The famous 'Chilka Lake' is located in which state?

The correct answer is Odisha.

• Chilka Lake:
  • Located in the state of Odisha in eastern India, Chilika Lake is a brackish water lake and a shallow lagoon with an estuarine character spread through the districts of Puri, Khurda and Ganjam.
  • The water region of Chilika, fed by 52 rivers and rivulets, ranges from 900 to 1165 sq. km. during the summers and the monsoons respectively. 
  • The pear-shaped lagoon is approximately 64.5 km long and its width varies from 5 to 18 km.
  • It is connected by a 32 km long and 1.5 km wide channel to the Bay of Bengal, most of which runs parallel to the bay, separated by a narrow spit whose width varies from 100 m to several kilometres.
  • Based on salinity and depth, the lagoon can be divided roughly into four ecological sectors, namely the southern zone, the central zone, the northern zone, and the outer channel.
  • In the lagoon, there are a variety of islands, among which Krushnaprasad, Nalaban, Kalijai, Somolo, and Birds Islands are prominent.
  • The Zoological Survey of India in 1985-87 reported over 800 species in and around the lagoon in a survey of the fauna at Chilika.
  • The list contains a variety of species, including the Barakudia limbless skink, that are rare, vulnerable, and endangered.
  • The Chilika lake is considered the biggest lagoon in India and one of the world's largest lagoons.
  • It is the largest wintering ground located anywhere on the Indian sub-continent for migratory waterfowl.

Chilika lake: