Flora
Within the lake water, the flora recorded consists of the following.
Macrophytes that have merged in the lake, floating macrophytes, the submerged macrophytes and the Phytoplanktons.
The Biomass production due to macrophytes is reported to be a maximum of 864.9 g/m² on the surface of the lake, with a minimum of 329 g/m² at the bottom. The biomass recorded due to planktons is reported to be maximum during January – 67 mg/L at the surface and 23 g/L at the bottom of the lake. It is a low of 16 g/L at the surface and 1 at the bottom during July, during the rainy season.
The lake’s surroundings have sparse vegetation cover; however, several species of plants are found along the roads and the hills in the lake basin.
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