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73°
35
′
73° 40
′
73° 45
′
73°
50
′
LAKES OF UDAIPUR CITY
Madar (Big)
N
LAKHAWALI TANK
1
0
1
2
3
Kilometres
Lakhawali
24°
24°
40
′
40
′
Madar (Small)
Chikalwas
Sukher
Bedla
Badgaon
Chikal
was
Feeder
Bari Tank
Bhuwana
1
2
3
4
Zinc Smelter
Debari
Sajjangarth Reserved
Forest Area
5
FATEHSAGAR
7
6
9
8
10
24°
24°
35
′
35
UDAIPUR
UDAIPUR
CITY
13
11
14
Bus Sta.
PICHOLA
(Swaroop Sagar)
Ayad River
Madri
UDAI SAGAR
Railway Sta.
Deodh Talai
Bari Pal
Kanpur
Kaladwas
Pichola-
Goverdhan
Vilas Link
Channel
Krishimandi
12
Nai
Savina
Choti Talai
Index
Nandeshwar Dam
Goverdhan Sagar
Water Bodies
River
Road
Railway Line
RS
73° 35
′
73° 40
′
73° 45
′
73°
50
′
Fig. 2.2
River of Udaipur City
as Udai Sagar ka nala. Afterwards known as
Berach it runs for another 70 km towards the
northeast and fi nally merges into river Banas,
near Bigod in the Bhilwara district, which is a
tributary of Chambal river; Chambal again is a
tributary of river Yamuna, and Yamuna is the
principal tributary of the holy river Ganga. Near
the town of Chittorgarh, it receives the water of
Gambhiri river, then it turns northeast, and after
fl owing for about 190 km, it joins river Banas at
the place acclaimed as Triveni Sangam near the
village Bigod (Gupta
1991
).
Sagar and Swaroop Sagar and fi nally was con-
nected to Fateh Sagar by the successive rulers of
the princely state of Mewar. Pichhola lies to the
west of the majestic 'City Palace' providing them
with unique and water frontage which enchants
every tourist's heart and soul. It is roughly trian-
gular in shape with its base along the palace
ridge. It was renovated and enlarged in 1559 A.D.
along with the establishment of Udaipur itself; it
enjoys a water spread of 10.8 km
2
and a maxi-
mum depth of 9.15 m. The gross, live and dead
capacities of the lake is 13.67 mcm, 9.00 mcm
and 4.67 mcm, respectively, while the gauge
height above and below sill level is 3.35 and
5.2 m. The lake has a net catchment area of
142 km
2
, and it has an average yield of 493.5 mcft
water. Presently 13.50 mld of water is drawn
from this lake by the PHED to serve the thickly
Lakes of Udaipur City
Pichhola Lake
Pichhola Lake is in Udaipur, was originally con-
structed by some Banjara, in the fourteenth cen-
tury A.D., and later on was extended to Rang
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