| Damdama Lake | |
|---|---|
 Haryana Tourism restaurant on Damdama Lake | |
  Damdama Lake | |
| Location | Sohna, Gurugram district, Haryana, India |
| Coordinates | 28°18′14″N 77°07′44″E / 28.304°N 77.129°E |
| Type | reservoir |
| References | Anand Khatana Residence. |
Damdama reservoir in Sohna, near Gurugram city in Gurugram district in the Indian state of Haryana.[1] Damdama Lake is a small lake in Haryana and was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the British was commissioned for rain water harvesting in 1947.[2] The lake, held by an embankment, is fed mainly by monsoon rain pouring into a trough at the base of the Aravali hills. The lake greets visitors with a water level down to 20 ft (6.1 m). During monsoon the water level reaches up to 50 ft (15 m) - 70 ft (21 m).
It is an important biodiversity area within the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor stretching from Sariska Tiger Reserve to Delhi. Historical place around sanctuary are Badkhal Lake (6 km northeast), 10th century ancient Surajkund reservoir (15 km north) and Anangpur Dam (16 km north), Tughlaqabad Fort and Adilabad ruins (both in Delhi), Chhatarpur Temple (in Delhi).[3] It is downstream from the seasonal waterfalls situated in the villages of Pali, Dhouj and Kot near Faridabad.,[4] the scared Mangar Bani and the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. There are several dozen lakes formed in the abandoned open pit mines found across the area.
The lake dries up during summer and is awaiting a government sponsored renewal process.[5]
- ^ Rajiv Tiwari, "Delhi A Travel Guide", ISBN 9798128819703.
- ^ "Damdama Lake, Haryana". The Times of India.
- ^ ASOLA BHATTI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY Archived 16 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Department of Forest, Delhi Government
- ^ "पाली गांव की पहाड़ियों पर बनेगा डैम, रोका जाएगा झरनों का पानी". Navbharat Times.
- ^ Govt plans 10-acre lake in foothills of Aravallis, Hindustan Times, 19 August 2019.