Loktak Lake: Floating Wonder
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, located at Moirang, Manipur. It spans about 287 square kilometers in typical area, but this varies seasonally. Loktak Lake is famous for its phumdi—floating masses of vegetation and soil.
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Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeast India, located at Moirang, Manipur. It spans about 287 square kilometers in typical area, but this varies seasonally.
Loktak Lake is famous for its phumdi—floating masses of vegetation and soil. The largest phumdi covers 40 square kilometers.
Keibul Lamjao National Park sits on the largest phumdi. It's the only floating national park and protects the endangered Sangai deer.
Loktak supports about 100,000 people in 55 hamlets who depend on fishing and farming. Human activity strains the lake's ecosystem.
The Loktak Multipurpose Project, completed in 1983, generates 105 megawatts and irrigates 23,000 hectares. The Ithai Barrage controls water level.
The lake hosts 57 waterbird species and 233 aquatic plant species. Vegetation and bird populations are declining due to environmental pressures.
The largest phumdi floats on the southeastern shore of the lake.