Shamla Hills (Bhopal)

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The city has uneven elevation and has small hills within its boundaries. The major hills in Bhopal are Arera hill, Idgah hills and Shamla hills in the northern region, katara hills in south region and Arera hills in the central region.

According to current master plan, the municipality covers 697 square kilometres It has two very beautiful big lakes, collectively known as the Bhoj Wetland. These lakes are the Upper Lake (now renamed to Bhojtal) and the Lower Lake. Locally these are known as the Badaa Talab and Chhota Talab respectively. The catchment area of the Upper Lake is 360 km² while that of the Lower Lake is 9.6 km². The Upper Lake drains into the Kolar River. The Van Vihar National Park is a national park situated besides the Upper Lake.