Ramsar site
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary
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Overview
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary is a reservoir wetland on the Sutlej in Rupnagar district of Punjab, formed by the Nangal barrage below the Bhakra Dam.
The barrage regulates water released from Bhakra into the canal system, and the lake it created attracts wintering waterbirds. The Shivalik hills rise around it.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2019.
Geography and key facts
- Rupnagar district, Punjab
- Formed by the Nangal barrage on the Sutlej
- Below Bhakra Dam
- Ramsar site (2019)
Why it matters for UPSC
Bhakra–Nangal is India's best-known early multipurpose project; Punjab has six Ramsar sites.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Punjab
- Coordinates
- 31.402°N, 76.370°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)