Dhanauri Wetlands

This 98 hectares under-threat wetland is awaiting the protected status as Ramsar Site.

[1] Dhanauri is about 15 km north of Noida Airport in GB Nagar district.

A condition imposed by the India's Environment Ministry while granting environmental clearance to the Jewar airport, "conservation plan for birds and fauna, in consultation with the Wildlife Institute of India, shall be submitted within six months from the grant of clearance and be implemented in letter and spirit", remains ignored by Uttar Pradesh government as of February 2024.

Consequently, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has not received any proposal from the UP government to designatee Dhanauri wetland as a Ramsar site.

YEIDA has allotted the land for building houses in this 42.31 hectares, and people have started construction.