Kanjia lake

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kanjia lake is a natural lake on the northern outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. While the main lake consist of 75 hectares (190 acres), the total wetland covers an area of 105 hectares (260 acres).[1] It has rich biodiversity, and is a wetland of national importance which is helpful for maintaining the city's ecology.[2][1] The lake ecosystem consist of 37 species of birds, 20 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibians, 46 species of fishes and 3 species of prawns, 10 species of sub-merged macrophytes, 14 species of floating macrophytes and 24 species of emergent macrophytes.[3] The lake is facing threat from uncontrolled quarrying, dumping of solid waste and haphazard real estate construction on its fringe areas.[4][1][5] The lake constitute a part of the Nandankanan Zoological Park, and is used for recreational boating by the visitors.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kanjia lake outlet faces threat of being clogged". The Hindu. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Report on the celebration of the WWD-2008 at Kanjia Lake, Odisha". Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Kanjia Lake". Nandankanan Zoo. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Kanjia lake shrinking?". The Hindu. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Nandankanan lake chokes - Encroachment threat to wetlands". The Telegraph. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
Rivers
Lakes
Waterfalls
Hot springs
Beaches
Dams
Bridges
Harbours/Ports/Proposed Ports
Related topics
  • Godavari basin
  • Mahanadi-Brahmani-Baitarani basin
Hydrography of surrounding areas
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Jharkhand
  • Bengal

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.