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The Union environment ministry has identified 20 wetlands and nine wetland clusters for conservation as they are congregation sites for several migratory water bird species. These wetlands include Keoladeo in Rajasthan, Coringa in Andhra Pradesh, Bhitarkanika in Odisha, Point Calimere in Tamil Nadu, Sunderbans in West Bengal, Harike in Punjab, Gulf of Mannar, and Nal Soravar in Gujarat. These wetlands will be protected as part of the Centre’s Central Asian Flyway Action Plan launched on 19 November 2018. The plan states that the boundaries of these wetland clusters will be demarcated and notified under the Wetlands Rules 2017. Additional water will also be allocated whenever needed to maintain the ecological health of these wetlands.