Karanji Lake - ಕಾರಂಜಿ ಲೇಕ್

Co-ordinates 12.302750, 76.647320 Nearby Cities Mysore, Belvata Location Mysore State Karnataka Wikipedia Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karanji_Lake Other Langauge Names Hindi: करंजी झील Kannada: ಕಾರಂಜಿ ಲೇಕ್

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Karanji Lake is a lake located in the city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, India. The lake is surrounded by a nature park consisting of a butterfly park and a walk-through aviary This aviary is the biggest 'walk-through aviary' in India. There is also a museum, the Regional Museum of Natural History which is located on the banks of this lake. The total area of Karanji lake is 90 hectares While waterspread area is about 55 hectares, the foreshore area measures about 35 hectares[2] Karanji lake is owned by the Mysore Zoo Authority Mysore Zoo gets a revenue of an average of Rs 50000 per day from ticket sales to enthusiasts who visit this lake.

Karanji Lake was one of the favourite haunts of migratory birds like herons and egrets But the lake started getting polluted when sewage from the nearby residential areas were let into the lake This pollution led to the destruction of aquatic life in the lake and with the food-source getting depleted, the migratory birds started to avoid the lake.