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smartbhopal.city. Bhopal (/ boʊˈpɑːl /; ISO: Bhōpāla, Hindi: [bʱoːpaːl] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. 10 11 It is known as the City of Lakes, 12 due to presence of various natural and artificial lakes near the city boundary.
Bhojtal, also known as Upper Lake, [1] is a large lake which lies on the western side of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, India. It is a major source of drinking water for the residents of the city, serving around 40% of the residents with nearly 30 million imperial gallons (140,000 m 3 ) of water per day. [ 2 ]
1206 [1] The Bhojtal of Bhopal. The Bhoj Wetland consists of two lakes located in the city of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The two lakes are the Bhojtal (Upper Lake) & the Lower Lake, which lie to the west of the city center. The Bhojtal has an area of 31 km 2, and drains a catchment or watershed of 361 km 2.
The lake receives subsurface seepage from the Upper Lake. In the 1850s, the maximum and minimum depths of the lake were 11.7 m and 6.16 m respectively. [2] As of 2011, the maximum depth was 10.7m. The Lower Lake does not have any fresh water source; it receives seepage water from the Upper Lake and drainage from 28 sewage-filled nullahs. [4]
Sair Sapata is a tourism and entertainment complex situated on the banks of the Upper Lake in Bhopal. Developed by the Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation, it is spread over an area of 24.56 acres, and was inaugurated on 29 September 2011 by State Chief Minister. [ 1] Aimed at promoting tourism, the complex has attractions like ...
District Code [4] Headquarters Division Area (km 2) [5] Population (2011) [5] Population density (per km 2) Location Map Bhopal: BP Bhopal: Bhopal division: 2,772 2,371,061
Bhopal district was carved out of the erstwhile Sehore District of Bhopal division vide M.P.Govt. Notification No.2477/1977/Sa/One/ dated 13 September 1972.The district derives its name from the district head-quarters town Bhopal which is also the capital of Madhya Pradesh. According to the Imperial Gazeteer of India, Bhopal derives from "Bhoj ...
The Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation (MPSTDC) is a government agency that conducts and regulates the tourism activities of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. MPSTDC established in 1978.The MPSTDC is headquartered at Bhopal and has offices across all the districts of Madhya Pradesh. The agency also operates homestays, [1] [2 ...