Fateh Sagar Lake, Artificial lake in Udaipur, India.
Fateh Sagar Lake is a pear-shaped artificial lake northwest of Udaipur, Rajasthan, encircled by the Aravalli hills on three sides and closed on the east by a straight stone masonry dam about 800 metres long with a spillway for monsoon flood flows. Three small islands lie within it, the largest holding Nehru Park. The northeastern embankment is known as the Pal, the Drive or Connaught Bund.
In the late 17th century, Maharana Jai Singh created the reservoir to collect water for the city. After a heavy flood, Maharana Fateh Singh ordered the rebuilding with the Connaught Dam, completed in the late 19th century.
The lake takes its name from Maharana Fateh Singh, who built the Connaught Dam in 1889 to mark the visit of the Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria. The northeastern embankment is known by three names: the Pal, the Drive, or the Connaught Bund. Nehru Park on the largest island is reached by inboard motor boats.
The reservoir stays open daily from morning until late afternoon, giving visitors enough time to explore the shore and ride on the water. Boats are available in several price ranges, with simple rowboats costing less than faster motorboats.
One of the islands has housed an observatory since the mid-1970s, where researchers study the sun and collect data on its activity. The facility followed the model of similar institutions from California and continues its research work today.
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