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New Ramsar sites
August 15 , 2022
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- Four sites in Tamil Nadu have been added to the Ramsar list.
- It is taking the state’s total number to 14.
- The Union Environment Ministry added 11 Indian sites to the Ramsar list.
- Thus, the number of wetlands of international importance in the country is 75.
- The new Indian wetlands of international importance in Tamil Nadu are:
- Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary - Ramanathapuram district
- Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary - Ramanathapuram district.
- Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary - Tiruvarur district
- Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex - Kanyakumari district
- The other sites include, three in Odisha, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Now, Tamil Nadu has the maximum number of Ramsar sites in the country (14), followed by Uttar Pradesh (10).
- A total of 26 sites were added to the Ramsar list from 1982 to 2013.
- Since 2014, 49 sites have bagged the coveted tag.
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