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Govt aiming to get Ramsar tags for 26 more wetlands by 75th Independence Day
Updated On: 08 June, 2022 01:47 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
These wetlands of international importance are called Ramsar Sites in commemoration of the Convention on Wetlands that took place in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar
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India is aiming at getting a Ramsar tag for 75 of its wetlands on the 75th year of independence, top officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) said on Tuesday.
India already has 49 Ramsar Sites -- wetlands of international importance -- and now, is pushing for 26 more. "Nominations for 23 have already been sent while three more are in the pipeline," said the officials.
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