Sixteen Biosphere Reserves have been designated in India . They are
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Nilgiri (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka)
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Nanda Devi (Uttrakhand),
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Nokrek (Meghalaya)
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Manas (Assma)
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Dibru-Saikhowa (Assam),
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Sundarban (West Bengal),
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Gulf of Mannar (Tamil Nadu),
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Great Nicobar (Andaman & Nicobar Islands),
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Similipal (Orissa),
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Dehang-Debang (Arunachal Pradesh),
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Khangchendzonga (Sikkim),
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Pachmarhi (Madhya Pradesh),
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Achanakmar-Amarkantak (Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh),
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Agasthyamalai (Tamil Nadu and Kerala),
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Katchchh (Gujarat) and
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Cold Desert (Himachal Pradesh).