Para Lake

Artificial lake in Mehsana, Gujarat

23°36′17″N 72°23′50″E / 23.6046°N 72.3972°E / 23.6046; 72.3972Lake typeArtificial lakePrimary inflowsStorm waterBasin countriesIndiaSurface 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

The lake was excavated during the Gaekwad rule.^[1] It is spread over area of 950 square metres (10,200 sq ft).^[2] 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$100,000), 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$380,000) to ₹7.8 crore (US$980,000). The project was restarted in 2016.^[2]^[1]^[3] The lake was renamed after Swami Vivekanand^[4] and opened to the public on 4 August 2019 by Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel.^[2]

Amenities

The children play area, yoga centre, food court, jogging tracks and boating felicities are developed and a toy train is introduced.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "મહેસાણાના પરા તળાવનાં બ્યુટીફિકેશન માટે કરોડોનો ખર્ચ, તળાવ હાલત જેમની તેમ". GSTV. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "મહેસાણા પરા તળાવ હવે નવાં રંગરોગાન ધારણ કરશે". sandesh.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "મહેસાણામાં હવે પરા તળાવમાં ટ્રેન,બોટિંગની મજા માટે પરિવારે રૂ.250 ખર્ચવા પડશે". Rakhewal (in Gujarati). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
^ "મહેસાણા શહેરના પરા તળાવમાં રમતગમતના સાધનો સાથે ડેવલપ કામ પૂર્ણતાના આરે પહોચ્યુ" (in Gujarati). Atal Samachar. Retrieved 3 November 2019.