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Para Lake, Mehsana

Gaekwad-era lake in Mehsana city, reopened in 2019 as Swami Vivekanand Lake with boating and walking tracks

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01 — The story

Para Lake is a man-made lake in Mehsana city, first dug during Gaekwad rule. Its official name today is Swami Vivekanand Lake, and it covers 950 square metres.

A plan to beautify and redevelop it began in 2007 under the Mehsana Municipality, but stalled amid allegations of a scam after about ₹80 lakh had been spent, and over the years of delay the estimated cost rose from ₹3 crore to ₹7.8 crore. Work restarted in 2016, and Deputy Chief Minister Nitinbhai Patel opened the renamed lake to the public on 4 August 2019. The grounds now have a children's play area, a yoga centre, a food court, jogging tracks, boating and a toy train.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Para Lake, Mehsana: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.