2 bird sanctuaries added to Ramsar list, taking tally of wetlands to 82
India now equals China in terms of Ramsar Sites with the addition of Nagi and Nakti, both man-made reservoirs situated in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui District in Bihar
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New Delhi: India has added two bird sanctuaries from Bihar - Nagi and Nakti -- to the ‘Ramsar Sites’ list, taking the tally to 82, according to a top official.
The newest 'Wetlands of International Importance', both man-made reservoirs situated in the Jhajha forest range of Jamui District in Bihar, were added to Ramsar Sites as part of World Environment Day, observed annually on June 5.
The two catchments feature dry deciduous forests surrounded by hills.
“On #WorldEnvironmentDay Nagi & Nakti bird sanctuaries in #Jamui district of #Bihar have been declared as Wetlands of International importance -Ramsar Sites. This will help in our bird conservation efforts,” Bandana Preyashi, the Secretary of the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (DEFCC) of Bihar, said in a post on X.
With the two sites, India now equals China in terms of Ramsar Sites.
Both countries have 82 recognised waterlogged ecosystems in the country. The UK with 175 has the highest number of such sites, followed by Mexico (144).
Nakti bird sanctuary (Site no. 2546 on the ‘Ramsar List’) was developed primarily for irrigation through the construction of Nakti Dam and was designated as a bird sanctuary in 1984.
