India, Oct. 16 -- LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh expanded its network of internationally recognised wetlands on Thursday after Sauj Jheel in Mainpuri district was officially designated as the state's 14th Ramsar Site. The announcement came as India added two new wetlands of international importance to the Ramsar list - Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh and Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh.

"Sauj is our latest and 14th Ramsar site in state, which was declared today. With this, Mainpuri got the distinction of the only district in the country with two Ramsar sites," said Anuradha Vemuri, principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife), UP.

A Ramsar site is categorised as a wetland of "international importance" under the Ramsar Convention's list, which is an...