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Gujarat Hamirsar Lake
Hamirsar Lake is made by the man. And it is located at the heart of the Bhuj town. Bhuj Town is the headquarter of the Kutch District. The lake is situated in the Gujarat India. It is an excellent place to chill in the hot climate .The Hamirsar Lake is the place where many people used to swim. This lake is beautiful place to sit under the tree and enjoy the natural scenic beauty of this beautiful lake. While walking along the lake edge will be a beautiful experience for the visitor to move for the places like Aina Mahal, Praga Mahal, Kutch Museum, Ram Dhun temple and the Alfred High school.
History
Saharad Baug palace is on the other side of lake. And from there is situated the road of the royal Chattardis. It is almost 450 year old lake and it is named after the ruler Rao Hamir. Rao Hamir was founder of the Bhuj . And this beautiful lake was built under the reign of the Rao Khengarji 1. And the King Rao Khengarji named this lake as the Hamir Lake after the name of his father Rao Hamir. Rao Khengarji chooses this place for the oasis and then he developed canals and tunnels to bring water and fulfilled the need of Bhuj.
The hamira lake is very big lake and it spread over an area of 28 acres. It has beautiful lake garden at the centre of lake. In the earthquake of the 2001 Hamirsar was affected but still its beauty continue to attract the visitors from the different place.The hamira lake is pool of fresh still water and it contain large amount of Sali. This lake is very important for the bhuj natives. This water pool of lakes is one of the mostly beautiful attractions for the visitors.
How To Go
The Hamira Lake is well connected with the road, rail and air. The visitor according to their comfort and convenient comes to visit the place. To get here the visitors who are travelling from the Ahmadabad city the bus will be more convenient for them then the train. The visitors can find several sleeper buses, private sitting bus and the State Transport bus that makes the trip easy and convenient. Through the rail mode also the visitor can come by catching the daily express train like Bhuj Express and the Kutch Express. And these trains will arrive at reasonable time and will take reasonable hour. There is more than one flight which connects Bhuj to Mumbai. Once the visitor reached the Bhuj then the visitor can find many State Transport bus for the communication.
Attractions
The Hamira man- made lake libel in the middle vicinity of the Bhuj. The lake has all the important and the fantastic sightseeing destination located in the eastern part. This is 450 year old lake so visit to this oldest and the ancient lake is the wonderful experiences to get touched with the cultural heritage of the Gujarat. In the middle of the heart of lake is colourful garden. The Hamira Lake is very attractive place to visit. The lake has the rich variety of the flora and the fauna like Zooplanktons, Benthos and the Fish. The visitors can enjoy the swimming and the fishing. It had the great resource for the fishing. It has the rich stock of fishing.
The Hamira Lake is great source of water. This lake has the large variety of the aquatic life. The Hamira Lake is the true aspects of the Bhuj city. The Hamira lake exhibit great charisma and it takes the breadth of the every visitor.
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