Manchhar Lake, the Largest Lake of Asia
The Government has never taken serious steps for revitalization of Asia's largest freshwater Lake,Manchhar. Boat Village Manchhar w hich does not exist any more Rashid Hussain Hyderabad: Manchhar is considered as the largest freshwater lake of Asia, situated on the western bank of the river Indus, approximately five kilometers away from the city of Sehwan Sharif, district Jamshoro. Rain is Its main source of obtaining freshwater through streams of Kirthar mountainous range, Nai Gaaj is a hill torrent that emanates from Khuzdar district of Balochistan and after passing through the plains of Kutch, it eventually enters Manchhar Lake. Nai Gaaj remains dry throughout the year except for three to four months of monsoon when Manchhar gets water. The area of the lake fluctuates with the seasons from as little as 350 kilometers to as much as 550 kilometers. The Lake was created in the 1930s when the Sukkur Barrage was constructed on the river Indus, it...