Nagalpur Lake

Artificial lake in Mehsana, Gujarat

23°34′17″N 72°21′08″E / 23.571272°N 72.352179°E / 23.571272; 72.352179Lake typeArtificial lakePrimary inflowsStorm water, treated waste waterBasin countriesIndiaSurface area30,000 square metres (7.4 acres)^[1]SettlementsMehsana

Nagalpur Lake is located in Nagalpur neighbourhood of Mehsana city in the Indian state of Gujarat. There is a proposal for its development as a public space.

History

Under the project by Gujarat Urban Development Corporation, treated sewage water was to be drained in the lake. But the sewage water was drained untreated in the lake.^[2]

In January 2019, the Mehsana Municipality appointed a consultant to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for the development of the lake. The DPR proposed a cost of ₹11.99 crore (US$1.5 million) for the project.^[3] The municipality allotted ₹1 crore (US$130,000) and ₹3 crore (US$380,000) respectively for the development of lake in 2019-20 and 2020-21 budgets respectively.^[4] The Government of Gujarat approved ₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million) for the development of lake in 2022 under Amrit Lake scheme.^[1]

Proposal

The preliminary development proposal includes a cordon wall, a garden and a children's park along with a storm water drainage system for the lake.^[3] As of July 2023, the development work is not started.2022.^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "મંજૂરી:નાગલપુર તળાવ રૂ. 11.50 કરોડના ખર્ચે પિકનિક પોઇન્ટ બનશે" (in Gujarati). Divya Bhaskar. 2022.
^ "મહેસાણાનાં નાગલપુરનું તળાવ દૂષિત પાણીથી ભરાયું, રોગચાળાની દહેશત". Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Shukla, Rakeshkumar (15 July 2019). "બાવળોની ઝાંડીઓથી ઘેરાયેલુ નાગલપુર તળાવ 11.99 કરોડના ખર્ચે રમણીય બનાવાશે". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ Shukla, RakeshKumar (13 March 2020). "પાલિકાની રવિવારે બજેટ બેઠક, ગત વર્ષે લીધેલા સાત કામો હજુય લટકેલા". divyabhaskar. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^ "ગ્રાઉન્ડ રિપોર્ટ મહેસાણા વોર્ડ નં-8:5 વર્ષથી નાગલપુરનું તળાવ ડેવલપ કરવાની વાતો થાય છે પણ થતું નથી". Divya Bhaskar.