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'''Silsako Lake''' (also known as '''Silsako Beel''') is a [[ | '''Silsako Lake''' (also known as '''Silsako Beel''') is a [[wetland]] and [[lake]] located at the heart of the [[Guwahati]] city and surrounded by villages like Satgaon, Hengrabari and Mathgharia in [[Kamrup Metropolitan district]] of [[Assam]].<ref name=pcbassam>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pcbassam.org/RRC%20Action%20Plan%20Final/Beel/Silsako.pdf|website=Pollution Control Board Assam|title=Action Plan for Silsako Beel|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act-2008 has specifically notified the Silsako Lake in the Schedule I to IV along with other six wetlands of [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar2910/city06|website=[[The Assam Tribune]]|title=Govt move to preserve city wetlands|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Etmyology== | ==Etmyology== | ||
''Silsako'' is the [[Assamese language|Assamese]] term for ''Stone Bridge''. ''Beel'' means [[ | ''Silsako'' is the [[Assamese language|Assamese]] term for ''Stone Bridge''. ''Beel'' means [[lake]] in [[Assamese language]]. | ||
==Area== | ==Area== | ||
Silsako lake is having a length of approx. 5 km and average width of 250 [[Meter|m]].<ref name=pcbassam/> | Silsako lake is having a length of approx. 5 km and average width of 250 [[Meter|m]].<ref name=pcbassam/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Location | Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, India |
| Coordinates | 26°09′24.3″N 91°49′18.2″E / 26.156750°N 91.821722°E |
Silsako Lake (also known as Silsako Beel) is a wetland and lake located at the heart of the Guwahati city and surrounded by villages like Satgaon, Hengrabari and Mathgharia in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam.[1] Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act-2008 has specifically notified the Silsako Lake in the Schedule I to IV along with other six wetlands of Guwahati.[2]
Etmyology[edit | edit source]
Silsako is the Assamese term for Stone Bridge. Beel means lake in Assamese language.
Area[edit | edit source]
Silsako lake is having a length of approx. 5 km and average width of 250 m.[1]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Action Plan for Silsako Beel" (PDF). Pollution Control Board Assam. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Govt move to preserve city wetlands". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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