Turkmenistan intends to create a huge lake in the desert by filling a natural depression with drainage water. Critics say it's a bad idea that could even spark a war.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/new-great-lake-or-dead-sea
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-stone
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-salinisation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wastelands
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-management
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-policy
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-distribution
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turkmenistan