290
Table 20.1 The distribution of wetlands in the states (province) and Union Territories (UT) in India
Sl. No.
State (province)
Natural
Artifi cial
Nos.
Area (ha)
Nos.
Area (ha)
1.
Andhra Pradesh
219
100,457
19,020
425,892
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
2
20,200
NA
NA
3.
Assam
1,394
86,355
NA
NA
4.
Bihar
62
224,788
33
48,607
5.
Goa
3
12,360
NA
NA
6.
Gujarat
22
394,627
57
129,660
7.
Haryana
14
2,691
4
1,079
8.
Himachal Pradesh
5
702
3
19,165
9.
Jammu and Kashmir
18
7,227
NA
21,880
10.
Karnataka
10
3,320
22,758
539,195
11.
Kerala
32
24,329
2,121
210,579
12.
Madhya Pradesh
8
324
53
187,818
13.
Maharashtra
49
21,675
1,004
279,025
14.
Manipur
5
26,600
NA
NA
15.
Meghalaya
2
NA
NA
NA
16.
Mizoram
3
36
1
1
17.
Nagaland
2
210
NA
NA
18.
Orissa
20
137,022
36
148,454
19.
Punjab
33
17,085
6
5,391
20.
Rajasthan
9
14,027
85
100,217
21.
Sikkim
42
1,107
2
3
22.
Tamil Nadu
31
58,068
20,030
201,132
23.
Tripura
3
575
1
4,833
24.
Uttar Pradesh
125
12,832
28
212,470
25.
West Bengal
54
291,963
9
52,564
Total
2,167
1,458,580
65,251
2,587,965
Sl. No.
Union Territories
Natural
Artifi cial
No.
Area
No.
Area
1
Chandigarh
–
–
1
170
2
Pondicherry
3
1,533
2
1,131
Total
3
1,533
3
1,301
Grand total
2,170
1,460,113
65,254
2,589,266
Table 20.2 Distribution of mangroves in India
Sl. No.
States/Union Territories
Area in sq. km
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1,190
2
West Bengal
4,200
3
Orissa
150
4
Andhra Pradesh
200
5
Tamil Nadu
150
6
Karnataka
60
7
Goa
200
8
Gujarat
260
9
Maharashtra
330
Total
6,740
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Table 20.1 The distribution of wetlands in the states (province) and Union Territories (UT) in India
Sl. No.
State (province)
Natural
Artifi cial
Nos.
Area (ha)
Nos.
Area (ha)
1.
Andhra Pradesh
219
100,457
19,020
425,892
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
2
20,200
NA
NA
3.
Assam
1,394
86,355
NA
NA
4.
Bihar
62
224,788
33
48,607
5.
Goa
3
12,360
NA
NA
6.
Gujarat
22
394,627
57
129,660
7.
Haryana
14
2,691
4
1,079
8.
Himachal Pradesh
5
702
3
19,165
9.
Jammu and Kashmir
18
7,227
NA
21,880
10.
Karnataka
10
3,320
22,758
539,195
11.
Kerala
32
24,329
2,121
210,579
12.
Madhya Pradesh
8
324
53
187,818
13.
Maharashtra
49
21,675
1,004
279,025
14.
Manipur
5
26,600
NA
NA
15.
Meghalaya
2
NA
NA
NA
16.
Mizoram
3
36
1
1
17.
Nagaland
2
210
NA
NA
18.
Orissa
20
137,022
36
148,454
19.
Punjab
33
17,085
6
5,391
20.
Rajasthan
9
14,027
85
100,217
21.
Sikkim
42
1,107
2
3
22.
Tamil Nadu
31
58,068
20,030
201,132
23.
Tripura
3
575
1
4,833
24.
Uttar Pradesh
125
12,832
28
212,470
25.
West Bengal
54
291,963
9
52,564
Total
2,167
1,458,580
65,251
2,587,965
Sl. No.
Union Territories
Natural
Artifi cial
No.
Area
No.
Area
1
Chandigarh
–
–
1
170
2
Pondicherry
3
1,533
2
1,131
Total
3
1,533
3
1,301
Grand total
2,170
1,460,113
65,254
2,589,266
Table 20.2 Distribution of mangroves in India
Sl. No.
States/Union Territories
Area in sq. km
1
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1,190
2
West Bengal
4,200
3
Orissa
150
4
Andhra Pradesh
200
5
Tamil Nadu
150
6
Karnataka
60
7
Goa
200
8
Gujarat
260
9
Maharashtra
330
Total
6,740
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