Q. “Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve” is recently seen in news is located at?
Answer: A
Notes:
ANS: The Ramsar list aims at “developing and maintaining an international network of wetlands which are important for the conservation of global biological diversity and for sustaining human life through the maintenance of their ecosystem components, processes and benefits”.
- The other sites include three in Odisha, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Tampara Lake, Hirakud Reservoir and Ansupa Lake in Odisha; Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve and Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu and Kashmir; Thane Creek in Maharashtra and Yashwant Sagar in Madhya Pradesh.

