Act of Parliament | Act | 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 | 1972 in music | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 | United States Environmental Protection Agency | Act of Congress | Reform Act 1832 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Endangered Species Act | Digital Millennium Copyright Act | Clean Water Act | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | National School Lunch Act | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 | Local Government Act 1972 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | United States presidential election, 1972 | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act | Communications Act 2003 | United States Fish and Wildlife Service | Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics | Statute Law Revision Act 1887 | Consumer Credit Act 1974 | ACT | Wildlife Conservation Society | Stamp Act |
The lake was created as a wildlife sanctuary in November 1999 under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and designated a wetland of international importance in November 2002 under the international Ramsar Convention.