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Dharmasagar is
a
man-made
water
body
in Comilla,
Bangladesh.
The
pond
was
dug
by
the Tripura king Dharma
Manikya
I in
1458.
Dharmasagar
Location
Cumilla
Coordinates
23°27′52″N 91°10′46″E
Type
Reservoirs,
Dighi
Basin
countries
Bangladesh
Max.
length
375.46 m
(1,231.8 ft)
Max.
width
237.42 m
(778.9 ft)
Surface
area
23.18
acres
(9.38 ha)
Residence time
about
600
years
west
waterfront
(2009)
Sachin
Dev
Burman and Kazi
Nazrul
Islam were
here
during
their
time
in
Comilla.There
is
memorial
center
of
Nazrul
beside
the
pond.
To
facilitate
the
local
habitat
with
mineral
water
‘Dharmashagar’
was
established,
which
is
considered
one
of
the
earliest
evidences
of
urban
water
heritage
of
Bangladesh.
Since
the
establishment,
this
water
body
has
been
the
centre
of
the
social
&
economic
growth
of
the
city.
Cumilla,
like
all
other
major
cities
in
Bangladesh,
has
been
dealing
with
the
erosion
of
its
distinctive
aspect
because
of
fast
unplanned
growth,
which
has
harmed
the
city's
primordial
urban
fabric
and
identity.
Since
then,
governmental
and
non-governmental
organizations
have
worked
to
protect
and
conserve
the
Dighi
environment
as
a
distinct
entity.
Dharmashagar
is
defined
as
the
centre
of
Cumilla
city.
From
the
beginning,
the
central
recreational
zones
of
the
city
were
developed
based
on
the
east
bank
of
this
water
body,
by
the
time
it
was
divided
&
converted
into
a
stadium
and
central
Eidgah.
The
north
bank
is
the
administrative
territory
of
the
city.
The
walk
running
beside
the
west
bank
of
the
Dighi,
is
the
only
open
space
in
the
city.
However,
private
residential
properties
entirely
block
the
South
bank
and
strict
public
access.
Unplanned
development
near
the
bank
has
ruined
the
waterfront
character
created
a
negative
space
behind
it.
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