Beautification of Karna Lake begins

Tribune News Service

Karnal, January 4

With the starting of the construction on the book café, the work on the beautification and redevelopment of the Karna Lake, which was built in 1974 in around 14-acres and was inaugurated by former Haryana Governor Birendra Narayan Chakraborty has been started.

Book café to attract tourists

The book café is being built in the middle of the Karna Lake where a small ‘island’ was made earlier. The book café would also attract people as it would be of a different kind.We will also install floating fountains in the lake along with erecting stairs for tourists to enjoy the scenic view as the vicinity is calm. — Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner-Cum-CEO, KSCL

Apart from this book café, Karnal Smart City Ltd. (KSCL), a company looking after the Karnal Smart City projects, will develop various recreational facilities such as food courts, walking track, cycle track, viewer gallery stairs so that in coming days, people can enjoy light and sound show like Akshardham temple in New Delhi. Food courts will be given to different well-known eating brands, so that the foot fall increases.

Besides, 20 sculptures of warriors of Mahabharata will also be installed and a display board also erected with each sculpture depicting their story, so that the young generation get familiar with them.

A sum of Rs 7.25 crore will be spent on the whole project and the deadline is six month.

One of the officials said these days, the lake wore a deserted look and was not attracting tourists. The project was designed to attract tourist. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar gave his nod to the project last year.

The book café is being built in the middle of the lake where a small ‘island’ was made earlier, said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, KSCL, after the inspection of the project on Tuesday.

“We will also install floating fountains in the lake along with erecting stairs for tourists to enjoy the scenic view as the vicinity is calm,” he added.

The CEO also maintained that in the coming days, the book café would also attract people as it would be of a different kind. Parking with lighting will also be a centre of attraction, he added.

The development works will be done in around 22 acres. It will attract tourist from the city and those travelling on the National Highway 44, he added.