TNPSC Thervupettagam

Loktak Inland Waterways Project – Manipur

November 30 , 2019 1738 days 1643 0
  • Union Ministry of Shipping has approved the Loktak Inland Waterways project in the Manipur.
  • Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast and is famous for the phumdis floating over it.
  • Phumdis are a series of floating islands, exclusive to the Loktak Lake.
  • The largest single mass of phumdis covers an area of 40 km2.
  • This mass constitutes the world’s largest floating park, named Keibul Lamjao National Park.
  • The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur and is also home to endangered Sangai deers.

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