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Silsako Lake
| Silsako Lake | |
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  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 |
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]
See also[edit]
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.
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