In this Article, We would like to study about Wetland sites in India.The Wetlands in India is also called a Ramsar site because Ramsar is a city located in Iran where a convention related to wetlands was held in 1971 known as the Ramsar Convection. The Wetland Treaty was established by UNESCO in 1971. It is an international treaty. Presently, India has a total of 75 wetland sites out of which most of the wetland sites are in Tamil Nadu.The UK has the highest number of wetland sites and India is third after Mexico in the world.
Statewise Wetland site in India
1.Arunachal Pradesh (0)
There is no Wetland site in Arunachal Pradesh till now( May 2023)
2. Assam (1)
i) Deepor Beel
3. Andhra Pradesh (1)
i) Kolleru Lake
4. Andaman & Nicobar Islands (0)
There is no Wetland site in Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
5. Bihar (1)
i) Kabartal Wetland
6. Chhatisgarh (0)
There is no Wetland site in Chhattisgarh.
7. Chandigarh (0)
There is no Wetland Site in Chandigarh.
8. Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (0)
There is no Wetland site.
9.Goa (1)
i) Nanda lake
10. Gujarat (4)
i) Wadhwana Wetland
ii) Khijadia Wetland
iii) Nalsarovar wetland
iv) Thol lake wetland
11. Haryana (2)
i) Sultanpur National park
ii) Bhindawas Wildlife sanctuary
12. Himachal Pradesh (3)
i) Renuka Wetland
ii) Pong dam Wetland
iii) Chandertal Wetland
13. Jharkhand (0)
There is no Wetland site in Jharkhand.
14.J&K (5)
i) Wuler Lake
ii) Hokera Wetland
iii) Surinsar- Mansar Lake
iv)Shallbugh Wetland
v) Hygam Wetland
15. Karnataka (1)
i) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
16. Kerala (3)
i) Vembanad Kol Wetland
ii) Sasthamkotta Lake
iii) Ashthamudi Wetland
17. Ladakh (2)
i) Tso Kar Wetland
ii) Tsomoriri Wetland
18. Lakshadweep(0)
There is no Wetland site in the Lakshadweep.
19. Madhya Pradesh (4)
i) Yashwant Sagar Wetlands
ii) Bhoj Wetlands
iii) Sirpur Wetlands
iv) Sakhya Sagar Wetlands
20.Manipur (1)
i) Loktake Lake
21. Mizoram (1)
i) Pala Wetland
22. Maharashtra (2)
i) Thane Creek
ii) Nandur Madhameshwar
23. Meghalaya (0)
There is no Wetland in Meghalaya.
24. New Delhi (0)
There is no Wetland site in New Delhi.
25. Nagaland (0)
There is no Wetland in Nagaland
26. Odisha (6)
i) Hirakud Reservoir
ii) Bhitarkanika Wetland
iii) Tampara Lake
iv) Satkosia Gorge
v) Chilka lake
vi) Ansupa Lake
27. Pondicherry (0)
There is no Wetland site in Pondicherry.
28. Punjab (6)
i) Kanjli Lake
ii) Beas Conservation reserve
iii) Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
iv) Harike Lake
v) Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve
vi) Ropar Lake
29. Rajasthan (2)
i) Sambhar lake
ii) Keoladev Ghana National park
30.Sikkim (0)
There is no Wetland in Sikkim
31. Tripura (1)
i) Rudrasagar Lake
32. Tamilnadu (14)
i) Karikili Bird Sanctuary
ii) Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary
iii) Vembannur Wetland complex
iv) Vellode Bird Sanctuary
v) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
vi) Koonthamkulam Bird Sanctuary
vii) Pichavaram Mangrove
viii) Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary
ix) Suchindram Tharoor wetland complex
x) Point Calimer wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
xi) Pallikaranai Marsh reserve forest
xii) Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
xiii) Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere reserve
xiv) Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary
33. Telangana (0)
There is no Wetland in Telangana.
34. Uttarakhand (1)
i) Asan Conservation Reserve
35. Uttar Pradesh (10)
i) Upper Ganga River
ii) Sur Sarovar
iii) Sarsai Nawar Jheel
iv) Sandi Bird Sanctuary
v) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
vi) Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary
vii) Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary
viii) Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
ix) Haiderpur Wetland
x) Saman Bird Sanctuary
36. West Bengal (2)
i) East Kolkata Wetland
ii) Sundarbans Wetland
Wetlands in India MCQs
Q1-What is the percentage of wetland cover in India?
i) 4.63%
ii) 4.5%
iii) 6%
iv) 5.34%
Q2-How many there are total wetland sites in India?
i) 46
ii) 52
iii) 75
iv) 60
Q3. Which state has the maximum wetland cover in India?
i) Tamil Nadu
ii) Gujarat
iii) Uttar Pradesh
iv) Andhra Pradesh
Q4. Which country has the largest number of wetland sites in the world?
i) UK
ii) USA
iii) India
iv) Russia
Q5-Ramsar is the city of which country?
i) Iraq
ii) Uzbekistan
iii) Afghanistan
iv) Iran
Q6. When was the Ramsar convection takes place?
i) 1981
ii) 1971
iii) 1961
iv) 1975
Q7. How many India’s sites have been declared as Ramsar sites in 2022?
i) 22
ii) 18
iii) 19
iv) 16
Q8. Which state has the maximum number of Ramsar sites?
i) Tamil Nadu
ii) Gujarat
iii Andhra Pradesh
iv) Haryana
Q9. Select the smallest Ramsar site in India from the given options?
i) Renuka Wetland
ii) Sur Sarovar
iii) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
iv) Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary
Q10. When is Wetland Day celebrated?
i) February 2
ii) February 20
iii) February 10
iv) February 25
Q11. Which wetland sites among Sur Sarovar, Nanda Lake, Bhoj Wetland, and Sultanpur National Park is located in Uttar Pradesh?
i) Nanda Lake
ii) Sultanpur National Park
iii) Bhoj Wetland
iv) Sur Sarovar
Q12. Which among the Kanjiramkulam Bird Sanctuary, Pong Dam Lake, Samaspur Bird Sanctuary, and Deepor Beel Wetland Site is located inTamil Nadu?
i) Pong Dam Lake
ii) Kanjiramkulam Bird Century
iii) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
iv) Deepor Beel
Q13. Which of the following wetland site is not in Tamil Nadu?
i) Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary
ii) Vembannur Wetland Complex
iii) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
iv) Vembanad Kol Wetland
Q14. Which of the following wetlands is located in Uttar Pradesh?
i) Samaspur Wetland
ii) Sultanpur National Park
iii) Sirpur Wetland
iv) Keoladeo National Park
Q15. In which state are the Kabartal wetlands located?
i) Uttar Pradesh
ii) Bihar
iii) Haryana
iv) Rajasthan
Q16. In which state is Haiderpur Wetland located?
i) Haryana
ii) Madhya Pradesh
iii) Bihar
iv) Uttar Pradesh
Q17. In which state is the Kanjali Wetland located?
i) Punjab
ii) Haryana
iii) J&K iv) Gujarat
Q18. In which state is Roper Wetland located?
i) Punjab
ii) Haryana
iii) J&K
iv) Gujarat
Q19. In which state is the Asthamudi Wetland located?
i) Karnataka
ii) Kerala
iii) Karnataka
iv) Tamil Nadu
Q20. What is the name of the only wetland site in Karnataka?
i) Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary
ii) Asthamudi Wetland
iii) Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
iv) Vembanad Kol Wetland
Q21. What is the name of the only wetland site in Assam?
i) Deepor Beel
ii) Sultanpur National Park
iii) Sirpur Wetland
iv) Keoladeo National Park
Q22-Which of the following wetland sites is/are in Tripura?
i) Deepor Beel
ii) Sultanpur National Park
iii) Sirpur Wetland
iv) Rudrasagar Lake
Q23. Where is Tampara Lake Wetland Site located?
i) Tamilnadu
ii) Odisha
iii) Karnataka
iv) Telangana
Q24. Where is Pongdam Lake Wetland Site located?
i) Punjab
ii) J&k
iii) Himachal Pradesh
iv) Punjab
Q25. How many wetland sites are there in Uttar Pradesh?
i) 12
ii) 10
iii) 18
iv) 11
Q26. How many wetland sites are there in Tamil Nadu?
i) 10
ii) 11
iii) 13
iv) 14
Q27. Where is the “Wadhvana wetland site” located?
i) Rajasthan
ii) Madhya Pradesh
iii) Gujarat
iv) Chhattisgarh
Q28. Where is the “Loktak Lake Wetland Site” located?
i) Manipur
ii) Nagaland
iii) Mizoram
iv) Tripura
Q29. According to the total wetland site cover, the top three states in India are…?
i) Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
ii)Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
iii) Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat
iv) Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Q30. Which of the following given states does not have a single wetland site?
i) Bihar
ii) Punjab
iii) Maharashtra
iv) Jharkhand
FAQs on wetlands in India
Q. How many wetland in India?
Answer– 75
Q. Largest wetland site in India?
Answer– Sundarvan
Q. Second largest wetland site in India?
Answer– Vembanad Kol
Q. 75th Wetland site in India?
Answer– Shallbugh Wetland