Environmentalists have criticised the proposed 100 MW solar power project near Sambhar Lake, warning that even a relatively small installation could disturb the fragile wetland ecosystem.
About Sambhar Lake:
It is located in the districts of Nagaur and Jaipur in Rajasthan.
It is the largest inland saltwater lake in India.
This saline wetland is elliptical in shape.
It is surrounded on all sides by the Aravalli hills.
The waters of five streams feed the lake:Rupangarh and Mendha are the main ones, and the lesser ones are Samoad, Khari, and Khandela.
It was designated as a Ramsar site in the year 1990.
Salt Production: It is known for the production of brine/salt and also houses one of the largest salt manufacturing units in the country. It accounts for nearly 9% of the country’s total salt production.
The specialized algae and bacteria growing in the lake provide striking water colours – colours that also impart their distinctive hues to the salt that is harvested – and support the lake’s ecology.
Fauna:
It is the most important wintering area for flamingoes (both Phoniconaias minor and Phoenicopterus roseus) in India outside the Rann of Kachchh.
Other migratory species like pelicans, common shelduck, redshank, and common sandpiper, black-winged stilt, Kentish plover, and Ringed plover, Ruff, and Sociable lapwing are also found here.
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