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Uttar Pradesh
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Detailed explanation-1: -Recognised as the “bird village” following community-driven conservation efforts, Menar in Udaipur district is set to be notified as Rajasthan’s new wetland.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tamil Nadu has maximum no. of Ramsar sites (14 nos), followed by UP which has 10 nos. of Ramsar sites.
Detailed explanation-3: -The five new Ramsar sites are Karikili Bird Sanctuary, Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest and Pichavaram Mangrove in Tamil Nadu, Sakhya Sagar in Madhya Pradesh and Pala Wetlands in Mizoram.
Detailed explanation-4: -Menar village in Udaipur district, recognized as “Bird Village” after various conservation efforts, has been decided to be notified as the new wetland of Rajasthan.
Detailed explanation-5: -8.1.8 Rajasthan Total wetland area estimated is 782314 ha that is around 2.29 per cent of the geographic area (Table 29). River/Stream contributed 39.95% to the total wetland area. The reservoir/barrage with 190600 ha (24.36% area) is the second major wetland category. Area under tank/pond is 151027 ha (19.31%).