Lok Sabha Question No. 2840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Ramsar Sites
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2840

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## Ramsar Sites

2840. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Ramsar sites in the country, State/UT-wise including Punjab;
- (b) whether there is any proposal to develop Harikewetland for eco-tourism; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) Based  on  the  Ramsar  criteria  for  designating  Ramsar  sites,  India  has  designated  42 Ramsar sites since 1981. The State/UT-wise list of Ramsar sites in the country including Punjab is annexed.

(b)&(c). This Ministry has not received any proposal to develop Harike wetland for eco-tourism. However, as per information received from the State Government of Punjab, it has approved a scheme on Eco-tourism in Harike Wildlife Sanctuary amounting to Rs. 15.00 crores for the year 2020-21 for promoting Eco-friendly tourism in the area.  For this purpose, the State Government has also made a budgetary provision of Rs. 7.56 crore in the budget estimates of FY 2020-21.

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## STATE/ UT-WISE LIST OF RAMSAR SITES IN INDIA

|   Sl. No. | State/UT          |   Sl. No. | Wetland                                    | Date of Designation   | Area (hectares)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh    |         1 | Kolleru Lake                               | 19-08-2002            | 90100             |
|         2 | Assam             |         2 | DeeporBeel                                 | 19-08-2002            | 4000              |
|         3 | Bihar             |         3 | Kabartal Wetland                           | 21-07-2020            | 2620              |
|         4 | Gujarat           |         4 | Nalsarovar                                 | 24-09-2012            | 12000             |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh  |         5 | Chandertal Wetland                         | 08-11-2005            | 49                |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh  |         6 | Pong Dam Lake                              | 19-08-2002            | 15662             |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh  |         7 | Renuka Wetland                             | 08-11-2005            | 20                |
|         6 | Jammu and Kashmir |         8 | Hokera Wetland                             | 08-11-2005            | 1375              |
|         6 | Jammu and Kashmir |         9 | Surinsar-Mansar Lakes                      | 08-11-2005            | 350               |
|         6 | Jammu and Kashmir |        10 | Wular Lake                                 | 23-03-1990            | 18900             |
|         7 | Kerala            |        11 | Asthamudi Wetland                          | 19-08-2002            | 6140              |
|         7 | Kerala            |        12 | Sasthamkotta Lake                          | 19-08-2002            | 373               |
|         7 | Kerala            |        13 | VembanadKol Wetland                        | 19-08-2002            | 151250            |
|         8 | Ladakh            |        14 | Tso Kar Wetland Complex                    | 17-11-2020            | 9,577             |
|         8 | Ladakh            |        15 | Tsomoriri Lake                             | 19-08-2002            | 12000             |
|         9 | Madhya Pradesh    |        16 | Bhoj Wetlands                              | 19-08-2002            | 3201              |
|        10 | Maharashtra       |        17 | Lonar Lake                                 | 22-07-2020            | 427               |
|        10 | Maharashtra       |        18 | NandurMadhameshwar                         | 21-06-2019            | 1437              |
|        11 | Manipur           |        19 | Loktak Lake (MR)                           | 23-03-1990            | 26600             |
|        12 | Odisha            |        20 | Bhitarkanika Mangroves                     | 19-08-2002            | 65000             |
|        12 | Odisha            |        21 | Chilka Lake                                | 01-10-1981            | 116500            |
|        13 | Punjab            |        22 | Beas Conservation Reserve                  | 26-09-2019            | 6429              |
|        13 | Punjab            |        23 | Harike Lake                                | 23-03-1990            | 4100              |
|        13 | Punjab            |        24 | Kanjli Lake                                | 22-01-2002            | 183               |
|        13 | Punjab            |        25 | Keshopur - Miani Community Reserve         | 26-09-2019            | 344               |
|        13 | Punjab            |        26 | Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary                  | 26-09-2019            | 116               |
|        13 | Punjab            |        27 | Ropar Lake                                 | 22-01-2002            | 1365              |
|        14 | Rajasthan         |        28 | Keoladeo Ghana National Park (MR)          | 1-10-1981             | 2873              |
|        14 | Rajasthan         |        29 | Sambhar Lake                               | 23-03-1990            | 24000             |
|        15 | Tamil Nadu        |        30 | Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary | 19-08-2002            | 38500             |
|        16 | Tripura           |        31 | Rudrasagar Lake                            | 08-11-2005            | 240               |

## Annexure

| 17             | Uttar Pradesh   | 32              | Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary   | 19-09-2019                     | 225                            |
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                |                 | 33              | ParvatiArga Bird Sanctuary | 02-12-2019                     | 722                            |
|                |                 | 34              | Saman Bird Sanctuary       | 02-12-2019                     | 526                            |
|                |                 | 35              | Samaspur Bird Sanctuary    | 03-10-2019                     | 799                            |
|                |                 | 36              | Sandi Bird Sanctuary       | 26-09-2019                     | 309                            |
|                |                 | 37              | SarsaiNawarJheel           | 19-09-2019                     | 161                            |
|                |                 | 38              | Sur Sarovar                | 21-08-2020                     | 431                            |
|                |                 | 39              | Upper Ganga River          | 08-11-2005                     | 26590                          |
| 18             | Uttarakhand     | 40              | Asan Conservation Reserve  | 21-07-2020                     | 444                            |
| 19             | West Bengal     | 41              | East Calcutta Wetlands     | 19-08-2002                     | 12500                          |
|                |                 | 42              | Sunderbans Wetland         | 30-01-2019                     | 423000                         |
| 19 States &UTs | 19 States &UTs  | 42 Ramsar Sites | 42 Ramsar Sites            | Total Area = 1,081,438hectares | Total Area = 1,081,438hectares |

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