List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance
India

Name
Area (ha)
Area (acre)
Ashtamudi Wetland A chain of brackish Kerala backwaters lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea Malabar Coast of Kerala
61,400
152,000
Bhitarkanika Mangroves India's second largest mangrove are home of Olive Ridley Turtle in India's Odisha state in the Brahmani river and Baitarani river delta
65,000
160,000
Bhoj Wetland Consists of the two lakes, Bhojtal and Lower Lake, located in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh state,
3,201
7,910
Chandra Taal Situated in the Spiti valley of the Lahul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh
49
120
Chilika Lake Spread over the Puri district, Khurda district and Ganjam districts of Odisha at the mouth of the Daya River, flows into the Bay of Bengal
116,500
288,000
Deepor Beel Assam
4,000
9,900
East Calcutta Wetlands
12,500
31,000
Harike Wetland
4,100
10,000
Hokera Wetland Located at the northwest Himalayan biogeopgraphic province of Kashmir, near the snow-draped Pir Panjal.
1,375
3,400
Kanjli Wetland
183
450
Keoladeo National Park
2,873
7,100
Kolleru Lake
90,100
223,000
Loktak Lake
26,600
66,000
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary
12,000
30,000
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
38,500
95,000
Pong Dam Lake
15,662
38,700
Renuka Lake
20
49
Ropar Wetland
1,365
3,370
Rudrasagar Lake
240
590
Sambhar Lake
24,000
59,000
Sasthamkotta Lake
373
920
Sundarban Wetland
423,000
1,050,000
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes
350
860
Tsomoriri
12,000
30,000
Upper Ganga River
26,590
65,700
Vembanad-Kol Wetland
151,250
373,700
Wular Lake
18,900
47,000

Question: How important is Chilika Lake?
Answer: Chilika Lake is one of the Ramsar wetlands of international importance.