Wetlands of India Portal

Wetland Health Card Details

State Name

Wetland Name

Date of Entry

Area (hectares)

Wetland Type

Year of Data Collection

#	Features	Code	Indicator	Desired Value	Actual Value	Category
1	Area	A-01	% wetland converted to non-wetland use since 2000	0% Actual Value Range and Grade (A) 0% (B) 1-5% (C) 6-10% (D) 11-20% (E) More than 20%
2	Hydrology and catchment	H-01	Ratio of number of natural inlets choked and diverted to total number of natural inlets	<0.2 Actual Value Range and Grade (A) 0-0.2 (B) 0.3-0.4 (C) 0.4-0.6 (D) 0.7-0.8 (E) More than 0.8
3		H-02	Ratio of number of natural outlets choked and diverted to total number of natural outlets	<0.2 Actual Value Range and Grade (A) 0-0.2 (B) 0.3-0.4 (C) 0.4-0.6 (D) 0.7-0.8 (E) More than 0.8
4		Q-01	%of samples conforming to desired BOD/DO/COD levels	Biological Oxygen Demand: Between 3 – 6 mg/l or Dissolved Oxygen >= 6 mg/l or Chemical Oxygen Demand (for Urban Wetlands) <50 mg/l Actual Value Range and Grade (A) 80-100% sample meet the criteria (B) 60-80% sample meet the criteria (C) 40-60% sample meet the criteria (D) 20-40% sample meet the criteria (E) Less than 20% sample meet the criteria
5	Biodiversity	B-01	% wetland area covered by invasive macrophytes	<10% Actual Value Range and Grade (A) <10% (B) 11-20% (C) 21-30% (D) 31-40% (E) More than 40%
6	Biodiversity	B-02	Annual water bird count as a proportion of average count of last 5 years	Increasing Actual Value Range and Grade (A) Increasing significantly over last 5 years (B) Increasing over last 5 years (C) Constant since last 5 years (D) Decreasing over last 5 years (E) Decreasing significantly over last 5 years
7	Governance	G-01	Clearly demarcated wetlands map	Wetlands map prepared and approved by CWLW/Relevant Authority Actual Value Range and Grade (A) Wetlands map prepared and approved by State (B) Wetlands map prepared and under consideration of State Wetlands Authority (C) Wetlands map prepared but not placed in State Wetlands Authority (D) Wetlands map under preparation (E) Wetlands map not prepared
8		G-02	Wetland Management Plan	Management plan prepared and approved by CWLW/Relevant Authority Actual Value Range and Grade (A) Management plan prepared and approved (B) Management plan prepared and submitted to SWA (C) Management plan prepared, not submitted to SWA (D) Management plan under preparation (E) No management plan
9		G-03	Wetland Notification	Wetlands notified under Wetland Rules/WPA Actual Value Range and Grade (A) Final notification under extant regulation (B) Draft notification (C) Regulation under process (D) Regulation planned process initiated (E) No regulation

Basis of calculation

Frequency	Assigned Weight	Value
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Score Card

Ecosystem Health Score	Ecosystem Health Rank	Health Category
Between 0.96 - 1	A+	Very good
Between 0.91 - 0.95	A-	Very good
Between 0.86 - 0.90	B+	Good
Between 0.81 - 0.85	B-	Good
Between 0.76 - 0.80	C+	Moderate
Between 0.71 - 0.75	C-	Moderate
Between 0.61 - 0.70	D	Low
0.60 and below	E	Very Low