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Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and second largest coastal lagoon in the world, [disputed – discuss] covering an area of over 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is spread over the Puri , Khordha and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India , at the mouth of the Daya River ...
Bandipore (English: / ˌ b æ n d ɪ ˈ p ɔː /) or Bandipora is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India.It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia.
This is a list of notable lakes in India. [1]Bhopal is knowns as The City of Lakes, as it has 17 lakes and 5 reservoirs, biggest lake Bhojtal has an area of 31 km 2 Bangalore has highest number of small lakes Lake Palace (Jag Niwas) in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan Shikaras on Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir Boats on Naini Lake, Kumaon, Uttarakhand House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala Sailing on ...
As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population . [ 2 ] The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not-deep alluvium and are among the most densely populated areas of the ...
Kaluveli, also spelled Kazhuveli, is the second largest brackish water lake in South India located in Tindivanam taluk of Villupuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu. It is about 18 km north of Pondicherry. The tank lies adjacent to the Bay of Bengal along the East Coast Road and encompasses about 15 villages with a catchment area of 4,722 ha.
Shanthi Sagara, also called Sulekere, is the second largest built lake in Asia. [1] It is located at Sulekere of Kerebilachi , Channagiri taluka of Davanagere District in Karnataka state of India.
Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring 759 square kilometres (293 sq mi). A major part of the lagoon lies in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh .
Map of the major rivers, lakes and reservoirs in India. This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA.