Revamp of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on the cards

Sukhna Lake is a man-made water mirror in the city and it will soon be completing 50 years of its prime existence and will no longer need to worry about depleting water levels. It will bounce back to life come 15 January - from that date, it will start to receive 60 lakh additional litres of water every day from seven tube wells which have been identified near the adjoining Golf Course.
Chandigarh administration has chosen these seven tube wells because of their proximity to the Sukhna Lake.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 7 January 2017.

The authorities have confirmed sufficient availability of underground water in Chandigarh to meet the daily needs of Sukhna. A pipeline that is half a kilometre in length is being laid for the purpose of providing the water from the tube wells. Incidentally, Chandigarh has 240 tube wells and will be drawing water from only seven of these for replenishing the lake.
Sukhna Lake has gradually developed into the most sought after picnic spot and venue for the photographers and nature lovers. It has already been declared as a reserved national wetland by the Government of India and it plays host to migratory birds like Siberian cranes and ducks every year.


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