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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== | ||