2020
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Question
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India recently added ____ more wetlands to sites protected by the Ramsar Convention?
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5
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10
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15
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20
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -India adds 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites covering an area of 13, 26, 677 ha in the country in the 75th year of Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 2022, Twenty Six new sites were added that includes Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest & Pichavaram Mangrove from Tamil Nadu, Pala wetland from Mizoram, Sakhya Sagar from Madhya Pradesh. The surface-area covered by Ramsar Sites are around 1, 083, 322 hectares.
Detailed explanation-3: -Haiderpur Wetland in Uttar Pradesh has been added as the 47th Ramsar Site in December 2021. It is a human-made wetland formed in 1984 and is located within the boundaries of Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
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