Ramsar Convention

Timeline

1. 15 Oct2026
   Environment

   India adds Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel to Ramsar list, total 103¹²

   Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced the two new sites, taking India's Ramsar count to 103.

   • Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced Sukhna Wetland (Chandigarh) and Sauj Jheel (Uttar Pradesh) as new Ramsar sites on 15 October 2026
   • India's Ramsar site tally reaches 103
2. 22 Apr2026
   Environment

   India's Ramsar tally reaches 99 with Shekha Jheel in Aligarh³⁴⁵

   Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh was designated India's 99th Ramsar site, announced on 22 April 2026 by Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav. The draft's May date was wrong.

   • Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary (Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh) was declared India's 99th Ramsar site; announced 22 April 2026
   • Uttar Pradesh's Ramsar sites rose to 12
   • The wetland formed after the Upper Ganges Canal was built in the 1850s and hosts about 249 bird species
3. 31 Jan2026
   Environment

   India's Ramsar tally rises to 98 with Chhari-Dhand and Patna Bird Sanctuary⁶⁷⁸

   Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on 30-31 January that Chhari-Dhand in Gujarat and Patna Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh had been designated Ramsar sites, taking India's total to 98 just before World Wetlands Day on 2 February.

   • Two sites announced on 30-31 January 2026 (before World Wetlands Day, 2 February)
   • Total Ramsar sites in India rises to 98
   • Chhari-Dhand: Gujarat's only Conservation Reserve, a seasonal wetland in Kutch, a stopover on the western migratory flyway
   • Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh
4. 10 Dec2025
   Environment

   India's Ramsar tally reaches 96 with two new wetlands⁹¹⁰

   India added Siliserh Lake in Alwar, Rajasthan and Kopra Jalashay in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh as its 95th and 96th Ramsar sites. Kopra is Chhattisgarh's first Ramsar site.

   • Siliserh Lake (Rajasthan) and Kopra Jalashay (Chhattisgarh) added
   • Indian Ramsar sites total 96 as of December 2025
   • Kopra is the first Ramsar site of Chhattisgarh

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Sources

1. ThePrint (PTI)
2. Free Press Journal
3. Swarajya
4. Onmanorama
5. Mongabay India
6. All India Radio
7. ETV Bharat
8. Organiser
9. Outlook Traveller
10. ThePrint