Fateh Sagar Lake
Fateh Sagar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001
Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the city of Udaipur. It is an artificial lake named after maharana Fateh Singhof Udaipur and Mewar ,constructed to the north-west of Udaipur, located to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s.
It is one of the four lakes of the Udaipur city; the other three being : the Lake Pichola (within the Udaipur town), Udai Sagar Lake (13 km to the east of Udaipur) and Dhebar Lake or Jaisamand Lake (52 km south east of Udaipur).
Within the confines of the Fatah Sagar Lake, there are three small islands; the largest of these is the Nehru Park (4 km2 area), which is a popular tourist attraction, the second island (0.06 km2 area) houses a public park with an impressive water-jet fountain and the third island (1.2 km2 area) is the address for the Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO). The Nehru park is accessible by inboard motor boats. The blue waters of the lake and the backdrop of the green mountains has given the soubriquet of ‘the second Kashmir’ to Udaipur .
Udaipur Lake Conservation Society’s reports indicate that the lake supports and sustains ground water recharge, drinking water, agricultural use, industrial use, ecological water availability and provides employment to 60% population of Udaipur.
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Visiting hours : 08.00AM to 04.30PM, all days of the week
Entry fee : Free
Nehru Park
Take a romantic boat ride in the Fateh Sagar Lake and reach the oval shaped Nehru Garden. Nehru Garden is named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru. Inaugurated on his birth anniversary on 14th November, 1967, it is an oval shaped island. Located in the centre of Fateh Sagar, it overlooks the ancient Moti Mahal of Maharana Pratap. Within its area of 4.5 acres, the park contains flower gardens and a lily pond.
Pyramid shaped, the fountains are of channel type. In the north-west of the park lies a boat-shaped floating restaurant. By boats, tourists can reach this park from one side of the lake.
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Visiting hours : 09.00am to 06.00pm, all days of the week
Entry : Rs.30/- for Indians and rs. 125/- for foreign tourists
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