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Ousteri Lake is a lake in the union territory of Puducherry, state of Tamil Nadu. This lake is also called as Ossudu Lake as it is located in the village named Ossudu.
The lake extends to about 800 hectares in which 390 hectares lies in Puducherry and the rest in Tamil Nadu. It is the largest lake of Puducherry.
Ousteri Lake is a man-made lake, which is considered as one of the important wetlands in Asia Different species of migratory birds reside in this lake throughout the year, for which the lake gains significance from the IBA (Important Bird Areas). In 2008 Ousteri wetlands in Puducherry was declared as a bird sanctuary, while the wetlands in Tamil Nadu was declared in 2015.
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