Consider the following statements:

Tamil Nadu has maximum number of Ramsar sites followed by Uttar Pradesh.

Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve and Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve are located in Jammu & Kashmir and Tamil Nadu respectively.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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India has recently added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites.
The 11 new sites include: Four (4) sites in Tamil Nadu, Three (3) in Odisha, Two (2) in Jammu & Kashmir and One (1) each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Tamil Nadu has maximum no. of Ramsar sites (14 nos), followed by UP which has 10 nos. of Ramsar sites.
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve and Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu & Kashmir.
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary, Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary, Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.

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India has recently added 11 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites to make total 75 Ramsar sites.
The 11 new sites include: Four (4) sites in Tamil Nadu, Three (3) in Odisha, Two (2) in Jammu & Kashmir and One (1) each in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Tamil Nadu has maximum no. of Ramsar sites (14 nos), followed by UP which has 10 nos. of Ramsar sites.
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve and Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu & Kashmir.
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary, Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex, Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary, Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.