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India has added the Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary, popularly known as Surha Taal, to the list of Ramsar Sites, taking the country's tally of internationally recognised wetlands to 100. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on World Environment Day, June 5.
Located in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, Surha Taal is a natural perennial oxbow lake spread across more than 3,400 hectares. The wetland was formed in 1991 through the consolidation of land from 45 villages in the Bansdih region and was renamed Jai Prakash Narayan Bird Sanctuary in 2002. Situated around 10 kilometres from Ballia city, the wetland stretches towards Bhikampur village in the west, Singhauli in the northeast and Dulwara village in the southeast. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of Ballia and Bansdih.
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