Answer-Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary is in which state which had recently been named to be designated as New...

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middot Recently India added 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar sites to make total 64 sites in the country .  middot The 10 new sites include  Six sites in Tamil Nadu and One each in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha .     New Ramsar Sites  Location      Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary  Tamil Nadu    Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve  Tamil Nadu .    Vembannur Wetland Complex  Tamil Nadu    Vellode Bird Sanctuary  Tamil Nadu    Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary  Tamil Nadu    Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary  Tamil Nadu    Satkosia Gorge  Odisha    Nanda Lake  Goa    Ranganathituu BS  Karnataka    Sirpur wetland  Madhya Pradesh                   Learn Along     About Ramsar Convention  middot The Ramsar convention is an intergovernmental environmental treaty that was established by UNESCO on February 2, 1971  which came into force in 1975  middot The convention got its name from Ramsar city in Iran on the Caspian Sea, where the treaty was signed .  middot It provides for international cooperation and national action regarding conservation of wetlands and sustainable use of their resources .  middot The Ramsar convention identifies wetlands of international importance across the globe, especially those that are home to diverse biodiversity .  middot India signed it on 1st Feb 1982 .

Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary is in which state which had

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New Ramsar Sites	Location
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve	Tamil Nadu .
Vembannur Wetland Complex	Tamil Nadu
Vellode Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
Satkosia Gorge	Odisha
Nanda Lake	Goa
Ranganathituu BS	Karnataka
Sirpur wetland	Madhya Pradesh