Lake of red Shapla, a burgeoning tourist attractionThe lake is filled with red Shapla, or lotus that blooms at the end of the monsoon in Satla of Uzirpur Upazila in Barishal. The red Shapla blooms in abundance in Satla village in Uzirpur Upazila, a southern sub-district. The Shapla lake is about 60 km away from the southern city of Barishal. Red Shapla dominates the view, but national flower ‘White Shapla’ and purple Shapla are also seen in the lake. The tourist flow to the Shapla lake increased over the past decade, but the government is yet to design a development plan for it.

Source: bd News24 September 04, 2020 07:41 UTC