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'''K.D.Paliwal Park''' also known as '''Hewitt Park''' is located in the heart of [[Agra]], [[India]]. It is spread over an area of around {{convert|70|acre|m2}}. It also has a small lake and has vast variety of trees.<br />
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== Location ==<br />
Paliwal Park links the residential areas of Vijay Nagar and Gandhi Nagar to the financial Hub of the city i.e. [[Sanjay Place]]. <br />
To the north is Gandhi Nagar, to the west is Wazirpura/[[Sanjay Place]], to the east is Vijay Nagar and to the south is Ghatia.<br />
A motorable path runs through the middle of the Paliwal Park.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Paliwal Park, during the British Raj was known as Hewitt Park, is now renamed in memory of Shri Krishna Datta Paliwal, Who was the first finance minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]], when Shri Govind Ballabh Pant was the Chief Minister of U.P State.<br />
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== Surroundings ==<br />
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Paliwal Park is surrounded by many educational institutes like the<br />
[[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University]] (formerly Agra University),<br />
[[St. Peter's College, Agra|St. Peter's College]],<br />
St. Patrick's Junior College, and<br />
Mufeed E Aam Inter College.<br />
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John's Public Library, also known as the Agra Municipal Library, is also located here and one can find rare books on diverse topics here.<br />
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Many people come here for morning walk, as a result this place is full especially during the summer holidays when youngsters play all sort of different games.<br />
There is also a small lake here and one can do boating here.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[St. Peter's College, Agra]]<br />
*[[Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://agra.nic.in/park.htm Agra's official website]<br />
* [http://wikimapia.org/209954/Paliwal-Park-Lake Lake at Paliwal Park]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080428202319/http://agra.clickindia.com/recreation/ https://web.archive.org/web/20080428202319/http://agra.clickindia.com/recreation/]<br />
* [http://www.nerve.in/news:25350074085 http://www.nerve.in/news:25350074085]<br />
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