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SAMBHAR LAKE: AN EMERGING TOURIST HUB

Dr. Jaya Rai & Dr. Snehlata Singh

Sambhar Lake, small however a vital town on the landscape of Rajasthan, is located about eighty kilometers from the capital city of Jaipur. It is encircled by the biggest inland salt water lake of Asia, that produces almost 196,000 tonnes of clear salt each year that is around 9% of India's salt production. The lake receives water from six rivers, Medha, Samod, Mantha,Khari, Roopangarh and Khandela with the geographic area of 5700 sq. kilometres. It is elliptically formed with length of roughly 35.5 kms and a breadth variable between 3 kms to 11 kms in season. The circumference of the lake is 96 kms and is embraced by Aravali Hills on all sides.

 

KEYWORDS: Sambhar Lake, Six Rivers, Geographic Area, Aravali Hills.


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