Laknavaram Lake is a lake in
Govindaraopet mandal in
Mulugu district
Mulugu district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is the town of Mulugu. Mulugu district is the least populated district with 2,94,671 in the state. Mulugu district has the fewest mandals in the state with nine man ...
. It is from
Mulugu and from
Warangal
Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the district headquarters of Warangal district. It is the second largest city in Telangana with a population of 704,570 per 2011 Census of India, and spreading over an .
Warangal ser ...
,
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
.
History
Laknavaram Lake is built by the
Kakatiya dynasty in 13th century.
Geography
The lake is spread over an area of 10,000 acres and holds about of water.
It irrigates over 3,500 acres of land. It was built by
Kakatiya
The Kakatiya dynasty (IAST: Kākatīya) was an Indian dynasty that ruled most of eastern Deccan region comprising present day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of eastern Karnataka and southern Odisha between 12th and 14th centuries. Th ...
kings. It has about 13 islands in it and has a 160 metres long hanging bridge, which connects three islands. It is surrounded by a thick deciduous forest and it is a very popular tourist spot.
Facilities
Telangana tourism developed new accommodation at Laknavaram Lake.
The new facilities including cottages, a viewing tower, a pantry, and a ferry from the main banks to the island.
Awards
The wooden air-conditioned cottages at the resorts of lake has bagged the most innovative product at the travel and tourism fair held at Kolkata.
References
External linksLaknavaram Lake Details
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Lakes of Telangana
Mulugu district