 The International Ramsar Convention on Wetlands has declared Nandur Madhameshwar wetland in Niphad tahsil of Nashik district as Ramsar wetland.This is the first wetland in the state and among the nine wetlands in India declared by the Convention as Ramsar sites on January 27, days ahead of International Wetlands Day on February 2.“Nandur Madhmeshwar wetland has been formed by shallow backwaters of Nandur Madhmeshwar dam and is known as Maharashtra ‘s Bharatpur.