Rudrasagar Lake

Rudrasagar Lake
Twijilikma (Kok Borok)
View of the lake near the water palace Neermahal.
Location in India
Location in India
Rudrasagar Lake
LocationMelaghar, Tripura, India
Coordinates23°30′14″N 91°18′54″E / 23.504°N 91.315°E / 23.504; 91.315
Typelake
Designations
Designated8 November 2005
Reference no.1572[1]

Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Twijilikma, is a lake located in Melaghar, Tripura, India.

The Government of India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has identified Rudrasagar as one of the wetlands of National Importance for conservation and sustainable use based on its bio-diversity and socio economic importance. The secretary general of the Ramsar Convention has declared Rudrasagar Lake as a wetland of international importance.[2] This certificate was communicated by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India on 29 February 2007.[3]

  1. ^ "Rudrasagar Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ The List of Wetlands of International Importance .2010. Convention on Wetlands (1971) Ramsar, Iran, Page-19
  3. ^ Agenda note on Neermahal. 2007. Ministry of Forest, Fishery Dept., Govt. of Tripura Annual Report 2005-2006