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Sight Address : Ghanewadi Talab is located in Jalna. Edit
Detail InformationEdit
Ghanewadi Talab was built & constructed by Mr. Bezonji Faridoonji Jalnawalla in the years 1924 to 1931. Mr. Bezonji in whose honour the Jalna Municipality named a road was a great patron of Jalna. He took the contract of building the Ghanewadi lake and spent rupees two lakhs from his own pockets so that people of Jalna could have enough water for the city. He was a great Philanthropist and from the accounts available with the firm M/s. Pestonji Meherwanji it is known that up until the year 1949 he had spent about Nine Lakh rupees on various charity projects in Jalna. Its the only lake that provide’s drinking water to the hole jalna city till now, but it’s in very bad condition people around the lake as capatre the land of agriculture and the local Municipal Council does not also look after the lake is the main reason behind lake current condition.
HistoryEdit
The Gahnewadi Talab was built & constructed by Mr. Bezonji Faridoonji Jalnawalla in the years 1924 to 1931. Mr. Bezonji in whose honour the Jalna Municipality named a road was a great patron of Jalna. He took the contract of building the Ghanewadi lake and spent rupees two lakhs from his own pockets so that people of Jalna could have enough water for the city. He was a great Philanthropist and from the accounts available with the firm M/s. Pestonji Meherwanji it is known that up until the year 1949 he had spent about Nine Lakh rupees on various charity projects in Jalna.
Must SeeEdit
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Best Season to VisitEdit
December to February.
Best Time To VisitEdit
Morning, Afternoon and Evening.
Time Required for SightseeingEdit
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Ticket Required : No Edit
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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit
- Samarat Garden Restaurant ; Bhakardas, Rajur, Jalna – 431213 ; Ph/M – (02482) 688120 ; Food Serve – N.A.
How to ReachEdit
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Bus : Jalna is a major towns of the state are also connected by state highways. Road connectivity is excellent and road connecting to Aurangabad, Pune, Ahmednagar, Nagpur, Beed, Mumbai are upgraded into four-lane highway. A New Nagpur-Aurangabad-Mumbai highway passing through Jalna is being developed.
Train : The district head quarter is at Jalna & well connected to state capital and national capital by broad gauge railway line. Jalna (Station Code: J) is a station located on the Kachiguda-Manmad section of Hyderabad (HYB) Division of South Central Railway (SCR). After Divisional adjustments in 2003, which saw the bifurcation of Hyderabad Division, Jalna now comes under the newly created Nanded (NED) Division of SCR.
Air : Jalna is located 50.5 KM away from the nearest Chikkalthana Airport IXU Aurangabad Airport.
Others : N.A.
Things to CarryEdit
- Carry Plenty of Water.
Safety / WarningEdit
HelplineEdit
- Police Control Room – 100, 225100, 224833
- Ambulance : 102
- Fire : 101