Q. Name first waterbody in Indian to be designated as wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention in 1981.
Solution:
Chilika Lake It is largest coastal lagoon or brackish water lake in India and Asia and second largest lagoon in the world (after The New Caledonian barrier reef in New Caledonia)
It was put under Montreux Record (record for such sites where there has been or likely to be adverse ecological change due to manmade activities), but was later removed from it due to conservation efforts.
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