Kalankar Lake Explained

Kalankar Lake (Urdu کلانکر جھیل) is situated near Dhoronaro village of Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan.^[2] The lake is spread across Sanghar and Umerkot districts. It starts from Sanghar near Ghulam Nabi Shah town where barrage and desert lands meet and ends at Umerkot district.^{[3] [4]}

To reach Kalankar Lake, it takes a one-hour journey from Umerkot to Dhoronaro, a rural town 30 kilometers away^[5] and from Dhorono village another eight kilometers in Haji Khamiso Rajar village.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pakistan's unique desert wetlands under threat. Munawar. Hassan ·. 2 August 2017 .
2. Web site: As wetland-grabbers dry out waterbodies for farming, fisherfolk fight back. www.thenews.com.pk.
3. Web site: Lake Kalankar: A Lost Natural Resource. Shewa. Ram. 8 August 2020. Technology Times.
4. Web site: A Lake in the Lap of Desert. Babar. Ali. December 7, 2020.
5. https://usindh.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BIODIVERSITY-OF-INLAND-WATERS-IN-SINDH-PAKISTAN.pdf
6. Web site: No longer a thriving fishing village, Kalankar lake's community can only hope for a miracle. Abdul Haleem. Soomro. April 19, 2017. DAWN.COM.
7. Web site: کلانکر: تھر کے آنگن میں گم ہوتی ہوئی جھیل۔۔۔. Abubaker. Shaikh. 7 February 2019. Dawn News Television.