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Jaisamand Sanctuary is situated 50-km south
of Udaipur, the picturesque 'City of Lakes',
succulent valleys and hills. It is on the
bank of Jaisamand Lake, the second largest
artificial Lake in Asia. The sanctuary
extends over an area of 52-sq-kms of thick
forestland. Established in 1957, this
sanctuary is located besides the man-made
lake by the same name. Covering a total area
of 160-sq-kms, it harbors sloth bear,
leopard, chital, chinkara, wild boar and a
number of birds.Some crocodiles and fish can
also be spotted here. It was built by
Maharaja Jai Singh, who on its inauguration
on 2nd June 1691 AD, walked around it
distributing gold equal to his own weight in
charity. He built six 'Chhatris' (cenatophs)
with finely embroidered elephants in front
and the temple of Lord Shiva in the centre
of the embankment.
Located besides the man made lake, the
Jai Samand Wildlife Sanctuary was
established in the year 1957. The natural
environs of the sanctuary provide shelter to
countless wild species including sloth bear,
leopard, chital, chinkara, wild boar and a
number of breeding birds like darter, open
bill stork, pond heron, little cormorant and
Indian shag. The lake is the best place to
view crocodiles and also a number of fish.
The sanctuary is situated along one of
the largest artificial lakes of the world
called the Jaisamand Lake. Fourteen
kilometres in length & nine kilometres in
width, the lake has a circumference of
nearly eighty-eight kilometres. Close to
Jaisamand is the game sanctuary, which is
spread over an area of about 45 kilometres &
has a motorable road. The sanctuary shelters
wild animals like Panthers, Wild Bear,
Spotted Deer, Sambhars etc. |
