Nehru Park, Burnpur

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Nehru Park
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Nehru Park
Location in West Bengal, India
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Nehru Park
Nehru Park (India)
Coordinates: 23°38′02″N86°56′49″E / 23.634°N 86.947°E / 23.634; 86.947
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State West Bengal
District    Paschim Bardhaman
Area
  Total26 ha (64 acres)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Languages
  Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration WB
Nearest city Asansol
LocationNorth bank of Damodar River
Precipitation 1,300 millimetres (51 in)
Avg. summer temperature40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature25 °C (77 °F)

Nehru Park is located on the banks of the Damodar River at Burnpur, a neighbourhood in Asansol in the Indian state of West Bengal.

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The park was planned by F. W. A. Lahmeyer, general manager of the IISCO Steel Plant. Although officially named Riverside Park, it was nicknamed Lahmeyer Park. In 1989, the 100-year anniversary of the birth of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, the park was renamed Nehru Park. [1] A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at Kulti Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Srinivasan, N.R., History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company, 1983, p. 71

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