Nehru Park is located on the banks of the Damodar River at Burnpur, a neighbourhood in Asansol in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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 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) |
Name
editThe 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
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A section of the park
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Lake with boating facilities in the park
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Biharinath, across the Damodar River, as seen from the park