{"id":19805,"date":"2026-02-16T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19805"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:07:32","slug":"key-facts-about-futala-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-futala-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Futala Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Futala Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futala Lake, an iconic water body in the city, continues to grapple with untreated sewage inflow and mounting filth along its banks. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Futala Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futala Lake, also known as <\/span><b>Telankhedi Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a<\/span><b> man-made lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the western part of <\/span><b>Nagpur, Maharashtra.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is believed to be more than <\/span><b>200 years old.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>created <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the <\/span><b>Bhonsle dynasty rule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the<\/span><b> 18th century<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the purpose of providing water to the nearby villages and farmlands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake covers an area of about 60 acres, making it one of the largest lakes in Nagpur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake is<\/span><b> surrounded on three sides by forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a <\/span><b>landscaped beach on the fourth side.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features a picturesque promenade, boating facilities, and an amusement park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lake is known for its<\/span><b> colorful fountains.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/nagpur\/unchecked-sewage-flow-filth-threaten-ecology-of-futala-lake\/amp_articleshow\/128394986.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Futala Lake is a man-made lake located in the western part of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Read more about Futala Lake, Location, History, Area, Latest News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":88007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5466,21,22,23],"class_list":{"0":"post-19805","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"tag-futala-lake","9":"tag-prelims-pointers","10":"tag-upsc-current-affairs","11":"tag-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","12":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19805"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88111,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19805\/revisions\/88111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}