Centre launches a web portal for wetlands

New Delhi : The Union government on Saturday launched a web portal ‘Wetlands of India Portal’ which will give detail information about the wetlands in the country.

The portal was launched by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti here in New Delhi.

“The portal is a single point access to all the information relating to wetlands across the country,” said in the official statement.

The portal is a dynamic system for processing information and making it available to the stakeholders in an efficient and accessible manner.

It will also host capacity building material, data repository, videos and information for students.

Importantly, a dashboard for each State and UT has been developed to access the portal and fill it with information of wetlands in their administration.

The statement said login credentials have also been provided for Knowledge Partners.

The portal also enables citizen engagement and they can register themselves and upload wetland related pictures across different themes.

Importantly, registered citizens can opt to take the pledge to become wetland Mitra and indicate their State/UT and areas of interest.

This information would allow States and UTs to contact interested persons for various programs and initiatives.

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