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	'''Nehru Park''' is located on the banks of the [[Damodar River]] at [[Burnpur]], a [[neighbourhood]] in [[Asansol]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].		'''Nehru Park''' is located on the banks of the [[Damodar River]] at [[Burnpur]], a [[neighbourhood]] in [[Asansol]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India\|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

	==~~Etymology~~==		==Name==
	The park was ~~formally named Riverside Park when laid out~~ by ~~a German~~ general manager of [[IISCO]] named ~~F.W.A.Lahmeyer. So wide~~ was ~~the appreciation that the common people started calling it~~ Lahmeyer Park. In the birth ~~centenary year (1989)~~ of India’s first Prime Minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], it was renamed Nehru Park.<ref>Srinivasan, N.R., ''History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company'', 1983, p. 71</ref> A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at [[Kulti]] Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.		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.<ref>Srinivasan, N.R., ''History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company'', 1983, p. 71</ref> A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at [[Kulti]] Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.{{Citation needed\|date=December 2021}}

	~~==Description==~~
	The park was developed on the banks of the Damodar, retaining the undulating terrain of the area. A small stream flows through the park. The slopes have been utilised to develop gardens and walkways. A musical fountain has been added and is operated on weekends and Thursdays. There is a restaurant in the park and picnic spots are earmarked. There is a nominal entrance fee.
	~~One big pond is there inside the park with boating arrangement for the visitors. Big Grass Crap fishes are found inside the pond.~~

	~~==Connectivity==~~
	Nehru Park is at the far end of Burnpur. It is about 14 km from [[Asansol]] railway station. Taxis and autorickshaws can be hired at Asansol/ Burnpur for a return trip. OLA cab service is also available throughout Asansol - Burnpur. There is a manned stand for two wheelers. Minibuses plying from Asansol up to Riverside (via Burnpur) drop/pick up visitors near the park entrance gate.<ref>{{~~cite web~~ \| url = http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/India/State_of_West_Bengal/Asansol-1103815/Things_To_Do-Asansol-BR-1.html \| title = Virtual Tourist \| accessdate = 2008-03-20 \| last = \| first = \| work = \| publisher = }}</ref> Country boats are available near the adjacent pump house and near the airstrip (about 2 km away) for crossing the Damodar and visiting the [[Saltora]] area in [[Bankura district]]. Water level in the river depends upon the season. In dry season one may have to walk a considerable distance over the sand bed, to get to the boat.

	==References==		==References==

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'''Nehru Park''' is located on the banks of the [[Damodar River]] at [[Burnpur]], a [[neighbourhood]] in [[Asansol]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].

==Etymology==
The park was formally named Riverside Park when laid out by a German general manager of [[IISCO]] named F.W.A.Lahmeyer. So wide was the appreciation that the common people started calling it Lahmeyer Park. In the birth centenary year (1989) of India’s first Prime Minister, [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], it was renamed Nehru Park.<ref>Srinivasan, N.R., ''History of The Indian Iron and Steel Company'', 1983, p. 71</ref> A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at [[Kulti]] Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.

==Description==
The park was developed on the banks of the Damodar, retaining the undulating terrain of the area. A small stream flows through the park. The slopes have been utilised to develop gardens and walkways. A musical fountain has been added and is operated on weekends and Thursdays. There is a restaurant in the park and picnic spots are earmarked. There is a nominal entrance fee.
One big pond is there inside the park with boating arrangement for the visitors. Big Grass Crap fishes are found inside the pond.

==Connectivity==
Nehru Park is at the far end of Burnpur. It is about 14 km from [[Asansol]] railway station. Taxis and autorickshaws can be hired at Asansol/ Burnpur for a return trip. OLA cab service is also available throughout Asansol - Burnpur. There is a manned stand for two wheelers. Minibuses plying from Asansol up to Riverside (via Burnpur) drop/pick up visitors near the park entrance gate.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/India/State_of_West_Bengal/Asansol-1103815/Things_To_Do-Asansol-BR-1.html | title = Virtual Tourist | accessdate = 2008-03-20 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = }}</ref> Country boats are available near the adjacent pump house and near the airstrip (about 2 km away) for crossing the Damodar and visiting the [[Saltora]] area in [[Bankura district]]. Water level in the river depends upon the season. In dry season one may have to walk a considerable distance over the sand bed, to get to the boat.

==References==
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==Images==
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<gallery widths="200px" heights="150px">
Image:Burnpur Nehru Park 2.jpg|Statue of Jawaharlal Nehru, near the park entrance gate
Image:Burnpur Nehru Park 3.jpg|A section of the park
Image:Burnpur Nehru Park 5.jpg|Lake with boating facilities in the park
Image:Burnpur Nehru Park 6.jpg|[[Biharinath]], across the [[Damodar River]], as seen from the park
</gallery>

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[[Category:Protected areas of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Gardens in India]]
[[Category:Asansol]]
[[Category:Parks in India]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Paschim Bardhaman district]]
[[Category:Protected areas with year of establishment missing]]