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'''Kanjia Lake''' ({{Lang-or|[[:or:କାଞ୍ଜିଆ_ହ୍ରଦ_,_ଓଡିଶା|କାଞ୍ଜିଆ ହ୍ରଦ]]}}) is a natural [[lake]] on the northern outskirts of [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]], India. While the main lake covers {{convert|75|ha|acre}}, the total wetland covers an area of {{convert|105|ha|acre}} with the scuba diving facility.<ref name=threat>{{cite news|title=Kanjia lake outlet faces threat of being clogged|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/09/stories/2009060950450200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602211027/http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/09/stories/2009060950450200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 June 2013|accessdate=14 December 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2009}}</ref> It has a rich biodiversity and is a wetland of national importance which is helpful for maintaining the city's ecology.<ref name=threat/><ref name=ramsar>{{cite web|title=Report on the celebration of the WWD-2008 at Kanjia Lake, Odisha|url=http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-activities--world-wetlands-day-2009-21755/main/ramsar/1-63-78%5E21755_4000_0__|publisher=Ramsar Convention on Wetlands|accessdate=27 January 2013}}</ref>

The lake's ecosystem consists of 37 species of birds, 20 species of [[reptile]]s, 10 species of [[amphibian]]s, 46 species of fish and three species of [[prawn]]s, 10 species of sub-merged [[macrophyte]]s, 14 species of floating macrophytes and 24 species of emergent macrophytes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanjia Lake|url=http://www.nandankanan.org/kanjia-lake.php|publisher=Nandankanan Zoo|accessdate=27 January 2013}}</ref>

The lake is facing threat from uncontrolled quarrying, the dumping of solid waste and haphazard real estate construction on its fringe areas.<ref name=threat /><ref>{{cite news|title=Kanjia lake shrinking?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/article585769.ece|accessdate=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nandankanan lake chokes - Encroachment threat to wetlands|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1121230/jsp/odisha/story_16377316.jsp#.UQUsb79woWU|accessdate=27 January 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=30 December 2012}}</ref>

The lake is a part of the [[Nandankanan Zoological Park]] and is used for recreational boating by visitors.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hydrography of Odisha}}

[[Category:Geography of Bhubaneswar]]
[[Category:Lakes of Odisha]]
[[Category:Wetlands of India]]

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