Recently, thousands of birds were killed in the shoreline of which one

Recently, thousands of birds were killed in the shoreline of which one of the following lakes of India by the infection of avian botulism, a deadly neuro-muscular illness ?

Haflong lake, Assam
Sukhna lake, Chandigarh
Badkhal lake, Haryana
Sambhar lake, Rajasthan
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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2020
In late 2019, thousands of migratory birds died at Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan due to an outbreak of avian botulism.
Avian botulism is a neuro-muscular illness caused by toxins produced by the bacterium *Clostridium botulinum*, typically under warm, stagnant water conditions.
Sambhar Lake is India’s largest inland salt lake and a crucial wetland for migratory birds. The mass death raised significant environmental concerns.
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