Q4. Which of the following are correct about Man Sagar Lake?
1. It is an artificial Lake in Jaipur.
2. The Jal Mahal is situated in the middle of Lake.
3. The Lake was created by constructing a dam across the Darbhawati River between Khaliagarh hills & Lilly areas of Nahargarh.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Man Sagar Lake is an artificial lake, situated in Jaipur, the capital of the state of Rajasthan in India. It is named after Raja Man Singh, the then ruler of Amer, who constructed it in c. 1610 by damming the Dharbawatiriver. The Jal Mahal is situated in the middle of the lake.
There is the Nahargarh Fort (Nahargarh meaning home of tigers) in the hills that provides a commanding view of the Man Sagar Lake and the Jal Mahal palace, in addition to a beautiful view of the city of Jaipur. The lake was created by constructing a dam across the Darbhawati River, between Khilagarh hills and the hilly areas of Nahargarh, in the 16th century