Goverdhan Sagar Lake Explained

Goverdhan Sagar Lake
Basin Countries:	India
Location:	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Type:	reservoir, fresh water
Pushpin Map:	Rajasthan#India
Area:	3.75km (02.33miles)
Depth:	9m (30feet)
Max-Depth:	9m (30feet)
Cities:	Udaipur
Date-Built:	1565
Reference:	http://www.udaipur.org.uk/lakes/udai-sagar-lake.html

Gowardhan Sagar Lake is another prominent lake in the city of lakes, Udaipur.^[1] It is the smallest artificial lake of Udaipur. The lake is situated around 2.5 km from the south-west of Udaipur.^[2]

Geography

Gowardhan Sagar Lake is 9 meters in depth and covers an area of 3750m. The Lake receives its water from Lake Pichola.^[3] It has been recorded that the reservoir has a fairly rich in fish and 32 species representing almost 9 families. The species, which are found very less are need to be conserve.

Lake restoration works

The National Lake Conservation Program took 4 lakes of Udaipur under them. Goverdhan Sagar Lake was one of those lakes.

The key undertakings in the program includes:

• Curbing pollution in the lakes
• Restrictions on mining activities in the catchment areas
• Conservation of wildlife around the lakes
• Restrictions on disposal of waste products and sewerage in the lakes

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in India
• List of lakes in India
• Udaipur
• Tourist Attractions in Udaipur

References

1. Web site: Govardhan Sagar Lake - Udaipur, Rajasthan All About India . 2022-03-01 . en-US.
2. Web site: Chadha. Sneha. 2019-10-05. Goverdhan Sagar Lake: The Southern Delight of Udaipur. 2021-06-07. My Udaipur City. en-us.
3. Bairwa. Vedrahi. Sharma. Bhanu. Sharma. S. Raj Keer. Naresh. Kumar. Vijay. 2019-05-11. ICTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF GOVERDHAN SAGAR LAKE, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 23. 631–633.