♦ Gogabeel Lake in Katihar district of Bihar, has got a tag of international importance as a Ramsar site, bringing the total number of such protected sites in the country to 94.
♦ Bihar has now six Ramsar sites, standing at third position in the country after Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
♦ India, meanwhile, continues to be at the top in Asia and third in the world after the UK (176) and Mexico (144) in terms of total number of Ramsar sites under a global convention. Globally, there are 2,546 Ramsar sites.
♦ With this recognition, the total no. of Ramsar sites in the country rises to 94, adding 67 sites in the last 11 years, covering an area of 13,60,805 hectares.
♦ A global Convention to protect such areas was adopted in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar.
♦ It provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources across its 172-member countries including India.
♦ Even the previous two wetlands (92nd and 93rd) - Gokul Jalashay of Buxar district and Udaipur Jheel of West Champaran district - added to the Ramsar list are in Bihar.
Posted Date: November 3, 2025
