The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a ₹369.78 crore development plan for the Lonar crater-lake, a notified national geo-heritage monument situated in Buldhana district.
The Bombay High Court had last year directed the government to set up a development authority to preserve Lonar Lake, known as the only crater lake in the world formed by meteoric impact.
Development works will be implemented under the supervision of the Amravati divisional commissioner and will focus on the preservation of temples in the vicinity, wildlife protection, rehabilitation of encroachers and road development, an official release said here.
