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| name = Ward's Lake<br />
| image = Ward's Lake.jpg<br />
| caption = Ward's Lake, Shillong<br />
| alt = Ward's Lake, Shillong<br />
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| location = [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], [[India]]<br />
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'''Ward's Lake''', locally known as '''Pollock Lake''' or '''Nan Polok''', is an [[artificial lake]] in [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], [[India]]. Located in the centre of the city, it is one of the most visited tourist spots of Shillong.<br />
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==History==<br />
The lake was planned by the then chief commissioner of [[Assam]], Sir William Ward. It was designed by Fitzwilliam Thomas Pollok and built by Colonel Hopkins in 1894.<ref name="GoM_WardsLake">{{cite web<br />
| url = https://eastkhasihills.gov.in/tourist-place/wards-lake/<br />
| title = Ward's Lake<br />
| last = <br />
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| date = n.d.<br />
| website = East Khasi Hills District<br />
| publisher = Government of Meghalaya<br />
| access-date = 31 December 2020<br />
| quote = }}</ref> It is also said that the area around the lake was developed by a Khasi prisoner who did so to mitigate the monotony of his daily routine.<ref name="ToI_WardsLakeShillong">{{cite web<br />
| url = https://www.tourism-of-india.com/wards-lake.html<br />
| title = Ward's Lake Shillong<br />
| last =<br />
| first =<br />
| date = n.d.<br />
| website = Tourism of India<br />
| publisher = Tourism of India<br />
| access-date = 31 December 2020<br />
| quote = }}</ref><br />
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==The lake==<br />
The horse-shoe-shaped lake lies closer to the [[Raj Bhavan, Shillong|Raj Bhavan]], the Governor's official residence. The lake is surrounded by a botanical garden with cobble-stone footpaths and a fountain.<ref name="GoM_WardsLake"/> The botanical garden has several orchids besides other floral species.<ref name="ToI_WardsLakeShillong"/> One of the most prominent features of the lake is a wooden bridge in the middle of the lake.<ref name="GoM_WardsLake"/> The lake has boating facility and a cafeteria.<ref name="GoM_WardsLake"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of North-east India}}<br />
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[[Category:Geography of Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:1894 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Lakes of Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Artificial lakes of India]]<br />
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