Template:Infobox lake Chimnabai Lake is located near Kadarpur village in Kheralu Taluka,Template:Sfn Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
The lake was created by Baroda State ruler Sayajirao Gaekwad III in memory of his deceased wife Chimnabai I. The construction was started in 1898 and completed in 1905.[1] Local people have long demanded that the lake should be supplied water via Narmada canal or Dharoi dam.[2]
The lake is spread over an area of Template:Convert. It has a water storage capacity of 632 million cubic feet. The lake provides irrigation to Template:Convert land of ten villages.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ચીમનાબાઈ સરોવર બન્યું જળસમૃદ્ધ, ધરોઈની સપાટી ૬૨૧ ફૂટને વટાવી. Sandesh(30 August 2022). Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ મહેસાણા / પીવા અને સિંચાઇનું પાણી ન મળતા 30 ગામના લોકો નિકળી ગયા રસ્તા પર, ચીમનાબાઇ તળાવ ભરવા યોજી મહારેલી(2022-05-22).
Sources
- Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II, Administration{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. G. H. Desai(1923)