The Chilika lake has been included in the list of 46 monuments of India that has been submitted for their inclusion as the Unesco World Heritage Sites. This was informed in the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said the list was submitted to the World Heritage Centre in April 2014.
The other monuments include ancient Buddhists sites Sarnath and Varanasi, Kangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim, Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, Mughal Gardens in Kashmir. Golconda Fort and Charminar, which are now in Telangana, are also in the list.