Kanjia Lake — Attraction in Odisha

Kanjia Lake (Odia: କାଞ୍ଜିଆ ହ୍ରଦ) is a natural lake on the northern outskirts of Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. While the main lake covers 75 hectares (190 acres), the total wetland covers an area of 105 hectares (260 acres) with the scuba diving facility. It has a rich biodiversity and is a wetland of national importance which is helpful for maintaining the city's ecology. The lake's ecosystem consists of 37 species of birds, 20 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibians, 46 species of fish and three species of prawns, 10 species of sub-merged macrophytes, 14 species of floating macrophytes and 24 species of emergent macrophytes. The lake is facing threat from uncontrolled quarrying, the dumping of solid waste and haphazard real estate construction on its fringe areas. The lake is a part of the Nandankanan Zoological Park and is used for recreational boating by...

Chilika is the largest brackish or salt water lake of india in the state of odisha. It's famous for its rich biodiversity in bird species. It has tourist attraction also because of its natural beauty. Many birds come from different parts of Siberia nd central Asia in winter for food nd shelter. It's like home for...

Just awesome place if visited during October-March.During rainy season the entire area gets filled with water.But during winters and spring the lake water is clear and provides great peace and relax from the city life specially evening hours,Do sit or stroll near the lake,the view ,the air ,the ambience is...