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Q8 (CDS-II/2024) Geography › Maps & Locations › Indian environmental sites Answer Verified

Which of the following Ramsar Wetland sites is not situated in any of the Union Territories of India?

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Based on the provided records, Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Unlike the other options, Tamil Nadu is a State, not a Union Territory. Hokera Wetland and Wular Lake are both situated in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir [3]. Tsomoriri (Tso Moriri) Lake is located in the Union Territory of Ladakh [3]. While older records might list these sites under the former state of Jammu & Kashmir, current administrative divisions classify Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as separate Union Territories [3]. Point Calimere was designated as a Ramsar site on August 19, 2002, and remains one of the prominent wetland sites in southern India. Therefore, Point Calimere is the only site among the choices not situated in a Union Territory.

Sources

  1. [2] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > MAngrove (forests). > p. 51
  2. [3] http://www.moef.gov.in/uploads/2024/03/85-Ramsar-sites-of-India-14-08-2024.pdf
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