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bhopal.city. 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 ...
Dhebar Lake (also known as Jaisamand Lake) is India 's second largest artificial fresh water lake in India. [1] It is located in the Salumber District of Rajasthan State in western India. It has an area of 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created at Namla Thikana (rathore-patvi) [2] in the 17th century, when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built ...
Pages in category "Artificial lakes of India" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
790,000 cubic metres (28,000,000 cu ft) Surface elevation. 530 m (1,740 ft) Settlements. Pushkar. Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar near Ajmer city in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as " Tirtha - Guru " [Thirtha ...
Only four years later, the associated organisation entered the Limca Book of Records for constructing 500 lakes - that is the highest number of artificial lakes created by one company. Furthermore, the NGO claim to have indirectly recharged more than 70,000 borewells and reached around 1.5 million people in 36,000 locations. Activities
Gadisar Lake. Gadisar Lake is an artificial lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. [1] It was built by the founder of Jaisalmer, King Rawal Jaisal in 1156 AD [2] and later rebuilt by Gadsi Singh Bhati around 1367 AD. [3] The lake is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Jaisalmer Fort. It is said that this lake once provided water to the entire city.
Koppal district, Karnataka, India. Occupation. Water Conservationist. Nationality. Indian. Period. 2017–present. Anand Malligavad also known as "Lakeman of India," is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Bengaluru. [1] He is known for his contribution in the revitalization of 23 deteriorating lakes in Bengaluru. [2][3]
4,750,000 m 3 (6,210,000 cu yd) Ana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake situated in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan state in India. It was built by Arnoraja (alias Ana), the grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan, in 1135 -1150 AD and is named after him. The catchments were built with the help of local populace. The lake is spread over 13 km (8.1 mi).