QUESTION 17
GS3
15 marks
Comment on the National Wetland Conservation Programme initiated by the Government of India and name a few India’s wetlands of international importance included in the Ramsar Sites.
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250 words
What the examiner wants
Comment on India's wetland conservation programme and name some Ramsar sites.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Programme: National Wetland Conservation Programme (1985–86), merged into National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA, 2015), Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017, Amrit Dharohar≈65 words
- 2Assessment: growth in Ramsar sites, but encroachment, pollution, weak state authorities≈65 words
- 3Ramsar sites: Chilika, Keoladeo, Loktak, Wular, Sundarbans, Sambhar≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Programme evolutionAchievementsProblemsRamsar examplesConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Only naming sites without commenting on the programme
- Not mentioning the 2017 Rules or NPCA
Draw this
- Map of India with Ramsar sites marked
Value addition
- DataIndia has over 90 Ramsar sites, the most in Asia.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- FactChilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park were India's first Ramsar sites (1981).Ramsar Convention Secretariat
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- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 41 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 17 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 41 ↗Same syllabus reference
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