India adds 3 wetlands to Ramsar sites list, taking tally to 85


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  • Thursday, 15 Aug 2024

NEW DELHI, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- India has added three more wetlands to the list of Wetlands of International Importance, also known as Ramsar Sites, taking the number of such sites in the country to 85, officials said Wednesday.

The announcement of adding three more sites -- two in Tamil Nadu and one in Madhya Pradesh -- to the list was made by Bhupender Yadav, federal minister of environment, forest and climate change.

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