Environment News

100th Ramsar Site - Surha Tal

June 10 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 62 0

Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary (Surha Tal) in Uttar Pradesh has been declared India’s 100th Ramsar Site under the Ramsar Convention.
It is located in Ballia district of UP and, is a natural oxbow lake formed by the Ganga River.
It was declared as a bird sanctuary in 1991
India now has the highest number of Ramsar Sites in Asia and the third-highest in the world.