JMC to develop Narsinh Mehta lake as tourist spot in Junagadh

Junagadh: Narsinh Mehta lake which is located in the middle of Junagadh city will be developed at a cost of Rs 40 crore in upcoming days. A presentation in this regard was presented at Junagadh Municipal Corporation(JMC) on Friday.

1.50 lakh square meter lake will have laser show, boating, mono rail, senior citizens park, yoga park, game zone, food zone, parking zone, cycle track, jogging track, glass watch tower etc attraction once the project is completed. Initial fund of Rs 10 crore has been allocated for this project throgh Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana and Tourism department grant. More allocation will be made in phased wise manner to complete the project. Water storage and management in lake will be one of the components attached to this project. According to Mr. VJ Rajput, Municipal Commissioner of Junagadh, the place will be developed in such a fashion that citizens will be able to spend entire day at this spot. The works for this project will kick off before monsoon and completed in two and half years period.