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Sukhna Lake News

Chandigarh Chord | Cutting chai, cutting opinions: A Chandigarh morning ritual

Dhanas Lake feels like a quieter, gentler corner of Chandigarh where nature is slowly reclaiming its lost space. (Vivek Gulati)

Published 55 days ago

Wildbuzz | Tactics of Titeeri chicks

A lapwing and a chick at the Sukhna lake. (DR RAJIV NARWAL)

Published 69 days ago

Chandigarh: 10,000 fish seed released in Sukhna Lake to boost ecosystem ahead of winter

Officials said such interventions will help sustain this balance in the face of increasing environmental pressures. (HT File)

Published 87 days ago

Guest column | Island of Peace: Whispers of silence at Sukhna

Locally known as the Island of Peace, the serene Garden of Silence on the banks of Sukhna Lake offers a rare retreat into a calm reflection.

Published 111 days ago

Precision meets patriotism as IAF’s Surya Kiran team dazzles Chandigarh skies

The Surya Kiran Aerobatic team performing an air show at Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 112 days ago

Chandigarh: Sukhna Lake to remain shut till 2 pm on March 28 amid Surya Kiran air show

The venue capacity has been capped at 10,000 visitors per day. (HT Photo)

Published 113 days ago

Surya Kiran Aerobatic team air show in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake on March 27, 28

Surya Kiran Aerobatic team air show in Chandigarh's Sukhna Lake on March 27, 28

Published 114 days ago

12 modernists who helped shape Chandigarh honoured

Family members of awardees with UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria at Sector 10 on Tuesday. (HT file)

Published 115 days ago

UT chief secretary reviews air show arrangements

The meeting was attended by senior officers of the UT administration. (HT File)

Published 115 days ago

Chandigarh: Sukhna Lake to host Surya Kiran aerobatics show on March 27, 28

The venue capacity has been fixed at 10,000 persons per day. (PTI)

Published 118 days ago

In Lok Sabha, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari calls for Sukhna Lake’s restoration

MP Manish Tewari has said the central government should take urgent, coordinated and time-bound action to remove illegal constructions, restore the catchment area and carry out desilting to protect the water body. (HT File)

Published 119 days ago

Illegal building near IT Park to be razed, says DC

The Sukhna Lake and the IT Park areas are protected under the law for their importance to the city. (HT File)

Published 122 days ago

Mohali administration cracks down on illegal structures in Naya Gaon

During the drive, the Mohali authorities removed encroachments and illegal structures raised in violation of the HC’s directions from ecologically sensitive and restricted areas within the Kansal catchment and floodplain areas. (HT File)

Published 162 days ago

Mohali administration cracks down on illegal structures near Sukhna Lake

The enforcement action targeted illegal and unauthorised structures constructed in violation of high court orders in and around Patiala Ki Rao. (HT Photo)

Published 165 days ago

Wildbuzz | Sukhna vies for global status

The Waterbird Census at Gagiarawala Dam 2 of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. (UT.FORESTS & WILDLIFE DEPT)

Published 167 days ago

Wildbuzz | A shine in the dull bushes

Keelbacks basking at Sukhna lake. (LALIT M. BANSAL)

Published 174 days ago

Sukhna Lake’s depth has been shrinking but volume rising: IIT Roorkee survey

Water level in the Sukhna had started receding in 1979. (HT File)

Published 174 days ago

‘Aur kitna sukhaoge Sukhna ko’, CJI Kant expresses concern over Chandigarh’s drying lake

Referring to an application related to the Sukhna lake case, the CJI had said that it seemed a friendly match was going on at the behest of some private developers and others. (HT File)

Published 177 days ago

Sukhna eel was a big deal

At Sukhna lake, a Great cormorant with an invasive Amazonian catfish catch (PHOTO: ANUJ JAIN) and (on right) another cormorant with a Barred Spiny eel (PHOTO: DR. MANJIT SINGH) (HT)

Published 181 days ago

Oil spill at Sukhna Lake: CPCC pumps out oil; probe ordered

The man-made, rain-fed lake, which spreads over 338 acres, supports around 30 species of fish, including major Indian carps and several exotic varieties. (HT Photo)

Published 182 days ago

Chandigarh: Alarm as oil spill triggers fish deaths at Sukhna Lake

At present, Sukhna Lake operates 135 paddle boats, five shikaras and one cruise boat with a capacity of 20 passengers. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

Published 183 days ago

Wildbuzz | Murder ‘mistree’ at the Sukhna

Eagle mobbed by crows in the Sukhna mist (Tushar Kaushik)

Published 195 days ago

Guest Column | Echoes of silence

When we sit with nature, the mind reaches a stillness that nourishes the soul and heals the body (Shutterstock)

Updated 209 days ago

Wildbuzz | The spectre of avian flu

Domesticated ducklings at the Sukhna lake. (Parveen Nain)

Published 251 days ago

Car drives onto pedestrian track at Sukhna Lake, challaned

Shocked evening walkers rushed to the sides, as the car driver zipped through the track, with his wife and kids on-board. (HT Photo)

Published 252 days ago

Wildbuzz | Maharani of the malba

Rare thrush atop ‘malba’ at Saketri. (Pushkar Bali)

Published 286 days ago

Wildbuzz | A golden surprise at dawn

Golden-fronted leafbird near Sukhna. (Dr Suman Singh)

Published 300 days ago

Chandigarh: Sukhna floodgate opened for 11th time this season

The city recorded 21.1 mm rain on Thursday, with 5.8 mm logged till 8:30 am. MeT officials said there are chances of light rain on Friday too though it will stop from Saturday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 302 days ago

Unprecendented rain in Chandigarh tricity, Sukhna floodgates opened for 9th time

Commuters driving through a waterlogged road in Phase 11 Mohali during heavy rain on Wednesday morning. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 318 days ago

Punjab: Ghaggar swells, inundates fields in Patiala

Ghaggar in spate in Sangrur after heavy rains on Monday. (HT Photo)

Published 319 days ago

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