{"id":70554,"date":"2025-10-28T12:55:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=70554"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:53:49","slug":"loktak-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/loktak-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Loktak Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Loktak Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a Nagaland University study has flagged an environmental worry for Manipur\u2019s Loktak Lake.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Loktak Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the state of <\/span><b>Manipur.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the largest freshwater lake in <\/span><b>Northeast India.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is famous for the <\/span><b>phumdis floating over it.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Keibul Lamjao National Park,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> home to the rare brow-antlered deer, is an <\/span><b>integral part of the lake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rivers like <\/span><b>Khuga, Western, Nambul<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Imphal, Kongba, Iril, Thoubal, Heirok, and Sekmai <\/span><b>drain into this lake.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was designated as a wetland of international importance under the <\/span><b>Ramsar Convention<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>1990.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features under <\/span><b>the Montreux Record in 1993<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201ca record of Ramsar sites where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring or are likely to occur\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora and Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Loktak Lake is home to <\/span><b>132 plant species and 428 animal species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports <\/span><b>hydropower, fisheries, transport, and tourism.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Issues Highlighted by the Study<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Changes in land use<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, agriculture, settlements, and shifting cultivation have been <\/span><b>deteriorating the water quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of rivers feeding the lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These activities are<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">threatening its biodiversity and the livelihoods of the local communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/study-links-land-use-to-water-pollution-in-manipurs-loktak-lake\/article70207900.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loktak Lake is located in the state of Manipur. 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