MoEF&CC officially designated Surha Taal (Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary) in Ballia, UP, as India's 100th Ramsar Site and UP's 13th. Announced in Lucknow on June 5 (World Environment Day). India now has the highest Ramsar Sites in Asia and ranks 3rd globally behind UK (176) and Mexico. First two Indian Ramsar Sites (1981): Chilika Lake and Keoladeo NP.
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Surha Taal (Ballia, UP) Declared India's 100th Ramsar Site on World Environment Day
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- MoEF&CC officially designated Surha Taal (Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary) in Ballia, UP, as India's 100th Ramsar Site and UP's 13th
- Announced in Lucknow on June 5 (World Environment Day)
- India now has the highest Ramsar Sites in Asia and ranks 3rd globally behind UK (176) and Mexico
- First two Indian Ramsar Sites (1981): Chilika Lake and Keoladeo NP
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• Surha Taal: 100th Ramsar Site; Ballia, UP; UP's 13th • India: Asia #1; Global #3 (UK: 176, Mexico ahead) • First sites (1981): Chilika Lake (Odisha) + Keoladeo NP (Rajasthan); India joined Ramsar: 1982
