Indore, Bhopal, Udaipur nominated for International Wetland City Accreditation.

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India has nominated three cities for Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, according to a statement by the environment ministry on Thursday. The cities are Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), and Udaipur (Rajasthan).India has nominated Indore, Bhopal and Udaipur for the Wetland City Accreditation (WCA) scheme under the Ramsar Convention, which helps cities gain international recognition for their efforts to protect their natural or human-made wetlands.


      Indore, founded by Holkar Dynasty, is the cleanest city in India and the recipient of India’s Smart City Award 2023. Bhopal is the 6th cleanest city in India

      Ramsar Convention (Convention on Wetlands of International Importance) is an intergovernmental treaty adopted on February 2, 1971, in the city of Ramsar, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, in Iran

      The convention has recognised 18 cities during COP13 and 25 cities during COP14. These 43 cities includes 13 from China and 6 from France.

 

     


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