Bhubaneswar, Aug. 5 -- The famous Satkosia Gorge in Odisha's Angul district has been designated as a Ramsar site, the third such location to be marked as a wetland of international importance in the State.

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Bhupender Yadav said 10 Indian wetlands have been included into the Ramsar sites, taking the total number of such sites in the country to 64. The new sites include six wetlands from Tamil Nadu and one each from Goa, Karnataka, MP and Odisha.

Satkosia gorge is known for its unique bio-diversity and rich flora and fauna species like gharials, mugger, freshwater turtles. A narrow stretch of River Mahanadi near Tikarapada, it is located within Satkosia Tiger Reserve. It is...