Barua Sagar Tal

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Barua Sagar Tal
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The lake in 1882
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Barua Sagar Tal
Location Barua Sagar, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 25°22′05″N78°44′53″E / 25.368°N 78.748°E / 25.368; 78.748
Type artificial lake
Basin  countriesIndia

Barua Sagar Tal is a large lake in Barua Sagar near Jhansi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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History

It is a large lake created about 260 years ago by Raja Udit Singh of Orchha, who built the embankment. [1] According to reports in media, the dam is claimed to be built around 1694 A.D. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jhansi Official website". Jhansi.nic.in. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Hindu report/video on dams". thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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