Which is the longest canal in our country?

Which is the longest canal in our country?

Indira Gandhi Canal

Is Harike wetland man made?

Harike is one of the largest man-made wetlands of northern India which shares its area with the Tarntaran, Ferozpur and Kapurthala districts of Punjab. It came into existence in 1952 after the construction of barrage near the confluence of rivers Sutlej and Beas.

What are wetlands in India?

Ramsar sites (Wetlands) in India: State-wise compilation

Sl. No.	Wetland Name	State
1	Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh
2	Deepor Beel	Assam
3	Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
4	Chandertal Wetland	Himachal Pradesh

What are the 4 types of wetlands?

Below are brief descriptions of the major types of wetlands found in the United States organized into four general categories: marshes, swamps, bogs, and fens. periodic or permanent shallow water, little or no peat deposition, and mineral soils.

Is Sundarbans a Ramsar site?

Spread across India and Bangladesh over 1 million ha area, Sunderban is the world’s largest single contiguous mangrove swamp. The Indian part received its formal designation yesterday thus bringing the entire swamp under the ambit of Ramsar wise use framework.

Is Sundarban a tiger reserve?

Apart from the tiger, the Sundarban Tiger Reserve also has a rich array of biodiversity values, both floral and faunal. The Sundarbans Tiger Reserve is bound on the east by the international boundary with Bangladesh formed by the rivers Harinbhanga, Raimangal and Kalindi.

Which is the largest Ramsar site in the world?

The world’s largest protected wetland was announced by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance. The site, known as Llanos de Moxos, is located in the South American country of Bolivia. At more than 17 million acres, the wetland is roughly equal in size to the US state of North Dakota.

Which country has most wetlands?

Environment > Wetlands of intl importance > Area: Countries Compared

#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT
1	Canada	13,052 thousand hectares
2	Russia	10,324 thousand hectares
3	Botswana	6,864 thousand hectares
4	Peru	6,759 thousand hectares