Nehru Park, Burnpur Explained

Nehru Park
Settlement Type:Park
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.634°N 86.947°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:  Paschim Bardhaman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Acre:64
Elevation M:75
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:WB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Asansol
Blank2 Name Sec1:Location
Blank2 Info Sec1:North bank of Damodar River
Blank1 Name Sec2:Precipitation
Blank1 Info Sec2:1300mm
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:40°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:25°C

Nehru Park is located on the banks of the Damodar River at Burnpur, a neighbourhood in Asansol in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Name

The park was planned by F. W. A. Lahmeyer, general manager of the IISCO Steel Plant. Although officially named Riverside Park, it was nicknamed Lahmeyer Park. In 1989, the 100-year anniversary of the birth of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, the park was renamed Nehru Park.[1] A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at Kulti Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.

Notes and References

  1. Srinivasan, N.R., History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company, 1983, p. 71