Rajasthan's 2 Wetlands, Khichan And Menar, Declared Ramsar Sites

National desk:

On World Environment Day, Menar in Udaipur and Khichan in Jodhpur's Phalodi have been declared as sites of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. With the two inclusions, India now has 91 Ramsar sites.

Lauding the effort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on his X handle, "Great news! India’s strides in environmental conservation are happening with great vigour and are powered by public participation". Modi has also shared Union Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav's announcement of the two new Ramsar sites.