10 Ramsar sites in up

Uttar Pradesh has the second highest number of Ramsar sites in India after Tamil Nadu. 10 Ramsar sites are present in up. This information is important for UP students who are preparing for UP Police, UP PSC, and other exams. Also important for those students who are preparing for UPSC and SSC exams. 

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What is Ramsar sites?

Ramsar Sites formed with rivers, lakes, flooded forests, coral reefs, deltas, mangrove forests, man-made reservoirs, and ponds. Ramsar sites are the wetlands that got the designation of international wetlands by the Ramsar Convention in 1971 in Iran.

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List of 10 Ramsar sites in UP

Till 2014 UP has highest Ramsar sites, now Tamil Nadu has highest number of Ramsar sites, the number reached at 20

Ramsar Site 

Location 

Bakhira Sanctuary

Sant Kabir Nagar District, Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Haiderpur Wetland

Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor 

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Unno

Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary,


Gonda

Saman Bird Sanctuary,


Mainpuri 

Sandi Bird Sanctuary


Hardoi

Sarsai Nawar Jheel

Etawah

Sur Sarovar

Agra

Upper Ganga River


Haridwar, Roorkee, Meerut, Bulandshahar

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary

Raebareli


Some Questions About Ramsar Sites

Q) In which state India has highest Ramsar Sites ? 
Ans - Tamil Nadu (20 Ramsar Sites)
Q) What is largest Ramsar Sites in India?
Ans - Sundarbans, West Bengal 
Q) What is India's first Ramsar Sites?
Ans- Chilika Lake (Odisha), Keoladeo national park (Rajasthan)
Q) What is the smallest Ramsar Sites ? 
Ans- Renuka lake (Himachal Pradesh)

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