Lok Sabha Question No. 3586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Number of Wetlands
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3586**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**Number of Wetlands**

3586. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

1. the number of wetlands that have been identified for conservation and management under the aegis of the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco Systems, State-wise;

1. whether the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad has developed an atlas of wetlands in the country and if so, the details thereof;

1. whether the Government proposes to amend the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 to ensure better conservation and management and to prevent degradation of existing wetlands in the country; and

1. if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)	So far 115 wetlands in 24 States and 2 Union Territories have been identified for conservation and management under the scheme of National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA). The State-wise list of these wetlands is given in Annexure.

(b)	 At the behest of the Ministry, the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad has prepared the National Wetland Inventory Atlas on 1:50,000 scale using Indian Remote Sensing Satellite LISS III data of pre and post-monsoon seasons during the year 2006-2011. As per the Atlas, there are a total of 7,57,060 wetlands covering an estimated area of 15.26 million hectare, that is around 4.63% of the geographic area of the country.

(c) & (d)  To ensure better conservation and management of wetlands in the country, the  Ministry has issued an advisory to all the States/ Union Territories, which inter-alia provides for specific consideration of identification & notification of priority wetlands, constitution of wetland authorities, development of integrated management plans, securing resources for implementation of management plans, strengthening legal and regulatory regimes, monitoring and evaluation and strengthening research-management interface. Simultaneously, the revision of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 has also been taken up in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories and other stakeholders.

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**Annexure**

**Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3586 to be answered on Tuesday, the 11** **th** **August, 2015 on ‘Number of Wetlands’ raised by Shrimati Poonam Mahajan.**

**State-wise list of identified wetlands under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems**

|   **S. No.** | **State/Union**  **Territory**   | **S. No.**   | **Name of Wetland**           |
|--------------|----------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------|
|           1. | Andhra Pradesh                   |              | Kolleru                       |
|           2. | Assam                            |              | Deepar Beel                   |
|           2. | Assam                            |              | Urpad Beel                    |
|           2. | Assam                            |              | Sone Beel                     |
|           3. | Bihar                            |              | Kabar                         |
|           3. | Bihar                            |              | Barilla                       |
|           3. | Bihar                            |              | Kusheshwar Asthan             |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Nalsarovar                    |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Great Rann of Kachh           |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Thol Bird Sanctuary           |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary      |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Little Rann of Kachh          |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Pariej                        |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Wadhwana                      |
|           4. | Gujarat                          |              | Nanikakrad                    |
|           5. | Haryana                          |              | Sultanpur                     |
|           5. | Haryana                          |              | Bhindawas                     |
|           6. | Himachal Pradesh                 |              | Renuka                        |
|           6. | Himachal Pradesh                 |              | Pong Dam                      |
|           6. | Himachal Pradesh                 |              | Chandratal                    |
|           6. | Himachal Pradesh                 |              | Rewalsar                      |
|           6. | Himachal Pradesh                 |              | Khajjiar                      |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Wullar                        |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Tso Morari                    |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Tisgul Tso & Chisul Marshes   |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Hokersar                      |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Mansar-Surinsar               |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Ranjitsagar                   |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Pangong Tsar                  |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Gharana                       |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Hygam                         |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Mirgund                       |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Shalbugh                      |
|           7. | Jammu & Kashmir                  |              | Chushul & Hanley              |
|           8. | Jharkhand                        |              | Udhwa                         |
|           8. | Jharkhand                        |              | Tilaiya Dam                   |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | Magadhi                       |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | Gudavi Bird Sanctuary         |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | Bonal                         |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | Hidkal  & Ghataprabha         |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | Heggeri                       |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | Ranganthittu                  |
|           9. | Karnataka                        |              | K.G. Koppa wetland            |
|          10. | Kerala                           |              | Ashtamudi                     |
|          10. | Kerala                           |              | Sasthamkotta                  |
|          10. | Kerala                           |              | Kottuli                       |
|          10. | Kerala                           |              | Kadulandi                     |
|          10. | Kerala                           |              | Vembanad Kol                  |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Barna                         |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Yashwant  Sagar               |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Wetland of Ken River          |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | National Chambal Sanctuary    |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Ghatigaon                     |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Ratapani                      |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Denwa Tawa wetland            |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Kanha Tiger Reserve           |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Pench Tiger Reserve           |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Sakhyasagar                   |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Dihaila                       |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Govindsagar                   |
|          11. | Madhya Pradesh                   |              | Sirpur                        |
|          12. | Maharashtra                      |              | Ujni                          |
|          12. | Maharashtra                      |              | Jayakawadi                    |
|          12. | Maharashtra                      |              | Nalganga wetland              |
|          13. | Manipur                          |              | Loktak                        |
|           14 | Meghalaya                        |              | Umiam lake                    |
|          15. | Mizoram                          |              | Tamdil                        |
|          15. |                                  |              | Palak                         |
|           16 | Odisha                           |              | Chilika                       |
|           16 | Odisha                           |              | Kuanria wetland               |
|           16 | Odisha                           |              | Kanjia wetland                |
|           16 | Odisha                           |              | Daha wetland                  |
|           16 | Odisha                           |              | Anusupa                       |
|          17. | Punjab                           |              | Harike                        |
|          17. | Punjab                           |              | Ropar                         |
|          17. | Punjab                           |              | Kanjli                        |
|          17. | Punjab                           |              | Nangal                        |
|          18. | Rajasthan                        |              | Sambhar                       |
|          19. | Sikkim                           |              | Khechuperi  Holy Lake         |
|          19. |                                  |              | Tamze Wetland                 |
|          19. |                                  |              | Tembao Wetland Complex        |
|          19. |                                  |              | Phendang  Wetland Complex     |
|          19. |                                  |              | Gurudokmar Wetland            |
|          19. |                                  |              | Tsomgo wetland                |
|          20. | Tamil Nadu                       |              | Point Calimere                |
|          20. | Tamil Nadu                       |              | Kaliveli                      |
|          20. | Tamil Nadu                       |              | Pallaikarni                   |
|          21. | Tripura                          |              | Rudrasagar                    |
|          21. | Tripura                          |              | Gumti reservoir               |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Nawabganj                     |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Sandi                         |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Lakh Bahoshi                  |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Samaspur                      |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Alwara Wetland                |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Semarai Lake                  |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Nagaria   lake                |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Keetham  Lake                 |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Shekha wetland                |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Saman Bird Sanctuary          |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Sarsai Nawar                  |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Patna Bird Sanctuary          |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Chandotal                     |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Taal Bhaghel                  |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Taal Gambhirvan & Taal Salona |
|          22. | Uttar Pradesh                    |              | Aadi jal Jeev Jheel           |
|          23. | Uttarakhand                      |              | Ban Ganga Jhilmil Tal         |
|          23. | Uttarakhand                      |              | Asan                          |
|          24. | West Bengal                      |              | East Kolkata Wetland          |
|          24. | West Bengal                      |              | Sunderbans                    |
|          24. | West Bengal                      |              | Ahiron Beel                   |
|          24. | West Bengal                      |              | Rasik Beel                    |
|          24. | West Bengal                      |              | Santragachi                   |
|          24. | West Bengal                      |              | Patlakhawa-  Rasomati         |
|           25 | Chandigarh (UT)                  |              | Sukhna                        |
|           26 | Puducherry ( UT)                 |              | Ousteri lake                  |