Tourism dept approves Karan Lake’s facelift

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, December 23

The Haryana Tourism Department has given its nod to the project of facelift and renovation of Karan Lake, presently spread on 17 acres, to Karnal Smart City Limited (KSCL), a special purpose vehicle looking after the Karnal Smart City project.

The green signal was given to the KSCL in a recent meeting between RS Verma, Director, Tourism Department; Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO KSCL; and other officials of the smart city.

Now, the KSCL will prepare a detailed project report and will call the tenders. The authorities are hopeful that the work will commence in January. The existing infrastructure of the lake will also be incorporated in the proposed plan, said Nishant Kumar Yadav, CEO.

“We have chalked out a plan to develop or renovate the Karan Lake. The Tourism Department is already constructing the banquet hall. For beautification, we will erect fancy lights as well as proper signage. Three layers of tracks will also be laid on the periphery of the lake which is around 1.3 km. One will be for pedestrians, second for cycling and third one for vehicular movement,” said Yadav.

A grand fountain would also be installed in the lake and proper sitting arrangements for tourists would also be made. Besides, a light and sound show would also be organised in the evenings, he said. A food court would be made and a beautiful island would also be developed to attract tourists, he added.

Presently, Karan Lake is dependent on Western Yamuna Canal for water, which is seasonal and gets water from July to August. “To ensure round-the-year supply of water, two tube-wells will be installed. Automatic water gauges will also be installed to check the water level in the lake,” Yadav said.

Apart from these, ancient sculpture would also be installed on the pathway from National Highway-44 to Karnal Lake to beautify the entrance, the DC asserted.

The KSCL has also planned to attract local residents apart from the travellers on NH-44 for which it will develop a corridor from Shrimad Bhagvad Gita Dwar to Karan Lake.

Light-and-sound show will be planned

• For beautification, fancy lights as well as proper signage will be erected
• Three layers of tracks will be laid on the periphery of the lake
• Besides, a light-and-sound show will also be organised in the evenings
• A fountain will be installed and sitting arrangements will be made
• A food court will be made and an island will also be developed
• The existing infrastructure of the lake will be incorporated in the plan

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