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Chilka Lake
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Chilka Lake

Lake, eastern India. Located in Orissa state, and separated from the Bay of Bengal by a narrow spit, it is one of India's largest lakes, at 40 mi (65 km) long and 5–13 mi (8–20 km) wide. It was once a bay of the ocean until it was silted up by monsoon tides. Dotted with islands, it offers good hunting, boating, and fishing.
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On June 11, 1999, five Indian villagers were killed and 24 others injured for protesting the non-implementation of a Supreme Court's ban on shrimp farms within 1,000 meters of Orissa's Chilika Lake -- India's largest brackish water lagoon.
The Unpalatable Prawn by de la Torre, Isabel / Earth Island Journal
Then, on July 3, a mass of 25000 fishworkers blockaded the main approach road to the Orissa state assembly house demanding demolition of all prawn farms in Chilika Lake.
Forest reform in India by Chatterji, Angana / Earth Island Journal
 
 
 
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