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'''Karanji Lake''' ({{lang-kn|ಕಾರಂಜಿ ಕೆರೆ}}) is a [[lake]] located in the city of [[Mysore]] in the state of [[Karnataka]], [[India]]. The lake is surrounded by a nature park consisting of a butterfly park and a walk-through [[aviary]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mysore.nic.in/tourism_karanji_lake.htm |title= Karanji Lake Mysore }}</ref> This aviary is the biggest 'walk-through aviary' in India.<ref name="davi">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/apr222005/district202112005421.asp|title=Country's biggest aviary to have more exotic birds|author=Shankar Bennur|work=Online Edition of the [[Deccan Herald]], dated 2005-04-22|publisher=2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.|access-date=2007-05-15}}</ref> There is also a museum, the [[Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore|Regional Museum of Natural History]] which is located on the banks of this lake. The total area of Karanji lake is 90 hectares. While waterspread area is about 55 hectares, the foreshore area measures about 35 hectares.<ref name="hist">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/mar302004/spt8.asp|title=Karanji lake breathes new life|author=Shankar Bennur|work=Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2004-03-30|publisher=2004, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.|access-date=2007-05-15}}</ref> Karanji lake is owned by the [[Mysore Zoo]] Authority.<ref name="mz">{{cite web|url=http://www.mysorezoo.in/contents.php?page_id=1|title=Mysore Zoo|work=Online Webpage of the Mysore Zoo|access-date=2007-05-15}}</ref> Mysore Zoo gets a revenue of an average of Rs. 50000 per day from ticket sales to enthusiasts who visit this lake.<ref name="foun">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/22/stories/2007032207220200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331203817/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/22/stories/2007032207220200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-03-31|title=New addition at Karanji Lake|access-date=2007-05-15|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-03-22}}</ref>

==History==
Kar barouanji Lake was one of the favourite haunts of migratory birds like herons and egrets. But the lake started getting polluted when sewage from the nearby residential areas were let into the lake. This pollution led to the destruction of aquatic life in the lake and with the food-source getting depleted, the migratory birds started to avoid the lake.<ref name="hist" />

==Restoration==
In order to prevent the destruction of this lake and to renovate it, help was sought from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) and Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK). These three organisations came together and undertook the restoration activities of this lake.<ref name="hist" /> Financial help to the tune of Rs. 12 million was provided by ADB and ZAK undertook the restoration work with the co-ordination of KUIDFC.

The first step undertaken was to stop the sewage from entering the lake. Other restoration activities included removal of polluted silt, de-weeding of the entire lake surface, removing 30 cm of silt from the lake, restoration of feeder channels, construction of a jetty to start boating facility, and the construction of a bridge to the newly created 'butterfly park'. A watch tower was also constructed to view the birds and study their behaviour. A giant fountain which can spew water up to 40 feet has been recently added as an attraction.<ref name="foun" /> A nursery of medicinal plants is also present here.

[[File:Karanji 19.jpg|thumbnail|Children playing in the park]]

==Aviary==
The aviary constructed on the shore of the lake has a height of 20 m, length of 60 m and width of 40 m making it India's biggest walk-through aviary.<ref name="davi" /><ref name="davi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/mar012005/spt3.asp|author=Aruna Chandaraju|title=Beauty and the birds|work=Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2005-03-01|publisher=2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.|access-date=2007-05-16}}</ref> The aviary was set up at a cost of Rs 3.8 million. It includes an artificial water fall and two small water bodies. Water from the Karanji lake is pumped inside the aviary in the form of a stream while the used water is discharged into the lake.<ref name="avi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/may032004/s10.asp|title=Beauty and the birds|work=Online Edition of the Deccan Herald, dated 2004-05-03|publisher=2004, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.|access-date=2007-05-16}}</ref> It has about 40–50 birds of 17 species.<ref name="davi1" /> Hornbills, peacocks, white-peacocks, turkeys and black swans are some of the birds found in this aviary. This aviary was temporarily closed in the year 2006 to prevent the break-out of [[Avian influenza|bird flu]].<ref name="close">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/24/stories/2006022411520300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303065113/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/24/stories/2006022411520300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-03-03|title= Steps taken against bird flu|access-date=2007-05-16|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-02-24}}</ref>

==Butterfly park==
[[File:Karanji Lake (5285032849).jpg|thumbnail|Bamboo Forest]]
The butterfly park has been created on a small island within the Karanji lake. About 45 species of butterflies have been identified here.<ref name="butfly">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/06/stories/2004060606860300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041230213403/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/06/stories/2004060606860300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-12-30|title= India's largest aviary coming up in Mysore|access-date=2007-05-16|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-06-06}}</ref> With the help of a botanist, appropriate species of host plants and nectar plants essential for the breeding of butterflies were selected and planted within the island.<ref name="butfly" /> These plants have also been brought from hillstations and other regions like [[Malnad]].<ref name="butfly1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/20/stories/2006052005040200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023163219/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/20/stories/2006052005040200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-23|title=Plan to attract more butterflies at park|access-date=2007-05-16|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-20}}</ref>

==Regional Museum of Natural History==
The Regional Museum of Natural History was inaugurated on 20 May 1995. The broad objectives of the Museum are:<ref name="rmnh">{{cite web|url=http://nmnh.nic.in/mysore.htm|title=Regional Museum of Natural History, Mysore|work=Online webpage of the National Museum of Natural History|access-date=2007-05-15}}</ref>
* Depict floral, faunal and geological wealth of the southern region of India.
* Depict ecological interrelationship among plants and animals with emphasis on conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
* Provide facility for school children on curriculum-based studies in biology and geology with emphasis on environmental aspect.
* Develop programs for masses to create environmental awareness

[[File:Mysore Butterfly park.jpg|thumbnail|Bridge to the Butterfly Park]]

==Birds==
Some of the common migratory birds found here are grey [[pelican]], [[painted stork]], [[ibis]], [[cormorant]], [[egret]], etc. which nest on trees in the islands present in the lake. Recent survey of birds have indicated 147 species.<ref>http://www.mysorenature.org/karanji/bird-checklist</ref> Herons, Asian open bill storks, egrets, red wattle lapwing, sandpipers, rose ringed parakeet, black drongo, brown shrike, red-whiskered bulbul, booted warbler, sunbird and greenish warbler are some of the other species of birds found here.<ref>http://www.mysorenature.org/karanji</ref><ref name="birds">{{cite web|url=http://www.mysorezoo.in/contents.php?page_id=7|title=Mysore Zoo|work=Online Webpage of the Mysore Zoo|access-date=2007-05-15}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mysore City lakes]]
* [[Mysore East]]

==Image gallery==
[[File:Peacock at Karanji.jpg|thumb|234x234px|Peacock at Karanji]]
<gallery>
Karinji Lake Park Mysore.jpg|One of the paths in the park
File:Karanji Lake (5285632446).jpg|Karanji Lake
Image:Karanji peacock.jpg|[[Peacock]] in the [[aviary]] at Karanji lake
Image:Karanji swans.jpg|Swans in the [[aviary]] at Karanji lake
File:Administrative Training Institute, Mysore.jpg|ATI Near Karanji Lake
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.mysorenature.org/karanji Mysore Nature| Karanji Lake]
*[http://www.mysorenature.org/karanji/bird-checklist Mysore Nature| Karanji Lake | Bird Checklist]
*[http://www.mysorenature.org/karanji/butterfly-checklist Mysore Nature| Karanji Lake | Butterfly Checklist]
*[http://www.inmysore.com/karanji-lake Karanji Lake]

{{Hydrology of Karnataka|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Lakes of Mysore]]
[[Category:Aviaries]]

Karanji Lake - Revision history

>BrownHairedGirl at 18:23, 29 April 2021