Lake Foy Sagar is an artificial lake situated near
Ajmer
Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "''Aj ...
in the state of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
, India. It is named after the engineer Mr. Foy, an Englishman, who created it under a
famine
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, natural disasters, crop failure, Demographic trap, population imbalance, widespread poverty, an Financial crisis, economic catastrophe or government policies. Th ...
relief project in 1892. He created it to tackle with harshest conditions of famine under a famine relief project. It appears flat, and offers views of the neighboring
Aravalli mountains. The lake is among the tourist spots of the city.
At the time when the lake was constructed, the city of Ajmer was known as Ajmere, as can be noticed from the inscription installed at the lake. Its original capacity is 15 million cubic feet, and the water is spread over .
List of Lake in India
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List of lakes in India
This is a list of notable lakes in India.
Andhra Pradesh
* Kolleru Lake
* Kondakarla Ava
* Kaniairi Lake
* Cumbum
* Pulicat Lake
Assam
* Dora Beel
* Urpad Beel
*Samaguri Beel
* Morikalang Beel
* Haflong La ...
Foy Sagar
Tourist attractions in Ajmer
Foy Sagar
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