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Nehru Park, Burnpur

Coordinates: 23°38′02″N 86°56′49″E / 23.634°N 86.947°E / 23.634; 86.947
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Nehru Park
Park
A cosy nook in the park
A cosy nook in the park
Nehru Park is located in West Bengal
Nehru Park
Nehru Park
Location in West Bengal, India
Nehru Park is located in India
Nehru Park
Nehru Park
Nehru Park (India)
Coordinates: 23°38′02″N 86°56′49″E / 23.634°N 86.947°E / 23.634; 86.947
Country India
StateWest Bengal
District  Paschim Bardhaman
Area
 • Total26 ha (64 acres)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationWB
Nearest cityAsansol
LocationNorth bank of Damodar River
Precipitation1,300 millimetres (51 in)
Avg. summer temperature40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature25 °C (77 °F)

Nehru Park is located on the banks of the Damodar River at Burnpur, a neighbourhood in Asansol in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Name

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The park was planned by F. W. A. Lahmeyer, general manager of the IISCO Steel Plant. Although officially named Riverside Park, it was nicknamed Lahmeyer Park. In 1989, the 100-year anniversary of the birth of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, the park was renamed Nehru Park.[1] A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at Kulti Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Srinivasan, N.R., History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company, 1983, p. 71

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