Chilika Lake:

● Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon.It spreads over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha. The lake is located at the mouth of the Daya River flowing into the Bay of Bengal. 

● The lake is Asia’s largest and world’s second-largest lagoon after The New Caledonian barrier reef. 

● The lake is the largest wintering ground for migratory waterfowl found anywhere on the Indian subcontinent. 

● In 1981, Chilika Lake became the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. 

● Kalijai Temple is located on an island in Chilika Lake. It is considered to be the abode of the Goddess Kalijai. 

● The Nalabana Island (Forest of Reeds) covering about 16 Sq. km of the Chilika lake declared a bird sanctuary in 1987. 

● The major attraction at the Chilika lake is Irrawaddy dolphins.