INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Lake Sambhar, India’s largest salt lake, sits west of the Indian city of Jaipur (Rajasthan, NW India). On the eastern end, the lake is divided by a 5-kilometer long dam made of stone. East of the dam are salt evaporation ponds where salt has been farmed for a thousand years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saltwater lakes within the Thar Desert include the Sambhar, Kuchaman, Didwana, Pachpadra, and Phalodi in Rajasthan and Kharaghoda in Gujarat. These lakes receive and collect rainwater during monsoon and evaporate during the dry season. The salt comes from the weathering of rocks in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chilika Lake is the largest saltwater lake in India. The lake spreads across the districts of Puri, Khurda, and Ganjam in the state of Odisha in eastern India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sambhar Lake has the largest saltwater, located inland. Hence, Chilika will be regarded under this tag as this lake contains higher water volumes than Sambhar. Chilika Lake is in Odisha, southwards of Mahanadi. This lake further extends to areas in Puri, Khurda and Ganjam, which is in Odisha.

Detailed explanation-5: -Significance of Salt water Lake Some of India’s major saline water lakes are well-known across the world. These saline lakes in India are important in the production of sea salt for economic purposes, in addition to being a major source of pleasure and tourism.