{"id":361061,"date":"2026-04-18T17:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361061"},"modified":"2026-04-18T17:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:33:20","slug":"umiam-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/umiam-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Umiam Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: A conservation group opposed a \u20b9330-crore Taj Umiam Luxury Resort project proposed on an island in Umiam Lake.<\/p>\n<h2>About Umiam Lake<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361083\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-361083\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=461%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Umiam Lake\" width=\"461\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C428&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?resize=768%2C321&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-Wikipedia-1.jpg?w=1425&amp;ssl=1 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Umiam Lake\u00a0is a <strong>large manmade reservoir<\/strong> created for hydroelectric power generation in <strong>Meghalaya<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located <strong>north of Shillong in Meghalaya.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also called the<strong> Barapani Lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>one<\/strong> of the <strong>biggest artificial lakes in Meghalaya.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Surrounded by:<\/strong> It is surrounded by the <strong>East Khasi Hills<\/strong> and scenic landscapes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Source of Water:<\/strong> The lake receives water from the <strong>River Umiam,<\/strong> which is <strong>formed by the confluence of Umkhrah and Umshyrpi streams<\/strong> through Wah Ro-ro stream.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Projects<\/strong>: It is part of <strong>the Umiam Umtru Hydroelectric Power Project,<\/strong> which was among the <strong>first hydel power projects in northeast India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydropower Importance<\/strong>: The dam was built mainly for storing water for hydroelectric generation, marking a major regional energy milestone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tourism Value:<\/strong> The lake is a major hub for <strong>water sports and boating<\/strong>, attracting visitors with scenic beauty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A conservation group opposed a \u20b9330-crore Taj Umiam Luxury Resort project proposed on an island in Umiam Lake. About Umiam Lake Umiam Lake\u00a0is a large manmade reservoir created for hydroelectric power generation in Meghalaya. Location: It is located north of Shillong in Meghalaya. It is also called the Barapani Lake. It is one of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/umiam-lake\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Umiam Lake<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11211],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-361061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361061\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}