{"id":131463,"date":"2022-02-08T09:11:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T09:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=131463"},"modified":"2022-02-08T09:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T09:11:20","slug":"chilika-development-authority-annual-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/chilika-development-authority-annual-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilika Development Authority  annual survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question : Chilika Lake now(Jan \u2013 Feb, 2022) has __ of India\u2019s seagrass area.<br>Fill in the blank with appropriate option &#8212;<\/strong><br>a. 33%<br>b. 35%<br>c. 31%<br>d. 30%<br><strong>Ans. a.<br>Related facts &#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>CDA\u2019s annual survey results released recently.<\/li><li>Here CDA stands for &#8212; Chilika Development Authority .<\/li><li>It is the regulating authority of Chilika \u2014 the largest brackish water lake in South Asia<\/li><li>Key points &#8212;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>During the monitoring of Chilika Lake, five species of seagrass were reported.<\/li><li>Sea-grass species &#8212; Holodule uninervis, Holodule pinifolia, Halophila ovalis, Halophila ovata, and Halophila beccarii<\/li><li>The seagrass vegetation was found over an area of 172 sq km(an increase from 169 sq km of last year).<\/li><li>These ecosystems have brought cheer against the declining trend throughout the world and now Chilika has 33% of India\u2019s seagrass area.<\/li><li>This acts as a carbon sink and facilitates in climate resilience of the Chilika eco-system.<\/li><li>Seagrasses play a vital role in water purification through blue carbon sequestration and keep the carbon buried in their sediments.<\/li><li>Sea-grasses are one of the bio-indicators of the good health of an ecosystem and their luxuriant growth indicates that water clarity, salinity regime, and nutrient conditions are in their optimal range.<\/li><li>Lake has been maintaining around 150 steady population endangered Irrawaddy dolphins.<\/li><li>Irrawaddy dolphin is the flagship species inhabiting Chilika Lake.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Link:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/chilika-lake-now-has-33-of-indias-seagrass-area-says-cdas-annual-survey\/article38370168.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/chilika-lake-now-has-33-of-indias-seagrass-area-says-cdas-annual-survey\/article38370168.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question : Chilika Lake now(Jan \u2013 Feb, 2022) has __ of India\u2019s seagrass area.Fill in the blank with appropriate option &#8212;a. 33%b. 35%c. 31%d. 30%Ans. a.Related facts &#8212; CDA\u2019s annual survey results released recently. Here CDA stands for &#8212; Chilika Development Authority . 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