Khijadia Wild Life sanctuary Gujrat &Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary UP Declared Ramsar Site |taking total numbe rof Ramsar Sites 49, 03 Feb 2022
Khijadia Wild Life sanctuary Gujrat &Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary UP Declared Ramsar Site |taking total numbe rof Ramsar Sites 49, 03 Feb 2022 Why in News On the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2022, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav declared 'Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary' in Uttar Pradesh and 'Khijadiya Wildlife Sanctuary' in Gujarat as Ramsar sites in a program organized at Sultanpur National Bird Park, Gurugram, Haryana. Key Points With the inclusion of these two sanctuaries in the Ramsar site, the total number of protected wetlands in the country has increased to 49. Now the number of Ramsar sites in India has become the largest among the countries of South Asia. Similarly, the number of Ramsar sites in Uttar Pradesh has now increased to 10 - 1. Upper Ganga River (Brajghat to Narora stretch), 2. Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary (Unnao), 3. Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Hardoi), 4. Samaspur Bird Sanctuary (Rae Bareli), 5. Saman Bird Sanctuary (Ma...