ROPEWAY AT SALKANPUR, BHOPAL

The Ropeway is located in the Capital city of one of Madhya Pradesh central State. From thr top of the hill, a panoramic view of the city can be enjoyed. Built in the year 2001, it is being increasingly popular.

The Rope-way glides over a pond, through the forest area to the hill top giving a panoramic view of the surroundings.

HILLS IN BHOPAL

The city has uneven elevation and has small hills within its boundaries. The major hills in Bhopal comprise of Idgah Hills and Shyamla Hills in the northern region and Arera hills in the central region. Katara Hills is also one of the best place in Bhopal.

Shahjahan Begum got it built on about five acres of land. This area is known as idgah hills.

 

FISH AQUARIUM, BHOPAL

Fish Aquarium is situated at Bhopal, near the Raj-Bhavan and old assembly hall. Established in May 31, 1977 and it covers an area of about one hectare and is built in fish like structure. In the lower section are 26 big aquariums. Here is kept collection of fishes brought from state and national lakes, rivers and ponds. This two floors structure has forty glass aquariums and 26 big aquariums.

FISH AQUARIUM of Bhopal hosts 66 varieties of fishes including ornamental and fresh water types.It houses various species of fish, including golden shark, paradise blue, rosy barb, king kobra, golden plata, golden gormi, tiger barb, black moor, king zebra, rohu, katla, mirgal, sawal and bam fish. 

VISITING TIMING-

From 1st April to 30th September from 1:00 to 20:00 hrs

From 1st October to 31st March from 12:00 to 19:00 hrs.

ADDRESS- 

Rajbhavan Road,Bhopal.

UPPER LAKE, (BADA TALAB), BHOPAL

Upper Lake, (Hindi: बड़ा तालाब), is the largest artificial lake in Asia. Which lies on the Western side of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. This is one of the two water bodies present in Bhopal and was constructed by Raja Bhoj during 1005-1055. The king was also responsible for establishing the city of Bhopal and the lake still provides almost half the drinking water that is supplied to the city.

Upper Lake is situated on the west central part of Bhopal city and is surrounded by Van Vihar National Park on the south, human settlements on the east and north, and agriculture fields on the west. On Bada Talab, you can enjoy a variety of boat rides – motor, sail, and even the age-old paddle.

Bada Talaab was built by Raja Bhoj during his tenure as a king of Malwa (1005–1055). He established the city of Bhopal (also named after him, then as Bhojpal) to secure the eastern frontier of his kingdom. It has an area of 31 km², and drains a catchment or watershed of 361 km². The watershed of the Upper Lake is mostly rural, with some urbanized areas around its eastern end.

SHAHPURA LAKE, BHOPAL

Shahpura Lake is situated in one of the posh localities of Bhopal, the capital city of state of Madhya Pradesh. This is also one of the water bodies present in Bhopal and this is a man made perennial lake and construction during the period of 1974-1975. The latitude of the lake is 23˚12N and longitude of the lake is 77˚25E.

It has an area of 8.29 km². The source and main use of the lake water is to rain sewage water of residential colony, irrigation recreation and aquaculture also. The storage capacity of the Shahpura Lake is 2.29 m∞. The maximum depth of the lake is 5.6 m and minimum depth of the lake is 1.5 m.

Events and Festivals in Bhopal

In Bhopal there are many religious festivals that the people of Bhopal participate in. Apart from these, a large number of festivals without any religious background are also celebrated here. Diwali, Holi, Rang-Pachmi  Ramnavami, Dussehra and Navratri are celebrated with much enthusiasm by the Hindu population of the city. They celebrate these festivals with crackers, sweets, flowers, etc. This is the time for social interaction and so many fairs are also organized on such occasions. 

One of the major events in Bhopal is the ‘Ijtima’. Ijtima held in Bhopal is considered to be one of the largest religious congregations in the world. It carries some of the greatest spiritual messages, not only for the Muslims but also for the non- Muslims around the world. Every year Alami Tablighi Ijtima is celebrated for three days in the city of Bhopal.

HOW TO REACH BHOPAL ?

Bhopal is situated on northern part of India. With beautiful lakes all over, Bhopal occupies an important place in the itinerary of a tourist who is on his tour of central India. The travelers are often faced with the question as how to reach Bhopal when they want to explore this exquisite town. The transportation access to Bhopal is quite easy and can be reached by air, rail and road transport as well. 

The three modes of transport can be discussed hereunder as:

• By Air-

The airport in Bhopal is located at a distance of 12 kilometers from the Old City named as Raja Bhoj Airport and the Indian Airlines operates daily flights to the major metropolises of India such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Indore, etc. and also operates four weekly flights to Gwalior. 

• By Rail-

Bhopal lies on the Delhi-Chennai route and is one of the most important railway stations of central India. Among the express trains, Shatabdi express connects Bhopal with the capital city, Delhi. The various other destinations to which Bhopal is well connected are Maharashtra, Gujarat, U.P., Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Rajesthan and many more parts of India.

• By Road-

The transportation access in Bhopal is also quite convenient by the road transport since it is well-linked with the various other destinations of India through the smooth and excellent roadways. Some of the destinations that are easily reachable from Bhopal by road transport are Delhi, Sanchi, Indore, Ujjain, Panchmari and Jabalpur, and Khajuraho are easily accessible from Bhopal.  With such fine transportation network, getting to Bhopal would be quite convenient and comfortable for the discerning travelers.