Ramsar Site in Uttar Pradesh

Question of The Day16-02-2022

“It is the largest natural flood plain wetland of India located in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It was established in 1980. It serves as a natural habitat for Sarus. It has become the 10th Ramsar site of Uttar Pradesh.”

Which of the following Ramsar sites is best described by the above given passage?

Answer

Correct Answer : a ) Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary

Explanation :

Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary has been declared as the Ramsar site on World Wetlands Day 2022. It is the largest natural flood plain wetland of India. It is located in Sant Kabir Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It was established as a sanctuary in 1980. It has become the tenth Ramsar site of Uttar Pradesh. It serves as a natural habitat for Sarus.

Haiderpur Wetland and Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary are the other two Ramsar sites from Uttar Pradesh.

Sultanpur National Park is another Ramsar site from Haryana.

Hence, option (a) is correct.

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