Maharana Pratap Sagar designated as a Ramsar wetland site

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Maharana Pratap Sagar is a man-made reservoir and important bird habitat in Himachal Pradesh, India, internationally recognized for its rich biodiversity and ecological significance.

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instanceOf Ramsar site ⓘ
bird habitat ⓘ
man-made reservoir ⓘ
wetland ⓘ
basinCountry India ⓘ
contributesTo local livelihoods ⓘ
regional biodiversity conservation ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designation Ramsar wetland site ⓘ
formedBy Pong Dam ⓘ
governedBy Government of Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
Government of India ⓘ
habitatType freshwater reservoir ⓘ
hasBiodiversitySignificance rich biodiversity ⓘ
hasEcologicalSignificance important wetland ecosystem ⓘ
internationalRecognition Ramsar Convention on Wetlands ⓘ
linked to: Ramsar Convention
isImportantFor migratory birds ⓘ
resident birds ⓘ
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
Kangra district ⓘ
namedAfter Maharana Pratap ⓘ
primaryUse hydropower ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
protectedStatus wildlife sanctuary ⓘ
ramsarDesignationReason ecological significance ⓘ
important bird habitat ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
recognizedFor ecological significance ⓘ
ornithological importance ⓘ
region northwestern India ⓘ
river Beas River ⓘ
secondaryUse fisheries ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
stateProtectedArea Himachal Pradesh wildlife sanctuary network ⓘ
supports aquatic vegetation ⓘ
fish species ⓘ
waterfowl populations ⓘ
wetland-dependent fauna ⓘ

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Pong Dam → RamsarSiteStatus → Maharana Pratap Sagar designated as a Ramsar wetland site ⓘ