Pala Lake
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Pala Lake or Pala Tipo is the biggest lake
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 in Mizoram
Mizoram
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...

 state in Northeast India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Pala is a Mara
Mara language
The Mara language is a language spoken by Mara people living in South Mizoram, India and the adjacent people living in Chin State in Burma, formerly Burma.The Mara language belongs to the Kukish branch of the Tibeto-Burman family of languages...

 word for the name of the lake while Tipo is a Mara word of Lake, it is called Palak Dil (Lake) in Mizo(Duhlian).

Location

It is situated within Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of Union India. Primarily, an autonomous administrative government meant for the Mara people living in the state. It is situated in the southern tip of Mizoram state bordering Myanmar...

 (MADC), one of the three autonomous district councils in southern most part of the state. It is about 76 km away from Siaha, also known as Saiha
Saiha
Saiha or Siaha is a census town in Saiha district in the Indian north-eastern state of Mizoram. It is the Headquarters of the Mara Autonomous District Council, one of the three autonomous district councils within Mizoram. It is located in the South Central part of the state...

, the headquarters of MADC.

It can be reached by small/light vehicles only.

Pala Tipo(Lake):
Pala Tipo or Pala Lake is the biggest Lake in the State of Mizoram and it is situated in the Western part of Maraland near Maraland's Barn Town of Phura and covers an area of 30 Ha.

The Lake is surrounded by thick a forest unspoilt by the so called modern man, his machines and technologies. The lake is around 2 square kilometres, elephants and many more wild animals are found around this lake. The government of Mizoram is plannig to decorate more and to beautify with the stae of the modern amusements and many entertaintments around this lake apart from the existing tourist lodge run and maintained by the autonomous government of Maraland.(updated by : Birend)

Importance

Being the biggest lake in Mizoram, it is one of the tourist spots within Mizoram and Mara District (MADC).
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