A team of scientists from the city-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) will examine the Lonar lake in Maharashtra to analyse why it has turned pink.
A team of scientists from the city-based National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) will examine the Lonar lake in Maharashtra to analyse why it has turned pink.
The oval-shaped Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the Earth some 50,000 years ago, is a popular tourist hub and also attracts scientists from across the world.
The mean diameter of the lake is around 1.2 km.
The colour of the lake water has recently turned pink, which has not only surprised locals, but nature enthusiasts and scientists as well.
Lonar crater lake was identified as a unique geographical site by a British officer named C J E Alexander in 1823.