Chhari-Dhand
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Overview
Chhari-Dhand is a seasonal saline wetland in Kachchh district of Gujarat, at the edge of the Banni grasslands and the Great Rann.
When the monsoon fills it, it attracts huge numbers of birds, including cranes and flamingos; it is protected as a conservation reserve. It was designated a Ramsar site in 2025, one of the newest in Gujarat.
Dhand means a shallow wetland in Kachchhi; the site lies close to the India–Pakistan border.
Geography and key facts
- Seasonal wetland, Kachchh district, Gujarat
- Between the Banni grasslands and the Great Rann
- Conservation reserve
- Ramsar site (2025)
Why it matters for UPSC
Gujarat's Ramsar sites: Nalsarovar, Thol, Wadhvana, Khijadiya and Chhari-Dhand. Banni is also asked as a grassland.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Gujarat.
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Chhari-Dhand yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Coordinates
- 23.563°N, 69.413°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)