Bhubaneswar: Three wetlands of Odisha – Tampara Lake of Ganjam, Hirakud Dam, Sambalpur and Ansupa Lake, Cuttack have made it into the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, informed in a tweet today.
PM Shri @narendramodi ji’s love and care for environment is helping India scale newer heights in conservation.
Elated to inform that 11 more Indian wetlands have got Ramsar recognition. This takes our tally to 75 sites.#AmritMahotsav#IndiaAt75 pic.twitter.com/jsYGTBGOQo
— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) August 13, 2022
Recently, Odisha’s Satakosia Gorge was also included in the Ramsar list. With this, six places of Odisha have made itto the very important list of wetlands. With the inclusion of eleven nes sites, the total number of Ramsar sites in the country has gone up to 75.