Odisha to conserve Chilika and Anusupa lakes – Diligent IAS 22/08/2019 – Posted in: Daily News – Tags: Anusupa lake, Chilika lake
CHILIKA AND ANUSUPA LAKES
The Odisha Wetland Authority recently approved the implementation of an integrated management plan for Chilika and Ansupa.
- Chilika: country’s largest brackish water lagoon.
- Anusupa: State’s largest freshwater lake.
The five-year management of lakes is intended at strengthening livelihood of thousands of fishermen relying on the two water-bodies. Besides, tourism promotion and conservation of ecology will be taken up.
Chilika Lake
- Lake Chilika is spread over 1,100 sq km. Lakhs of tourists visit the lake to watch endangered Irrawaddy dolphins and migratory birds during winter.
Anusupa Lake
- Anusupa spread over almost 2 sq km is also the wintering ground for 32 species of migratory birds.
- Its calmness, scenic beauty and forest coverage behold the visitors.
- Anusupa is famous for its sweet water fish, especially labeo bata locally known as pohala.
Source: The Hindu
ALSO, READ MORE DAILY NEWS
- Chief of Defence Staff
- NASA Selects Four Asteroid Landing Sites for Osiris-REX
- Document Identification Number (DIN)
- Navroz – Parsis New Year
- Kolam – traditional drawing form
- Report on offshore rupee markets
- National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL)
- First Indian airline to fly over the North Pole
You are on the Best Online IAS preparation platform. You are learning under experts.
We are present on Facebook- Diligent IAS, LinkedIn- Diligent IAS, YouTube- Diligent IAS, Instagram- Diligent IAS. Get in touch with us.