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Nehru Park, Burnpur

Nehru Park
Park
A cosy nook in the park
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Coordinates: 23°38′02″N 86°56′49″E / 23.634°N 86.947°E / 23.634; 86.947
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Bardhaman
Area
• Total	26 ha (64 acres)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Nearest city	Asansol
Location	North bank of Damodar River
Precipitation	1,300 millimetres (51 in)
Avg. summer temperature	40 °C (104 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	25 °C (77 °F)

Nehru Park is located on the banks of the Damodar RiveratBurnpur, a neighbourhoodinAsansol in the Indian stateofWest Bengal.

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The park was planned by F. W. A. Lahmeyer, general manager of the IISCO Steel Plant. Although officially named Riverside Park, it was nicknamed Lahmeyer Park. In 1989, the 100-year anniversary of the birth of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, the park was renamed Nehru Park.^[1] A cast iron statue of Nehru, cast at Kulti Works, then part of IISCO, was installed in the park.^{[citation needed]}

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  Statue of Jawaharlal Nehru, near the park entrance gate
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  A section of the park
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  Lake with boating facilities in the park
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  Biharinath, across the Damodar River, as seen from the park