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Sajjangarh
Sanctuary |
Sajjangarh
Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 5kms in
the West of tourist city Udaipur, which surrounds
the Sajjangarh Palace overlooking Udaipur City.
From the palace, one can have a magnificent view
of lakes of Udaipur and Aravalli hill ranges. The
view of Sunrise and Sunset attracts every visitor
atop of Bansdara hill.
Safari Park was created and wild
animals like Chital, Sambar, Wild Boar, and Blue
Bull were reintroduced. Animals like Panther, Hyena,
Hare and Jackal has reappeared apart from variety
of reptiles and birds. |
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wall extended further and now the entire hillock
has been fenced, improving the vegetal cover
of the sanctuary area.
In the Hills, at a short distance on the North-West
of Sajjangarh, there is an artificial lake named
Jiyan Sagar, popularly known as "Bari Lake" or "Tiger
Lake". The lake was constructed by Maharana
Raj Singhji, the ex-ruler of Mewar, in 1664 AD and
was named after Jana Devi, the mother of the Maharana.
The lake has an area of 1.25 square miles with a
storage capacity of 400 million cubic feet of water. |
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