Sambhar Salt Lake
To the east of the dam is a railroad, built by the British (before India's independence) to provide access from Sambhar Lake City to the salt works.[7] In 2019, the Rajasthan government started an asset-liability assessment to take over loss-making Sambhar Salts Ltd. from Hindustan Salts Ltd.[8] Sambhar has been designated as a Ramsar site (recognized wetland of international importance) because the wetland is a key wintering area for tens of thousands of pink flamingos and other birds that migrate from northern Asia and Siberia.(see Environmental concerns section) In November 2019, nearly 20,000 of migratory birds were found dead mysteriously in the lake area.Subsequently, at the request of the inhabitants who dreaded the greed and strife that such a possession would beget, she transformed the silver plain into a lake.Later on, around 1934, a large-scale systematic and scientific excavation was conducted in which a large number of terracotta figurines, stoneware, and decorated discs were found.For the film Delhi-6 directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, production designer Samir Chanda recreated inner lanes of Old Delhi at Sambhar.Certain scenes of many other popular films have been shot around the lake and the main Sambhar Lake Town such as: Songs shot: On the 68th Republic Day of the India, Nissan GT-R set a world record in Limca Book of Records by making the largest outline of the map of India.
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