Nehru Park, Burnpur
Nehru Park | |
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Park | |
 A cosy nook in the park | |
  Nehru Park Location in West Bengal, India  Nehru Park Nehru Park (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°38′02″N 86°56′49″E / 23.634°N 86.947°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Area | |
• Total | 26 ha (64 acres) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Nearest city | Asansol |
| Location | North bank of Damodar River |
| Precipitation | 1,300 millimetres (51 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 40 °C (104 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 25 °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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Srinivasan, N.R., History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company, 1983, p. 71
Images
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Statue of Jawaharlal Nehru, near the park entrance gate -
A section of the park -
Lake with boating facilities in the park -
Biharinath, across the Damodar River, as seen from the park
