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Consider the following statements regarding National Wetland Inventory Atlas-

1. It provides wetland mapping and inventory by analysing digital satellite data of post and pre-monsoon seasons.

2. As per the Atlas total wetland area is estimated nearly 14% of the total geographical area of the country

3. The Atlas has been developed by Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change.

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Explanation:

Wetlands defined as areas of land that are either temporarily or permanently covered by water exhibit enormous diversity according to their genesis, geographical location, water regime and chemistry.

National Wetland Inventory & Assessment sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Space Application Centre (ISRO), Ahmadabad has carried out a survey in the year 2010 and prepared the National Wetland Inventory Atlas, mapping a total of 7,57,060 wetlands in the country at 1:50,000 scale. It provides wetland mapping and inventory by analysing digital satellite data of post and pre-monsoon seasons.. As per the Atlas, total wetland area is estimated to be 15.26 million hectares, nearly 4.63% of the total geographical area of the country.