Three more wetlands in Odisha have received Ramsar recognition as wetlands of international importance.
These are Tampara Lake in Ganjam district, Hirakud Reservoir in Sambalpur district and Ansupa Lake in Cuttack district. They are among 11 more Indian wetlands designated as Ramsar sites.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav informed this in a tweet on Saturday.
Recently, the Centre had added 10 more wetlands including the Satkosia Gorge in Odisha as Ramsar sites.
With inclusion of 11 more wetlands, the tally of Ramsar sites has risen to 75 so far.
A Ramsar site is a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, an environmental treaty established by the UNESCO in 1971, named after the city of Ramsar in Iran.
