{"id":19572,"date":"2025-07-15T11:33:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T06:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19572"},"modified":"2025-07-15T16:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:53:12","slug":"wular-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wular-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Wular Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Wular Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A carpet of pink and green lotus beds resurfaces in Jammu &amp; Kashmir&#8217;s Wular lake after nearly 25 years since the catastrophic 1992 floods.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Wular Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>largest freshwater lake in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the second largest freshwater lake in Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the Bandipore district of <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is fed by the <\/span><b>Jhelum River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake lies at an altitude of 1,580 m on the foothills of Haramuk Mountain.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over a total area of 200 sq.km., covering almost 24 km in length and 10 km in breadth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake basin was <\/span><b>formed as a result of tectonic activity.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also said to be a remnant of Satisar Lake that existed in ancient times.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lake also has a small is land in its centre called <\/span><b>the \u2018Zaina Lank\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This island was constructed by <\/span><b>King Zainul-Abi-Din.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1990, it was <\/span><b>designated as<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>Wetland of International Importance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the Ramsar Convention.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Ecological Significance of Wular Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The area is <\/span><b>important for wintering<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, staging and breeding birds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Terrestrial birds observed around the lake include the black-eared kite, Eurasian sparrow hawk, short-toed eagle, Himalayan golden eagle, Himalayan monal, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an important habitat for fish, accounting for 60 percent of the total fish production within the state.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/lotus-blooms-in-kashmirs-wular-lake-after-30-years-thought-we-lost-gods-gift-forever-10116909\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>IE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wular Lake, located in Jammu &#038; Kashmir, is the largest freshwater lake in India and the second largest in Asia, vital for biodiversity and flood control. 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