Maharashtra has a dramatic landscape, featuring everything from splendid lakes to tall mountains and lush greenery. And one such awe-inspiring region in the state happens to be Lonar Lake. A national geo-heritage site, this is going to be developed so that it can hold tourism festivals every year from this year onwards. Yes, the Maharashtra Government is planning to develop this region to promote tourism in the state.
Lonar Tourism Festival To Be Organised By The Maharashtra Government
The Lonar Crater or the Lonar Lake is a Ramsar site that’s located in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra. As revealed in a report by the Deccan Herald, there are dozens of temples located here. From Daitya Sudan Temple and Vishnu Temple to Shiv Temple and Gomukhi Temple, the names are endless. However, the Maharashtra Government is now planning to hold the Lonar Tourism Festival every year from this year onwards. With the aim of making people aware of its importance, the state tourism is going to be organising this festival every year.
In fact, for this purpose, several works like Lonar Lake conservation, preservation of temples in the vicinity, wildlife protection, development of neighbouring areas, nature tourism, and creation of basic facilities will also be undertaken.
More About The Lonar Lake
The Lonar Site includes the lake as well as escarpments, which form crater walls and forested zones. In fact, there are certain micro-organisms, such as anaerobes, cyanobacteria, and phytoplankton, which survive in the harsh chemical environment.
For those who are not aware, this lake was formed by the collision nearly 52,000 years ago. The meteorite weighing 2 million tonnes was travelling at a speed of 90,000 km/h when it slammed into the Deccan Plateau. It created a hole, which was 150 m deep and 18.8 km wide! With the scientists believing that energy released during this event was equivalent to 6 6-megaton atom bomb explosion, this collision led to the formation of one of the largest and most unique basalt impact craters.
So, with this development, one can certainly expect that it’s going to give a boost to the tourism of Maharashtra.
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