3/5 Vishal B. 4 years ago on Google
Chandola
Lake
is
located
near
Dani
Limda
Road,
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat
state,
India
and
covers
an
area
of
1200
hectares.
It
is
a
water
reservoir,
embanked
and
circular
in
form.
It
is
also
home
for
cormorants,
painted
storks
and
spoonbill
birds.
During
the
evening
time,
many
people
visit
this
place
and
take
a
leisure
stroll.
History
Chandola
Lake
was
established
by
the
wife
of
a
Mughal
Sultan
of
Ahmedabad
named
Tajn
Khan
Nari
Ali.
It
was
in
existence
when
Asha
Bhil
founded
Ashaval.
The
historic
Salt
March
around
nine
in
the
morning,
after
covering
a
distance
of
seven
miles
from
the
Sabarmati
Ashram
and
a
few
minutes
after
the
trucks
and
the
taxis
carrying
radio
and
print
journalists
had
disappeared
down
the
road,
had
reached
the
Chandola
Lake.
Mahatma
Gandhi
had
stopped
under
a
large
pipal
tree
next
to
the
lake,
no
bigger
than
a
small
pond
in
the
middle
of
a
vast
expanse
of
mud
during
March,
1930.
Usage
Water
from
this
lake
is
used
for
irrigation
and
industrial
purposes.
It
is
also
being
for
agriculture,
as
well
as
for
other
purposes
like
processing
of
waste
oil
and
plastics.
The
Kharicut
Canal
Scheme
which
is
one
of
the
oldest
irrigation
schemes
of
Gujarat
was
constructed
with
the
main
purpose
of
providing
irrigation
to
1,200
acres
of
rice
land
near
Chandola
lake
in
Ahmedabad.
Pollution
and
encroachment
Large-scale
encroachment
have
been
built
on
this
water
body.
Kharicut,
the
lakeβs
feeder
canal
is
choked
with
filth
and
garbage.
Chandola
Lake
Development
Plans
The
Ahmedabad
Municipal
Corporation
(AMC)
has
ambitious
plans
for
developing
Chandola
lake
in
a
big
way.
AMC
has
also
drawn
an
exhaustive
plan
for
the
upkeep
of
Chandola
lake,
which
till
now
was
a
neglected
public
space.
The
AMC
has
tendered
jobs
for
cleaning
and
sanitation
activities
to
be
carried
out
around
Chandola.
The
civic
body
has
earmarked
Rs
3.70
lakh
for
clearing
the
garbage
from
the
lake.
Source:
Wikipedia
1 person found this review helpful π