Udaipur city –
Udaipur
city is famous as LakeCity or City of water and it is also known as Venice of
the East. Your visit to Udaipur is incomplete till you have not enjoyed the heart
throbbing views of its water. Fateh Sagar is one such kind of a place in
Udaipur. Not only tourists, even the local residents of Udaipur always enjoy
most of their time at Fateh Sagar. For a few their day doesn’t complete if they
do not visit and spend some time at the mere side. This is the magic of the
place. You can pass several hours sitting beside it and watching hilarious
beauty of the pond. Mumbaiya Bazar would certainly catch your attraction at Fateh Sagar.
Did you
know that in Udaipur who are known by the names famous seven sisters ? any
guess !!! difficult right we will tell you, these famous seven sisters are none
other than the seven lakes.
Indeed,
the ruler of Udaipur was convinced of the importance of water. So he had built
several dams, and water ponds. These are evidence of reservoir engineering,
developed at that time.
The
famous lakes of city are pichola lake,
Fatehsagr lagoon, doodh Talai, Govardhan sagar, Kumharia pond, Rangsagar
and swaroop sagar are seven major lakes in udaipur. They collectively known as
the seven sisters of udaipur.
These
lakes are the lifeline for many centuries for Udaipur. These lakes are
connected to each other. The water itself equals its level as these lagoon are
interlined.
Major lakes -
Lake Pichola:
It is an
artificial pound .The name of this lagoon is derived from the nearby village
Picholi. Lake was built by Maharana Udai Singh II. The lake is 4 kilometers
long and 3 kilometers wide. The specialty of the lagoon is 4 islands, Jag
Niwas, Jag Mandir, and RC Mohan Vilas. The historical site for boating. major
luxury hotels are surrounding this mere.
Fatehsagar
mere: this tarn is a beautiful pear-shaped artificial tarn which developed by
maharna fateh singh in 1678. It is considered the pride of the city. There are
three small islands located in the middle of the tarn. Duke of Connaught was
the son of Queen Victoria , he had laid the foundation stone of this lake. This
mere linked to rang Sager and pond Pichola through a canal.
how to reach udaipur:
Udaipur
is located on National Highway 8 from Delhi to Mumbai. Delhi is a distance of
approximately seven hundred kilometers. Delhi, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ahmadabad and
Mumbai are direct train to Udaipur. From Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur there are daily
direct flight to Udaipur's Dabok airport.
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