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What is the Sir Creek dispute?
The dispute lies in the interpretation of the maritime boundary line between Pakistan and India. Before independence, the area was part of British India. After independence in 1947, Sindh became a part of Pakistan while Gujarat remained a part of India.
What is Tulbul project?
Tulbul Project The Tulbul Project is a “navigation lock-cum-control structure” at the mouth of Wular Lake. According to the original Indian plan, the barrage was expected to be of 439 feet (134 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) wide, and would have a maximum storage capacity of 300,000 acre⋅ft (370×106 m3) of water.
What is Creek in geography?
Definition of creek (Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river. 2 chiefly British : a small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove.
What is the name of disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast in between India and Pakistan?
Sir Creek Dispute
Sir Creek {local name Baan Ganga} is a 96 kilometres long estuary in the marshes of the Rann of Katch where Arabian Sea joins the land mass. It’s basically a fluctuating tidal channel, not truly a flowing creek. It currently lies on the border of India’s Gujarat and Pakistan’s Sindh province.
Where is India Pakistan border situated?
The border runs from the Line of Control (LoC), which separates Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistani-administered Kashmir in the north, to Sir Creek in Rann of Kutch between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh province of Pakistan in the south.
Which is deepest lake in India?
Manasbal Lake
Manasbal Lake | |
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Basin countries | India |
Max. length | 5 km (3.1 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Surface area | 2.81 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
Which is the sweetest lake of India?
Wular Lake | |
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Wular Lake | |
Location | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
Coordinates | 34°20′N 74°36′ECoordinates: 34°20′N 74°36′E |
Type | Freshwater Lake |
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