Nagalpur Lake Explained

Nagalpur Lake
Coords:23.5713°N 72.3522°W
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Nagalpur lake within Gujarat
Inflow:Storm water, treated waste water
Area:30000sqm
Cities:Mehsana

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.[1]

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 for the project.[2] The municipality allotted and respectively for the development of lake in 2019-20 and 2020-21 budgets respectively.[3] The Government of Gujarat approved for the development of lake in 2022 under Amrit Lake scheme.[4]

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.[2] As of July 2023, the development work is not started.2022.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: મહેસાણાનાં નાગલપુરનું તળાવ દૂષિત પાણીથી ભરાયું, રોગચાળાની દહેશત. Sandesh. 2020-01-24. gu.
  2. Web site: બાવળોની ઝાંડીઓથી ઘેરાયેલુ નાગલપુર તળાવ 11.99 કરોડના ખર્ચે રમણીય બનાવાશે. Shukla. Rakeshkumar. 2019-07-15. Divya Bhaskar. 2020-01-24. gu.
  3. Web site: Shukla. RakeshKumar. 2020-03-13. પાલિકાની રવિવારે બજેટ બેઠક, ગત વર્ષે લીધેલા સાત કામો હજુય લટકેલા. 2020-06-03. divyabhaskar.
  4. News: મંજૂરી:નાગલપુર તળાવ રૂ. 11.50 કરોડના ખર્ચે પિકનિક પોઇન્ટ બનશે. Divya Bhaskar. 2022. gu.
  5. News: ગ્રાઉન્ડ રિપોર્ટ મહેસાણા વોર્ડ નં-8:5 વર્ષથી નાગલપુરનું તળાવ ડેવલપ કરવાની વાતો થાય છે પણ થતું નથી. Divya Bhaskar.