CM Uddhav Thackeray visits Lonar lake

MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday visited the Lonar crater lake in Buldhana district and asked officials to develop tourism facilities at the site without disturbing the local biodiversity. A release by the District Information Office said the chief minister visited the Van Kuti view point and Daitya Sudan temple at the Lonar lake. The oval-shaped Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the Earth some 50,000 years ago, is a popular tourist hub. Thackeray said the Lonar lake is an ocean of biodiversity and careful planning is needed while developing tourism facilities around the site to avoid overcrowding. -