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Wetlands are transitional zones between aquatic and dry terrestrial ecosystems that are periodically or permanently inundated. They support hydrophytic vegetation and hydric soils. India has 41 Ramsar sites designated as wetlands of international importance, which provide important provisioning functions like water supply, fisheries, and agriculture as well as regulating functions like flood control, water purification, and erosion control. However, wetlands face threats from development, pollution, climate

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Disha

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EN