Ramsar site
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
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Overview
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, now named after Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad, is a shallow lake wetland in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh, on the Lucknow–Kanpur highway.
It attracts many migratory waterbirds in winter and is popular with visitors from the two nearby cities.
It was designated a Ramsar site in 2019.
Geography and key facts
- Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh
- Renamed after Chandra Shekhar Azad
- Wintering waterbirds
- Ramsar site (2019)
Why it matters for UPSC
Uttar Pradesh's 2019 batch: Nawabganj, Parvati Arga, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and Sarsai Nawar.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Uttar Pradesh.
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Uttar Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 26.619°N, 80.653°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)