Chilika Lake

14 Nov 2024 09:56:53 am

Tags : Chilika Lake

Topic: Lakes

Why in the news?

A motorboat carrying more than 60 passengers and 40 motorbikes was stranded in Odisha\'s Chilika Lake after its engine malfunctioned, leaving passengers in a tense situation. The incident occurred near Maensa, a remote area in the lake, when the boat’s engine developed a technical snag, halting its journey mid-water.

Source: Deccan Chronicle

About Chilika Lake:

It is the largest brackish water lake and wintering ground of the birds in the Indian subcontinent.
It is Asia\'s largest and world\'s second largest lagoon.
In 1981, it was designated the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
Major attraction at Chilika is Irrawaddy dolphins which are often spotted off Satapada Island.
The large Nalabana Island (Forest of Reeds) covering about 16 sq km in the lagoon area was declared a bird sanctuary in 1987.
Kalijai Temple is located on an island in the Chilika Lake.
Chilika lake hosts birds migrating from thousands of miles away from the Caspian Sea, Lake Baikal, Aral Sea, remote parts of Russia, Kirghiz steppes of Mongolia, Central and South East Asia, Ladakh and the Himalayas.
The birds find the vast mud-field and abundant fish stock here suitable to congregate.