Deforestation, faulty flood management and frequent flooding had led to large silt deposits in two Ramsar site wetlands in the Kashmir Himalayas, Hokera and Haigam. While Haigam was over silted ...

Besides Odisha, other states whose wetlands got Ramsar site tag are Tamil Nadu, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Susanta Nanda, a senior Indian Forest Service officer and member ...

two in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. A total of 26 sites were added to the Ramsar list from 1982 to 2013. Since 2014, 49 sites have bagged the coveted tag.

two Jammu and Kashmir, and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, the environment ministry said in a statement. “India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 ...