{"id":368874,"date":"2026-08-04T15:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368874"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:43:41","slug":"glaw-lake-becomes-arunachal-pradeshs-first-ramsar-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/glaw-lake-becomes-arunachal-pradeshs-first-ramsar-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s first Ramsar Site"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India has included Glaw Lake in the Ramsar List, making it Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s first Ramsar Site and India\u2019s 101st Ramsar Site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Glaw Lake<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368882\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?resize=526%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Glaw Lake\" width=\"526\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?w=766&amp;ssl=1 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ResearchGate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Glaw Lake<\/strong>\u00a0is a <strong>high-altitude natural freshwater lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>It is located\u00a0in<strong> Lohit district near Wakro, Arunachal Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Protected Area:<\/strong> The lake lies <strong>inside<\/strong> <strong>the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary<\/strong>, an important biodiversity area.<\/li>\n<li><strong>key Aspects:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lake Origin:<\/strong> The lake was <strong>formed by natural tectonic activity and land-block warping.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature:<\/strong> It is a <strong>pristine high-altitude natural freshwater lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Elevation:<\/strong> It is <strong>approximately 1,168 metres above sea level.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong> It covers an estimated <strong>surface area of 8 square kilometres.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Water Source: <\/strong><\/strong>Fed by <strong>perennial mountain streams<\/strong> and serves as the <strong>primary source for the Kamlang River.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> The lake catchment supports over 150 tree species, <strong>including Hollong, Canarium, and Rhododendron<\/strong>, along with 49 wild orchid species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Community:<\/strong> The surrounding traditional lands are inhabited by the <strong>Miju Mishmi, Digaro Mishmi, and Idu Mishmi tribal communities.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognition:<\/strong> It has been designated a Ramasar site in August 2026, becoming <strong>Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s first Ramsar Site<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India now has 101 Ramsar Sites,<\/strong> with <strong>Glaw Lake becoming Arunachal Pradesh&#8217;s first Ramsar Site.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has included Glaw Lake in the Ramsar List, making it Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s first Ramsar Site and India\u2019s 101st Ramsar Site. About Glaw Lake Glaw Lake\u00a0is a high-altitude natural freshwater lake. Location: It is located\u00a0in Lohit district near Wakro, Arunachal Pradesh. Protected Area: The lake lies inside the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/glaw-lake-becomes-arunachal-pradeshs-first-ramsar-site\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Glaw Lake becomes Arunachal Pradesh\u2019s first Ramsar Site<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11209,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-368874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-geography-in-news","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}