Para Lake

Para Lake
Location of Para lake within Gujarat
Location of Para lake within Gujarat
Para Lake
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LocationPara, Mehsana, Gujarat
Coordinates23°36′17″N 72°23′50″E / 23.6046°N 72.3972°E / 23.6046; 72.3972
Lake typeArtificial lake
Primary inflowsStorm water
Basin countriesIndia
Surface area950 m2 (10,200 sq ft)
SettlementsMehsana

Para Lake, officially Swami Vivekanand Lake, is a man-made lake located in Mehsana city in the Indian state of Gujarat. Excavated during the Gaekwad rule, it was redeveloped and opened in 2019.

History

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The lake was excavated during the Gaekwad rule.[1] It is spread over area of 950 square metres (10,200 sq ft).[2][3] In 2007, the Mehsana Municipality appointed a contractor for beautification and redevelopment of the lake and the project was started by Anil Patel, then Member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. After initial spending of 80 lakh (US$96,000), the project was delayed due to allegations of scam. The project was delayed for several years and the estimated cost increased from 3 crore (US$360,000) to 7.8 crore (US$930,000). The project was restarted in 2016.[2][1][4] The lake was renamed after Swami Vivekanand[5] and opened to the public on 4 August 2019 by Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel.[2]

Amenities

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The children play area, yoga centre, food court, jogging tracks and boating felicities are developed and a toy train is introduced.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "મહેસાણાના પરા તળાવનાં બ્યુટીફિકેશન માટે કરોડોનો ખર્ચ, તળાવ હાલત જેમની તેમ". GSTV. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Bhati, Deepak (4 August 2019). "13 વર્ષ બાદ મહેસાણાવાસીઓને પરા તળાવની ભેટ, આજે નીતિન પટેલના હસ્તે લોકાર્પણ". divyabhaskar (in Gujarati). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "પરા તળાવ – Mehsana Nagarpalika". Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "11 વર્ષના વ્હાણા વાઇ ગયા છતા નથી બન્યું હજી મહેસાણાનું તળાવ 3 કરોડનો ખર્ચ વધીને 10 કરોડ થઇ ગયો..." VTV Gujarati. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. ^ "મહેસાણા પરા તળાવ હવે નવાં રંગરોગાન ધારણ કરશે". sandesh.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. ^ "મહેસાણામાં હવે પરા તળાવમાં ટ્રેન,બોટિંગની મજા માટે પરિવારે રૂ.250 ખર્ચવા પડશે". Rakhewal (in Gujarati). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  7. ^ "મહેસાણા શહેરના પરા તળાવમાં રમતગમતના સાધનો સાથે ડેવલપ કામ પૂર્ણતાના આરે પહોચ્યુ" (in Gujarati). Atal Samachar. Retrieved 3 November 2019.