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| location = [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Varun Sagar Lake'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-13 |title=Foy Sagar renamed as Varun Sagar in Ajmer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/foy-sagar-renamed-as-varun-sagar-in-ajmer/articleshow/118189143.cms |access-date=2025-02-13 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> (previously known as: ''Foy Sagar Lake''), is an [[artificial lake]] situated in [[Ajmer]] district in the state of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:Foysagar Inscription.jpg|thumb|Inscription installed at Lake Foy Sagar]]<br />
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It was earlier named after the engineer Mr. Foy, an englishman, who created it under a [[famine]] relief project in [[Famine in India|1892]]. He created it to tackle with harshest conditions of famine under a famine relief project. It appears flat, and offers views of the neighboring [[Aravalli Range|Aravalli]] mountains. The lake is among the tourist spots of the city.<br />
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At the time when the lake was constructed, the city of Ajmer was known as Ajaymeru, as can be noticed from the inscription installed at the lake. Its original capacity is 15 million cubic feet, and the water is spread over {{convert|14000000|sqft|m2}}.<br />
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== Later developments ==<br />
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On 12 February 2025, Mr. [[Vasudev Devnani]], [[Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] and MLA from Ajmer North, renamed the lake to Varun Sagar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devnani's gift: Foy Sagar Lake in Ajmer renamed as Varun Sagar |url=https://firstindia.co.in/news/india/devnanis-gift-foy-sagar-lake-in-ajmer-renamed-as-varun-sagar |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=firstindia.co.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of lakes in India]]<br />
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Rajasthan}}<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Rajasthan|Foy Sagar]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ajmer]]<br />
[[Category:Artificial lakes of India|Foy Sagar]]<br />
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