| Nanda Lake | |
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| Location | Curchorem, Goa, India |
| Coordinates | 15°14′10.5″N74°06′33″E / 15.236250°N 74.10917°E |
| Area | 0.42 km2 |
| Official name | Nanda Lake |
| Designated | 8 June 2022 |
| Reference no. | 2471 [1] |
Nanda lake is a Ramsar site located in the Indian state of Goa. It is situated in Curchorem. Covering an area of 0.42 square kilometres, [2] it is the only Ramsar wetland site in Goa. [3]
The lake was notified as a wetland by the Indian government on 2021 under the Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017. [3] On 3 August 2022, it was declared as a Ramsar wetland site on 2022 Ramsar Convention . [2]
The wetland is home to red-wattled lapwing, black-headed ibis, bronze-winged jacana, brahminy kite, common kingfisher, wire-tailed swallow, intermediate egret, little cormorant and lesser whistling duck. [3]
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