Chandubi Lake

Chandubi Lake (Pron: ˌʧʌnˈdʊbɪ) is a natural lake located in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, Kamrup District, Assam at a distance of 64 kilometres (40 mi) from the city of Guwahati accessible through National Highway 37.[1] The lake is located at the foot of Garo hills surrounded by Assam and Meghalaya. The area is covered by deep forest, and small villages. It is a natural sightseeing and picnic spot. This lake attracts migratory birds during winter.

Chandubi Lake
Chandubi Lake
LocationKamrup District, Assam, India
Coordinates25°52′47.17″N 91°25′10.56″E
Typelake
Native nameʧʌnˈdʊbɪ

Geology

This lake was formed on 12 June 1897 at the evening Assam earthquake. During that period the forest went down and became the lake.[2]

Tourism

The lake's chief feature is the natural lagoon that has been formed in the lake. The lake offers fishing, and the administrators of the lake have provided facilities to go rowing in the lake waters. Chandubi Lake is a tourist destination, with some tourists visiting the lake during the Changdubi festival in first week of January. In this festival, local village people perform their traditional or cultural dance forms, and stalls offer local traditional food.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Chandubi Lake". mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. "Chandubi Lake Formation". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  3. "Chandubi Lake Tourism". assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.