Sukhna Lake
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sukhna-lake-162-4335863
title:
Sukhna Lake
text:
Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas. This 3 km rain fed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally, the seasonal flow entered the lake directly, causing heavy siltation. To check the inflow of silt, 25.42 km of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation. In 1974, the Choe was diverted and made to bypass the lake completely, the lake being fed by three
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Reservoir in Chandigarh, India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhna_Lake
date created:
2005-09-19T22:02:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T13:55:21Z
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