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#Sambhar lake, a Ramsar wetland is the largest salt water inland lake in #India. This 230sqkm area lake located in borders of 3 districts in #Rajasthan. Sambhar lake is center of migratory birds incl flamingos. Due to manmade disaster, known as deathbed for Migratory birds 1/n ImageImageImageImage
#Rajasthan has numerous salt water lakes like Pachpadra, Sambhar, Didwana, Kanod, Lawan & Thob in Thar desert. Sambhar lake has a catchment of 7560sqkm. It is a endorheic basin with no outlet. Important river sources are Mendha(3600sqkm), Rupangarh(625sqkm), Kharian & Khandel 2/n ImageImage
Due to hyper salinity, #Sambhar lake has many unique haloalkaliphilic bacteria’s that provides different colors to its water. One of the largest salt production source in #India. Hindustan salt produces more than 2lakh tonne of salt every year. It has salty filled lake bed 3/n ImageImageImageImage
Sambhar lake catchment lies in the southern portion of endorheic #Shekhawati subbasin in #Rajasthan. This region has high saline soil and ground water, so rainwater harvesting is the main source of drinking water. Shekhawati region knowns for its beautiful haveli's & streets 4/n ImageImageImage
Due to many check dams in its source rivers & depletion of ground water by illegal salt manufactures. Pumping ground water, reducing water availability in shallow Sambhar lake. Lake is getting more saltier/saline and its area is shrinking. This lead to death of many birds. 5/n Image
In 2019, more than 18000 migratory bird died in its bed due to unexplained Botulinum toxin. Once a paradise of migratory birds now loosing its ecology. Let save our largest inland salt water lake. 6/n ImageImage

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Dec 12, 2021
Many who visited #Rameswaram would have noticed northern coastal parts of Island(Palk bay named after Robert Palk) do not have waves but southern parts(Gulf of Mannar) has waves. Why.?, It is all geography.
It is one of the unique geographical feature in #TamilNadu #India 1/n
Palk Bay is a closed shallow sea(like a costal Lagoon) with ~15000sqkm area. In the east, it has - #SriLanka, west - #TamilNadu, North west - Cauvery delta, North east - Bay of Bengal (Palk strait-sea opening), South - Rameswaram island, Adam's bridge sand bar & sea openings 2/n ImageImage
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2. Wind/Swell wave (sea waves due to wind flow over surface of sea in fetch distance) found it difficult to enter Palk bay though Palk strait 3/n
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Dec 11, 2021
Every mountain has its own unique characteristics. Let us see, 20 unique facts about #Nilgiri district in #TamilNadu.
#Ooty #Kotagiri #Coonoor #Gudalur #Cauvery #Chaliyar
1.#Nilgiri hill has triangular shape with each side facing a different direction, influencing the weather 1/n
2. Nilgiri could also be divided into three region based on main monsoon and rainfall period.
3. West-South West Nilgiris dt gets main rainfall in #SouthWestMonsoon during summer. Places like Devala, OValley, Upper Bhavani, Avalanche, Glenmorgan, Naduvattam, Gudalur.etc 2/n
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