Answer: Uttar Pradesh
Notes: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Uttar Pradesh government to explain the delay in notifying the Dhanauri water body as a wetland. The Uttar Pradesh government must submit a status report in four weeks. Dhanauri Wetland is located in Dhanauri village, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and is a bird-watching area. It is home to 217 bird species, with up to 50,000 waterfowl during migratory seasons (Nov-Mar). The wetland hosts around 150 Sarus Cranes, Uttar Pradesh's state bird. It is recognized as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International and documented by BNHS (Bombay Natural History Society).
