List of Biosphere Reserves in India

List of Biosphere Reserves in India


Sno Biosphere Reserve Location in the State/UT
1 Nilgiri Part of Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani Hills in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka
2 Nanda Devi Part of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Almora districts in Uttarakhand
3 Nokrek Part of East West and South of Garohill districts in Meghalaya
4 Manas Part of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darang districts in Assam
5 Sunderban Part of delta of Ganges & Brahmaputra river system in West Bengal
6 Gulf of Mannar India part of Gulf of Mannar extending from Rameswaram island in the north to Kanyakumari in the south of Tamilnadu
7 Great Nicobar Southern most island of Andaman and Nicobar islands
8 Similipal Part of Mayurbhanj district of Orissa
9 Dibru-Saikhova Part of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam
10 Dehang-Dibang Part of Upper Siang, West Siang and Dibang Valley districts of Arunachal Pradesh
11 Pachmarhi Part of Betul,Hoshangabad and Chhindwara districts in Madhyapradesh
12 Khangchendzonga Part of North and West districts of Sikkim
13 Agasthyamalai Part of Thirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts in Tamilnadu and Thiruvanthapuram, Kollam and Pathnamthitta districts in Kerala
14 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Part of Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhyapradesh Bilaspur district of Chattisgarh
15 Kachchh Part of Kachchh,Rajkot, Surendranagar and patan districts of Gujarat
16 Cold Desert Pin Valley NationalPark and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu; and Kibber wild life sanctuary in HimachalPradesh
17 Seshachalam Seshachalam Hill ranges in Eastern Ghats encompassing part of Chttoor and Kadapa districts in Andhrapradesh
18 Panna Part of Panna and Chhattarpur districts in Madhyapradesh

List of Elephant Reserves in India


List of Elephant Reserves in India


Sno Elephant Reserve State
1 Mayur Jharna West Bengal
2 Singhbum Jharkhand
3 Mayurbhanj Odisha
4 Mahanadi Odisha
5 Sambalpur Odisha
6 Badalkhol-Tamorpingla Chattisgarh
7 Kameng Arunachal Pradesh
8 Sonitpur Assam
9 Dihing-Patkai Assam
10 South Arunachal Arunachal Pradesh
11 Kaziranga - Karbi Anglong Assam
12 Dhansiri – Lungding Assam
13 Intanki Nagaland
14 Chirang – Ripu Assam
15 Eastern Dooars West Bengal
16 Garo Hills Meghalaya
17 Mysore Karnataka
18 Wayanad Kerala
19 Nilgiri Tamilnadu
20 Rayala Andhra Pradesh
21 Nilambur Kerala
22 Coimbatore Tamilnadu
23 Anamalai Tamilnadu
24 Anamudi Kerala
25 Periyar Kerala
26 Srivilliputtur Tamilnadu
27 Shivalik Uttarakhand
28 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh

National River Conservation Plan



National River Conservation Plan

Objective: is to improve the water quality of the rivers, which are the major water sources in the country, through the implementation of the pollution abatement works.

So far 42 rivers have been selected under this programme.

The pollution abatement works taken up under this programme include

  • Interception and diversion works to capture raw sewage flowing into the rivers through open drains and diverting them for treatment.
  • Setting up of sewage treatment plants (STPs) for treating the diverted sewage.
  • Construction of low cost sanitation toilets to prevent open defecation on river banks.
  • Construction of Electric Crematoria to conserve the use of wood.
  • River front development work such as improvement of bathing ghats.
  • Afforestation on river banks.
  • Public Participation and awareness building etc.

List of Rivers covered under  National River Conservation Plan


Sno River
1 Adayar
2 Beas
3 Betwa
4 Beehar
5 Bhadra
6 Brahmani
7 Cauvery
8 Cooum
9 Chambal
10 Damodar
11 Dhipu & Dhansiri
12 Ganga
13 Ghaggar
14 Godavari
15 Gomati
16 Khan
17 Krishna
18 Kshipra
19 Mahanadi
20 Mandovi
21 Mandakini
22 Mahananda
23 Mindhola
24 Musi
25 Narmada
26 Pennar
27 Pamba
28 Panchganga
29 Rani Chu
30 Ramganga
31 Sabarmati
32 Satluj
33 Subarnarekha
34 Tapti
35 Tapi
36 Tunga
37 Tungabadra
38 Tamrabarani
39 Vaigai
40 Vennar
41 Wainganga
42 Yamuna

List of wetlands of International Importance in India under Ramsar Convention

List of wetlands of International Importance in India under Ramsar Convention

Sno Name of the Wetland State
1 Chandrataal Himachal Pradesh
2 Renuka Himachal Pradesh
3 Rudrasagar Tripura
4 Upper Ganga Uttar Pradesh
5 Hokarsar Jammu and Kashmir
6 Surinar – Mansar Jammu and Kashmir
7 Bhitarkanika Mangroves Odisha
8 Bhoj Wetland Madhya Pradesh
9 Deepor Beel Asom
10 East Calcutta Wetlands West Bengal
11 Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh
12 Sasthamkotta Lake Kerala
13 Ashtamudi Kerala
14 Tsomoriri Jammu and Kashmir
15 Vembanad – Kol wetland Kerala
16 Point Calimere Sanctuary Tamilnadu
17 Pong Dam Lake Himachal Pradesh
18 Kanjli Punjab
19 Ropar Punjab
20 Harike Lake Punjab
21 Loktak Lake Manipur
22 Sambhar Lake Rajasthan
23 Wular Lake Jammu and Kashmir
24 Chilika Lake Odisha
25 Keoladeo National Park Rajasthan
26 Nalsarovar Gujarat

List of Indian Biosphere Reserves included in UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Network


India has 18 Biosphere Reserves, out of these nine Biosphere Reserves have been included in UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Network. They are,
  1. Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka),
  2. Gulf of Mannar(Tamil Nadu),
  3. Sunderban  (West Bengal),
  4. Nanda Devi,(Uttarakhand),
  5. Pachmarhi (Madhya Pradesh),
  6. Similipal(Orissa),
  7. Nokrek  (Meghalaya), 
  8. Achanakmar-Amarkantak(Chhattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh) and 
  9. Great Nicobar