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Kanjia Lake (Template:Lang-or) is a natural lake on the northern outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. While the main lake covers Template:Convert, the total wetland covers an area of Template:Convert with the scuba diving facility.[1] It has a rich biodiversity and is a wetland of national importance which is helpful for maintaining the city's ecology.[1][2]
The lake's ecosystem consists of 37 species of birds, 20 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibians, 46 species of fish and three 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, the dumping of solid waste and haphazard real estate construction on its fringe areas.[1][4][5]
The lake is a part of the Nandankanan Zoological Park and is used for recreational boating by visitors.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kanjia lake outlet faces threat of being clogged. The Hindu(9 June 2009).
- ↑ Report on the celebration of the WWD-2008 at Kanjia Lake, Odisha. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
- ↑ Kanjia Lake. Nandankanan Zoo.
- ↑ Kanjia lake shrinking?. The Hindu(10 August 2010).
- ↑ Nandankanan lake chokes - Encroachment threat to wetlands. The Telegraph(30 December 2012).