gulf of Mannar Marine BR 2022 526.72 UNESCO BR also
Karaivetti BS 2024 4.5 –
Longwood Shola RF 2024 1.16 Nilgiris
Nanjarayan BS 2024 1.3 Coimbatore
Kazhuveli BS 2024 1,513 Largest Ramsar site in Tamil Nadu
Sakkarakottai BS 2025 — New addition
Therthangal BS 2025 — New addition
Tripura (1) Rudrasagar Lake 2005 2.4 Gomati district
Upper Ganga River 2005 265.9 From Brijghat to Narora
Sandi BS 2019 3 –
Saman BS 2019 5 –
Samaspur BS 2019 8 –
Sarsai Nawar Jheel 2019 2 –
Uttar Pradesh (10)
Parvati Arga BS 2019 7 –
Nawabganj BS 2019 2 –
Sur Sarovar (Keetham Lake) 2020 4.31 Agra
Bakhira WLS 2021 28.94 Sant Kabir Nagar
Haiderpur Wetland 2021 69 Western UP
Uttarakhand (1) Asan Barrage 2020 4.44 Near Dehradun
East Kolkata Wetlands 2002 125 Urban ecosystem
West Bengal (2)
Sundarban Wetland 2019 4,230 Largest Ramsar site in India
YEAR WISE:

S.N Ramsar Site State / UT Year

Vembanad-Kol Wetland (
1 Kerala 1905 26 Nalsarovar BS Gujarat 2012
Longest Lake in India)
 Chilika Lake (Oldest Nandur
2 Odisha 1981 27 Maharashtra
Ramsar Site in India) Madhameshwar
3 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan 28 Beas CnR
Punjab
4 Loktak Lake Manipur 29 Keshopur-Miani CmR
5 Harike Wetland Punjab 1990 30 Nangal WLS
6 Sambhar Lake Rajasthan 31 Nawabganj BS
7 Wular Lake UT of JK 32 Parvati Arga BS
Andhra 2019
8 Kolleru Lake 33 Saman BS Uttar
Pradesh
Pradesh
9 Deepor Beel Assam 34 Samaspur BS
Himachal
10 Pong Dam Lake 35 Sandi BS
Pradesh
11 Ashtamudi Wetland Kerala 36 Sarsai Nawar Jheel
Sundarban Wetland (La
12 Sasthamkotta Lake Kerala 37 rgest Ramsar Site in West Bengal
India)
Madhya
13 Bhoj Wetland 38 Kanwar (Kabar) Taal Bihar
Pradesh 2002
Lonar Lake (Impact
14 Bhitarkanika Mangroves Odisha 39 Maharashtra
Crater Lake)
2020
Tso Kar (High Altitude
15 Kanjli Wetland Punjab 40 UT of Ladakh
Ramsar Site)
Sur Sarovar (Keetham Uttar
16 Ropar Wetland Punjab 41
Lake) Pradesh
17 Point Calimere WLS & BS Tamil Nadu 42 Asan Barrage Uttarakhand
Tsomoriri (High Altitude
18 UT of Ladakh 43 Khijadia WLS
Ramsar Site)
Gujarat
19 East Kolkata Wetlands West Bengal 44 Thol Lake

20 Chandra Taal Himachal 45 Wadhvana Wetland

Pradesh 2021
21 Renuka Lake 46 Bhindawas WLS Haryana

22 Rudrasagar Lake Tripura 2005 47 Sultanpur NP

23 Hokera Wetland UT of JK 48 Pala Wetland Mizoram
24 Surinsar-Mansar Lakes 49 Ansupa Lake
Odisha
Upper Ganga River
25 Uttar Pradesh 50 Hirakud Reservoir
(Brijghat to Narora)

51 Satkosia Gorge 2021

Odisha
52 Tampara Lake Odisha

53 Chitrangudi BS Tamil Nadu

54 Koonthankulam BS Tamil Nadu 76 Nagi Bird Sanctuary Bihar
55 Bakhira WLS Uttar 77 Nakti Bird Sanctuary 2023
Pradesh
 Uttar Magadi Kere
56 Haiderpur Wetland 78
Pradesh Conservation Reserve
Karnataka
Ankasamudra Bird
57 Nanda Lake Goa 79
Conservation Reserve
58 Ranganathituu BS Karnataka 80 Aghanashini Estuary
Madhya
59 Sakhya Sagar 81 Tawa Reservoir
Pradesh
Madhya 2024
Karaivetti Bird
60 Sirpur wetland Pradesh 82
Sanctuary
Longwood Shola
61 Yashwant Sagar 83
Reserve Forest Tamil Nadu
Nanjarayan Bird
62 Thane Creek Maharashtra 84
Sanctuary
Gulf of Mannar Marine Kazhuveli Bird
63 85
BR Sanctuary
Sakkarakottai
64 Kanjirankulam BS 86
Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
2022 Therthangal Bird
65 Karikili BS 87
Sanctuary
Pallikaranai Marsh Khecheopalri
66 88 Sikkim
Reserve Forest Wetland
67 Pichavaram Mangrove Tamil Nadu 89 Udhwa Lake Jharkhand
2025
Suchindram Theroor
68 90
Wetland Complex Khichan (Phalodi) Rajasthan
Udhayamarthandapuram
69 91
BS Menar (Udaipur)
70 Vaduvur BS 92 Gokul Jalashay
Bihar
71 Vedanthangal BS 93 Udaipur Jheel
72 Vellode BS
Vembannur Wetland
73
Complex
74 Hygam Wetland CnR UT of JK
75 Shallbugh Wetland CnR