geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirMoti Jheel is a lake and drinking water reservoir in the Benajhabar area of Kanpur, which together with its adjoining gardens and children's park is an important tourist attraction.[1][2] Built during the British Raj, today along with Kamala Retreat and Moti Park, it is an important recreational place in the bustling industrial city of Kanpur, once known as the "Manchester of the East".[3]
Body of water in kanpur
This article is about a lake in Kanpur. For other uses, see Motijheel (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Motijheel, an area in Dhaka.
Body of water
Moti Jheel |
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Location | Kanpur |
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Coordinates | 26.4761°N 80.314055°E / 26.4761; 80.314055 |
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Lake type | artificial lake |
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Basin countries | India |
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Max. length | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
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Max. width | 105 m (344 ft) |
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Max. depth | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
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Surface elevation | 130 ft (40 m) |
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Settlements | Kanpur and Kalyanpur |
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Moti means pearl and jheel means lake, thus giving its name Pearl Lake. The park is often referred to as the 'Lungs of Kanpur'.[4]
History
The rectangular lake was originally developed during the British Raj, as a drinking water reservoir of the Kanpur Waterworks, and called Septic Tank. Later, as an important urban planning measure by the city administration, it was developed as a public place and a recreational area, with a landscaped garden and a children's park.[3][5][6]
It is flanked on one side by the campus of Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital and on the other several important Kanpur Municipal Corporation (Kanpur Municipal Corporation) buildings are situated, as is the Kanpur Development Authority (KDA)'s water treatment plant.
Major spots
Offices
- Kanpur Municipal Corporation Town Hall
- Kanpur Development Authority
Entertainment Place
- Lajpat Bhawan
- Lake
- Amusement Park
- Gardens
- Japanese Garden
- Seasonal Fairs and Festivals
Connectivity
One can catch city buses to various routes of the city from Moti Jheel Bus Stop situated on Mall Road. The nearest railway station is at Rawatpur while the nearest major railhead is Kanpur Central which is around 10 kilometres from Moti Jheel. Kanpur Airport is the nearest domestic airport.
Notes
References
- Singh, Harihar (1972). Kanpur: a study in urban geography. Indrasini Devi.
- Singh, Surendra Nath (1990). Planning & development of an industrial town: a study of Kanpur. Mittal Publications. ISBN 81-7099-241-9.
- Silas, Sandeep (2005). "44. Manchester of the East: Kanpur". Discover India by Rail. Sterling Publishers. ISBN 81-207-2939-0.
External links
Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh |
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South flowing | |
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Lakes | |
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Dams and barrages |
- Ganges Barrage
- Matatila Dam
- Parichha Dam
- Rajghat Dam
- Rihand Dam
- Lower Sharda Barrage
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Canals | |
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Bridges |
- Malviya Bridge
- Shahi Bridge
- Kamhariya Bridge
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Related topics | |
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Hydrography of surrounding areas |
- Uttarakhand
- Himachal Pradesh
- Haryana
- Nepal
- Bihar
- Jharkhand
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Chhattisgarh
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General | |
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Mythology, history |
- Panchala
- Panchala Kingdom
- Siege of Cawnpore
- Second Battle of Cawnpore
- Empire of Harshvardhana,the great
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Districts |
- Auraiya
- Etawah
- Farrukhabad
- Kannauj
- Kanpur Negar
- Kanpur Dehat
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Tehsils | |
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Rivers, dams, lakes | |
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Languages, people |
- Awadhi spoken in Kanpur Nagar,Kanpur Dehat,Kannauj District.
- Braj Bhasha primarily spoken in Etawah & Auraiya districts.
- Hindustani generally everywhwere in Kanpur division
- Kannauji primarily in Kannauj & Farukhabad District
- Standard Hindi
- Urdu
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Transport | |
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Industries |
- GAIL Dibiyapur
- NTPC Dibiyapur
- Panki Thermal Power Station
- Lohia Machinery
- Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India
- British India Corporation
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Institutes of higher learning |
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology
- Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
- Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College
- Government Medical College, Kannauj
- Harcourt Butler Technical University
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Uttar Pradesh Textile Technology Institute
- Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Megapolitan Region |
- Kanpur
- Akbarpur
- Ghatampur
- Bilhaur
- Unnao
- Fatehpur
- Sikandra
- Etawah
- Mainpuri
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See also |
- Cities and towns in Auraiya district
- Cities and towns in Etawah district
- Cities and towns in Farrukhabad district
- Cities and towns in Kannauj district
- Cities and towns in Kanpur district
- Cities and towns in Ramabai Nagar district
- Villages in Auraiya district
- Villages in Etawah district
- Villages in Farrukhabad district
- Villages in Kannauj district
- Villages in Kanpur Nagar district
- Villages in Ramabai Nagar district
- People from Etawah
- People from Farrukhabad
- People from Kanpur
- People from Ramabai Nagar district
- Kanpur topics
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Other divisions |
- Agra
- Aligarh
- Allahabad
- Azamgarh
- Bareilly
- Basti
- Chitrakoot
- Devipatan
- Faizabad
- Gorakhpur
- Jhansi
- Lucknow
- Meerut
- Mirzapur
- Moradabad
- Saharanpur
- Varanasi
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