Maharashtra’s Lonar lake turns pink

 Located around 500 km from Mumbai, the Lonar lake in Buldhana district is a popular tourist hub and also attracts scientists from all over the world. 

The colour of water in Maharashtra’s Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the Earth some 50,000 years ago, has changed to pink. Experts attributing it to the salinity and presence of algae in the water body.  Experts say this is not the first time that the colour change has happened, but this time it is more glaring.

The lake, which is a notified national geo-heritage monument, has saline water with pH of 10.5, Gajanan Kharat, member of the Lonar lake conservation and development committee, told PTI.

“There are algae in the water body. The salinity and algae can be responsible for this change,” he said.

Update by Akankshya Mohanta