Wetlands: India - Revision history

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 =Ramsar sites: The complete list=
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 [https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris-search?page=8&language=en&f%5B0%5D=regionCountry_en_ss%3AIndia&pagetab=1    Ramsar Sites Information Service]
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 '''Yashwant Sagar''' Designation date: 07-01-2022 823 ha
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 '''East Calcutta Wetlands''' Designation date: 19-08-2002 12,500 ha
 '''Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve''' Designation date: 08-04-2022 52,672 ha
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 '''Tsomo Riri''' Designation date: 19-08-2002 12,000 ha
 '''Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary''' Designation date: 08-04-2022 44 ha
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 '''Yashwant Sagar''' Designation date: 07-01-2022 823 ha
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 =Ramsar sites: The complete list=
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 '''Yashwant Sagar''' Designation date: 07-01-2022 823 ha
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+==2025==
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+[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=26_01_2025_104_011_cap_TOI  January 26, 2025: ''The Times of India'']
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+ Accreditation is an international recognition for cities that value their natural and human-made wetlands. An independent advisory committee on Wetland City Accreditation of the convention in its latest round accredited 31 new cities, including the two from India, making the global list of such cities reach 74.
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+“The achievement reflects the emphasis laid by India on holistic development of our urban areas without compromising on ecological conservation in both urban and rural centres,” Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on X.
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+ The announcement of accreditation to Indore (Madhya Pradesh) and Udaipur (Rajasthan) was made by the convention on Friday night, ahead of World Wetlands Day that falls on Feb 2.
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 '''Aghanashini Estuary''' Designation date: 14-02-2023 4,801 ha
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	The wetlands — land areas covered by water, either seasonally or permanently — play a key role in flood control and as sources of water, food, fibre and raw materials. Besides, such land areas also support mangroves that protect coastlines and filter pollutants. Designation of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention would help in conservation and management of wetlands and wise use of their resources. Member countries under the global convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971, identify the sites which can be of significant value for their ecoservices and rich biodiversity. Any kind of encroachment, setting up of industry, expansion of existing industries, solid waste dumping, discharge of untreated wastes and effluents, poaching and any construction of a permanent nature are among the activities which are prohibited within the wetlands.		The wetlands — land areas covered by water, either seasonally or permanently — play a key role in flood control and as sources of water, food, fibre and raw materials. Besides, such land areas also support mangroves that protect coastlines and filter pollutants. Designation of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention would help in conservation and management of wetlands and wise use of their resources. Member countries under the global convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971, identify the sites which can be of significant value for their ecoservices and rich biodiversity. Any kind of encroachment, setting up of industry, expansion of existing industries, solid waste dumping, discharge of untreated wastes and effluents, poaching and any construction of a permanent nature are among the activities which are prohibited within the wetlands.
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		+	==Bihar. 2024==
		+	[https://epaper.indiatimes.com/article-share?article=07_06_2024_008_013_cap_TOI June 7, 2024: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	New Delhi: India has added Bihar’s two bird sanctuaries in the list of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, becoming joint third with China in terms of having 82 such sites in the list, reports Vishwa Mohan.
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		+	The number of Indian sites in the list has increased from 26 to 82 in the last ten years, of which 40 have been added in the last three years. The latest two —Nagi and Nakti bird sanctuaries — were added on World Environment Day Wednesday. Both are man-made reservoirs in Jhajha forest range in Jamui.
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		+	Ramsar Convention was adopted in 1971 in Iranian city of Ramsar. It provides a framework for conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources across its 172-member countries, including India.

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	The new rules make the provision of respective statelevel wetland authorities with the Centre having a limited role through a national wetlands committee, headed by the Union environment secretary as its chairperson.		The new rules make the provision of respective statelevel wetland authorities with the Centre having a limited role through a national wetlands committee, headed by the Union environment secretary as its chairperson.
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		+	=Status=
		+	==1990- 2020: wetlands lost==
		+	[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/india-lost-2-out-of-5-wetlands-in-last-3-decades-say-experts/articleshow/96839492.cms Keshav Agarwal & Sandeep Rai, January 9, 2023: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	PILIBHIT: The increasingly rapid pace at which wetlands in the country are disappearing has set alarm bells ringing in the conservation circles. Nearly two of every five wetlands in India have lost their natural existence in the last 30 years while 40%of water bodies have lost quality for survival of the aquatic animals, according to estimates by Wetlands International (WI), a not-for-profit global organisation based in the Netherlands, which works to sustain and restore wetlands and their resources for people and biodiversity.
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		+	“Najafgarh lake near Delhi and Pallikaranai in Chennai are prominent examples of rapidly drying water sources as these have so far shrunk by over 50% due to massive infrastructural development, expansion of housing plans and exploitation of water without alternative strategy,” said Ritesh Kumar, South Asia head of WI while speaking at an event on wetlands conservation in UP’s Pilibhit.
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		+	India presently has around 2.2 lakh big wetlands covering over 2.2 hectares and 5.5 lakh smaller ones. Of these, nearly 60,000 big wetlands are situated inside protected forest areas which could be deemed as safe. Of the remaining, conservation work has been carried out on 150 to 200 water bodies so far and maximum efforts were applied to a few star wetlands like Dal Lake in Srinagar and Harike wetland in Punjab.
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		+	Urging that the loss and degradation of wetlands shouldn’t be seen as an esoteric cause, but rather as a development crisis, Kumar said, “There is a need to understand that when a wetland is destroyed, the whole system begins to collapse. A case in point is 2015 Chennai floods. Degeneration of the city’s wetlands due to unplanned development compromised its resilience to floods. Consequently, the auto industry had to be shut down temporarily for 10 days, leading to a loss of Rs 10,000 crore which adversely affected the stock market.”
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		+	In addition to urbanisation, lack of knowledge on wetlands and their ecosystem is another reason for the widespread loss. As per experts, awareness and community mobilisation is the right way ahead. “Most wetlands eventually end up being abused as sites of waste disposal. It’s high time that competent agencies reclaim these lands and make the masses aware of their importance while maintaining their originality,” said ornithologist and senior scientist at Bombay Natural History Society, Rajat Bhargava.
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		+	When queried about solutions to the current crisis, Kumar said it is essential to secure existing wetlands under provisions of law and impose total prohibition on the alteration of the natural inflow and outflow of water bodies.
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		+	At present, the ministry of environment, forest and climate change has notified wetlands (conservation and management) rules, 2017, under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, as the regulatory framework for conservation and management of wetlands in India.
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