Silsako Lake

Silsako Lake
Silsako Lake
	Silsako Lake Silsako Lake
Location	Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, India
Coordinates	26°09′24.3″N 91°49′18.2″E / 26.156750°N 91.821722°ECoordinates: 26°09′24.3″N 91°49′18.2″E / 26.156750°N 91.821722°E

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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]

Silsako is the Assamese term for Stone Bridge. Beel means lake in Assamese language.

Area[edit]

Silsako lake is having a length of approx. 5 km and average width of 250 m.^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[pcbassam-1] 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)

[2] "Govt move to preserve city wetlands". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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