<P> The water is fed into the lake from streams from the rivers Mendha, Runpangarh, Khandel and Karian . The Mendha and Rupangarh are main streams . The Mendha flows from north to south and the Rupangarh flows from south to north . </P> <P> Temperatures reach 40 ° Celsius in summer and go as low as 10 ° Celsius in winter . </P> <P> Sambhar Salt Lake is India's largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan's salt production . It produces 196,000 tonnes of clean salt every year, which is around 9% of India's salt production . Salt is produced by evaporation of brine and is mostly managed by Sambhar Salts Ltd. (SSL), a joint venture of the Hindustan Salts Ltd. and the state government . SSL owns 3% of the eastern lake . </P> <P> Tourism and commercial activities on Shakambari Jheel which is the major part of Sambhar salt lake is no longer managed by Shambar Salts Ltd. (SSL), who have signed an agreement with a private company in Jaipur . Shambar Salts Ltd. (SSL) has sold all commercial and tourism rights to this company . One can no longer camp, photograph or organise any activity without prepayment of fees to this company . </P>

Rajasthan is not a fresh and sweet water lake