Sukhna Lake (Chandigarh)

India / Chandigarh / Chandigarh
Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India is an artificial lake at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This 3 km² rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down from the Shivalik Hills. Originally the seasonal flow entered the lake directly causing heavy siltation. To check the inflow of silt, 25.42 km² of land was acquired in the catchment area and put under vegetation. In 1974, the Choe was diverted and made to bypass the lake completely, the lake being fed by three siltation pots, minimising the entry of silt into the lake itself. The creation of the lake was one of the greatest gift from Le Corbusier and the Chief Engineer P L Verma to the city of Chandigarh. To preserve its tranquility Corbusier insisted that it be forbidden to motor boats and the top of the dam (promenade) prohibited to vehicular traffic. The lake is fringed by a golf course to the south, and Nek Chand's famous Rock Garden of Chandigarh to its west.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhna_Lake
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   30°44'31"N   76°49'17"E

Comments

  • This is a very good place to visit.
  • This is really a great place to relax and unwind yourself..I miss my city too much :(
  • I have been visiting Chandigarh Sukhna lake since 1970.It was a solitude area that time even at times, I could go with my DURRY for the purpose of spreading it on the lawn and then completing my college study work in the company of Nature. It has now become a place for morning and evening strolls / walks only. Of course,it is well maintained for every inch of imagination and it helps people to release their regression caused to them due to unwanted tension. Rowing of boats in the Sukhna Lake really gives a very good view of rural and the urbanization of Chandigarh. May! the beauty of Chandigarh remains for ever?
  • I llllllllllllllluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu SSSSSSSSSuuuuuuukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkhhhhhhhhhhhhhnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaaaaa lllaaaaaaakkkkkkkeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....................
  • [:)]
  • It's not Tobha it's lake-sukhna lake.
  • have been visiting Chandigarh Sukhna lake since 1970.It was a solitude area that time even at times, I could go with my DURRY for the purpose of spreading it on the lawn and then completing my college study work in the company of Nature. It has now become a place for morning and evening strolls / walks only. Of course,it is well maintained for every inch of imagination and it helps people to release their regression caused to them due to unwanted tension. Rowing of boats in the Sukhna Lake really gives a very good view of rural and the urbanization of Chandigarh. May! the beauty of Chandigarh remains for ever?
  • it is very nice place it is peace of haven
  • very beautiful place
  • this lake like gulyana
  • it is very nice place.
  • Show all comments
This article was last modified 14 years ago