Silsako Lake

Silsako Lake (also known as Silsako Beel) is a wetland and lake located at the heart of the Guwahati city and surrounded by villages like Satgaon, Hengrabari and Mathgharia in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam. [1]Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act-2008 has specifically notified the Silsako Lake in the Schedule I to IV along with other six wetlands of Guwahati.[2]

Silsako Lake
Silsako Lake
Silsako Lake
LocationGuwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam, India
Coordinates26°09′24.3″N 91°49′18.2″E
Native nameশিলসাকো বিল  (Assamese)

Etmyology

Silsako is the Assamese term for Stone Bridge. Beel means lake in Assamese language.

Area

Silsako lake is having a length of approx. 5 km and average width of 250 m. [1]

See also

References
  1. "Action Plan for Silsako Beel" (PDF). Pollution Control Board Assam. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Govt move to preserve city wetlands". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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