Ramsar site
Rudrasagar Lake
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Overview
Rudrasagar (Rudijala) is a lake in Sepahijala district of Tripura. It is fed by three streams and drains into the Gumti.
The Neermahal water palace, built between 1930 and 1938 by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, stands in the middle of the lake and is one of the few water palaces in eastern India.
It became Tripura's Ramsar site in 2005.
Geography and key facts
- Sepahijala district, Tripura
- Neermahal water palace (1930)
- Drains into the Gumti
- Ramsar site (2005)
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (2022) asked wetland–location pairs. Neermahal is often asked separately.
Note for UPSC
Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), [[Tripura]].
Ramsar sites come up as wetland–state pairs and in questions on conservation status.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2022 · Q30Consider the following pairs : Wetland/Lake — Location How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Rudrasagar Lake.
Key facts
- Type
- Ramsar site
- State / UT
- Tripura
- Coordinates
- 23.504°N, 91.315°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2022
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Forests, Wetlands, Mangroves and Coral Reefs (map lesson)