Efforts by Urban Dev department, IMC make Indore India's first wetland city

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- SATYAPRAKASH SHARMA

BHOPAL: Adding another feather to its cap, Madhya Pradesh's Indore, the cleanest city in the country, has now become India's first wetland city as it has earned a spot on the global list of accredited wetland cities under the Ramsar Convention.

This achievement comes as a result of the concerted efforts of the MP Urban Administration and Development Department (UADD) and the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), which have worked efficiently to restore and integrate wetlands into the city's infrastructure.

The convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides a framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources, its Advisory Committee on Wetlands City Accreditation in its recent announcement accredited 31 cities, including two from India Indore (MP) and Udaipur (Rajasthan).