WETLAND is located in Kerala.Karingali Puncha is a vast wetland spread over the districts of Pathanamthitta and Alapuzha.This wetland is considered one of the best birding spots of these districts. Wetlands are AREAS where WATER is the primary FACTOR controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. They occur where the water table is at or near the surface of the land, or where the land is covered by water.Wetlands are defined as "lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic eco-systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water". World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2nd February.This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in RAMSAR, Iran.