The Fatehsagar Lake is an artificial lake located in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was constructed in 1687 by Maharana Jai Singh, and later expanded in 1889 by Maharana Fatah Singh. The lake receives water from rainfall and nearby streams. It serves as a source of drinking water and previously for irrigation. The lake has a maximum depth of 13.4 meters and covers an area of 4 square kilometers. It contains several islands and is surrounded by the Aravalli hills. Various aquatic plants and fish species inhabit the lake.

1. Sport 1 - Ranakpur
Location Ranakpur, Rajasthan
Geographic coordinates 25°6′56.68″N73°28′22.19″E
Aeffiliation Jainism
Deity Rishabhanatha
Festivals Mahavir Jayanti
Country India
Website http://www.ranakpurtemple.com
Architectural description
Creator Dharna Shah

2. Date established 1437 CE
Temple
The renowned Jain temple at Ranakpur is dedicated to Tirthankara
Rishabhanatha.
Dharna Shah, a local Jain businessperson, started construction of the temple in
the 15th century following a divine vision. The temple honors Adinath, the first
Tirthankar of the present half-cycle(avasarpiṇī) according to Jain cosmology.
The town of Ranakpur and the temple are named after the provincial ruler
monarch, Rana Kumbha who supported the construction of the temple.
Architecture
Light colored marble has been used for the construction of this grand temple
which occupies an area of approximately 60 x 62 meters. The temple, with its
distinctive domes, shikhara, turrets and cupolas rises majestically from the
slope of a hill. Over 1444 marblepillars, carved in exquisite detail, supportthe
temple. The pillars are all differently carved and no two pillars are the same. It
is also said that it is impossibleto count the pillars. Also all the statues face one
or the other statue. There is one beautiful carving made out of a single marble
rock wherethere 108 heads of snakes and numerous tails. One cannot find the
end of the tails. The image faces all four cardinaldirections. In the axis of the
main entrance, on the western side, is the largest image. The moolnayak of this
temple is a 6 feet tall white colored idol of Adinatha.
The temple is designed as chaumukha—with four faces. The construction of
the temple and quadrupled image symbolizethe Tirthankara's conquestof the
four cardinal directions and hence the cosmos. The architecture and stone
carvings of the temple is based on the Ancient Mirpur Jain Temple at Mirpur in
Rajasthan.
The sun temple at Ranakpur dates back to the 13th century CE. After its
destruction, it was rebuilt in the 15th century.

3. A temple dedicated to Suparshvanatha is also presenthere. The temple has an
intrinsic architecture & this temple is also famous for erotic arts on the wall.
Māru-Gurjara Architectureshow thedeep understanding of structures and
refined skills of Rajasthanicraftmen of bygone era. Māru-Gurjara Architecture
has two prominent styles Maha-Maru and Maru-Gurjara. According to M. A.
Dhaky, Maha-Maru styledeveloped primarily in Marudesa, Sapadalaksha,
Surasena and parts of Uparamala whereas Maru-Gurjara originated in
Medapata, Gurjaradesa-Arbuda,Gurjaradesa-Anarta and someareas of
Gujarat. Scholars such as GeorgeMichell, M.A. Dhaky, Michael W. Meister and
U.S. Moorti believe that Māru-Gurjara TempleArchitectureis entirely Western
Indian architecture and is quite different from the North Indian Temple
architecture. There is a connecting link between Māru-Gurjara Architecture
and Hoysala Temple Architecture. In both of these styles architecture is treated
sculpturally.
History
Ranakpur Jain temple
The construction is well documented in a 1437 CEcopper-plate record,
inscriptions in the temple and a Sanskrittext Soma-Saubhagya Kavya.Inspired
by a dreamof a celestial vehicle, Dhanna Shah, a Porwalfrom Ghanerao,
commenced its construction, under the patronage of Rana Kumbha, then ruler
of Mewar. The architect who oversaw theproject was named Deepaka. There
is an inscription on a pillar near the main shrinestating that in 1439 Deepaka,
an architect, constructed the temple at the direction of Dharanka, a devoted
Jain.[1] When the ground floor was completed, Acharya Soma Sundar Suriof
Tapa Gachha supervised the ceremonies, which are described in Soma-
Saubhagya Kavya. Theconstruction continued until 1458 CE.
The temple was renovated time to time. Some famililies supported the
construction of devakulikas and mandaps. The descendants of Dharna Shah
now mainly live in Ghanerao. The

4. Sport 2
Aravalli Supergroup
On top of the Archean basement, the Aravallbi Supergroup overlies with clear
unconformities separating the two strata. The Aravalli Supergroup is divided
into three groups: lower Delwara Group, middle DebariGroup, and Upper
Jharol Group.Thelower and middle groups shared similar lithology, where both
groups aredominated by carbonates, quartzite, and pelitic rocks, thus
suggesting a shelf depositional environment. Turbidite facies and argillaceous
rocks areprominent in the upper Jharol group, thus suggesting a deep marine
depositional environment.[8] The depositional age of these sequences ranges
approximately from2.1 to 1.9 Ga.
Three major episodes of deformation and metamorphism were involved in the
Aravalli Supergroup, including foldings, shearing, kink bands and crenulations
etc. Metamorphic grades of the rocks generally rangefrom greenschistfacies
to amphibolite facies.
Delhi Supergroup
The upper Delhi Supergroup overlies on the Aravalli Supergroup with a clear
unconformity. This supergroup hosts two main types of rocks: a thick sequence
of volcanic rocks that is of continental affinity; and sedimentary rocks that
representfluvial and shallow marine environments and deep marine
depositional environment. The depositional age of these sequences is
approximately from1.7 to 1.5 Ga.
In the ‘North Delhi belt’, the Delhi Supergroup is classified into three groups:
lower Raialo Group, middle Alwar Group, and upper Ajabgarh Group. The
Raialo Group consists predominantly of mafic volcanic and calcareous rocks.
The Alwar Group mainly consists of arenaceous and mafic volcanic rocks. The
Ajabgarh Group is dominated by carbonate, mafic volcanic and argillaceous
rocks. In thesouthern part, similar rock types, despite differentnames, are
identified, wherethey are Gogunda Group (equivalent to Alwar group) and the

5. Kumbhalgarh Group (equivalent to Ajabgarh Group).
Sport 3 – kelwa marbel mines

7. Sport 4- Zawar mine
Location & accessibility: The Zawar Centre is located at about 45 Km south
of Udaipur and 5 Kmfrom Tiri which is on the National Highway (NH) no. 8 that
connects Udaipur to Ahmedabad. Zawar Mines is the nearest Railway Station
which is about 7Kmfrom camp. Udaipur, the district headquarters is
connected by train and air. The Dabok (Udaipur) Airportis 50 Km from the
Zawar Centre and is approachablewith the NH-8 that bypasses Udaipur city.
Air flights for Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur operate from this airport.
Weather: The climate is dry and pleasantbetween November and March. For
remaining part of the year, climate remains dry and warm. The months from
April to June are fairly hot. Winter season prevails between middle of
November to February. Themonsoon season is active between July to middle
of September. The temperature variation is between 40°- 45°C in summer and
5°- 10°C in winter. Woollen clothing’s are required during winter months.
Facilities: The Center is nestled amidst the well known Zn-Pb deposits of
Balaria, Mochia, Zawar Mala and Baroi around Zawar. The Centre is equipped
with semi-permanentfacilities like accommodation, mess, dining space,
library, recreational facilities etc for 30 participants at a time.
Brief Geology: Palaeoproterozoic Aravalli metasediments that form southern
continuity of the type Aravalli sequence in Girwa (Udaipur) valley are exposed
in Zawar area. Importantrock types exposed around Zawar include dolomite
and its facies variants like siliceous dolomite and gritty and feldspathic
dolomite, greywacke, phyllite, quartziteand conglomerate. These rocks were

8. grouped together as Tiri Series, Zawar or Mochia Formation that forms middle
part of the Aravalli supergroup.
Geologically interesting sites: High percentage of exposures, profusesurface
indications of mineralisation and a group of old workings and underground
mines provides perfectgeological tour-
Stromatolitic rock phosphatedeposit in Jhamarkotra (40km)
Pb-Zn deposit, Rajpura-Dariba and Sindesar (135Km)
Volcanic-hosted massivesulphidedeposit at Deri-Ambaji(200 Km)
Gold deposit at Bhukia (150Km)
Pb-Zn deposit at Agucha (250 km)
Several serpentineslab making industrial units
Tourist Attractions:
HistoricalPalaces,fortand museum int Jaipur
Lake-view Palace Udaipur
Mt. Abu
Haldi Ghati & Rakt Talai
Specialisation: Zawar is studded with severalimpressiveold working that were
important sourceof zinc-lead-silver ores in ancient India. Ithas a glorious
history in mining and metallurgy of base metal ores and silver. Taking
advantageof studies conducted by the Deptt. and rocks exposed, the FTC
specializes in-
Geological Mapping
Mineral Exploration
Geophysicaland Geochemical field studies
Drilling Technology

9. Oredeposits modeling
Orepetrology
Geostatistics
Activities: To enhance the necessary poolof expertise in different discipline
of earth sciences within and outside the Department. The Centre will be
engaged, in imparting induction level field training coursefor different batches
of newly joined geologists of the department and from other organisations.
The salient topics covered in Zawar Module includes training in-
Geochemical mapping Techniques
Mineral Exploration
Surveying and detailed Geological Mapping
Geophysical& Geochemical Prospecting
Drilling
Data integration
Reserveestimation
Besides, the FTC will be conducting the following capsule courses for the
departmental and DGM participants-
StructuralGeology
Surveying using Total Station and GPS and data processing
Geological mapping for officers of DGMs
Systematic approach to mineral exploration for officers of DGM.
Spot 5 - Fatehsagar lake Location: Udaipur,
Rajasthan
Coordinates 24.6°N 73.67°E
Type reservoir, fresh water, polymictic
Catchment area 54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Basin countries India
Max. length 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Max. width 1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)

10. Average depth5.4 m (18 ft)
Max. depth 13.4 m (44 ft)
Water volume 2.1×106 m3 (74×106 cu ft)
Shore length1 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
Surface elevation 578 m (1,896 ft)
Islands 3 (Nehru Park, Udaipur Observatory)
Settlements Udaipur
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an
artificial lake named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar, constructed north-
west of Udaipur, to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s.
It is one of the four lakes of the Udaipur city; the other three being: the Lake Pichola (within
the Udaipur town), Udai Sagar Lake, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the east of Udaipur, and
Dhebar Lake or Jaisamand Lake, 52 km (32 mi) south east of Udaipur.
History
Sunset over the lake
In 1687, Maharana Jai Singh first constructed the lake but two hundred years later the
earthen bund which formed the lake was washed away during floods, and thereafter
Maharana Fatah Singh, in 1889, built the "Connaught Dam" on Lake Dewali to mark the visit
of Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria. The dam enlarged the lake, and it was later
renamed, Fateh Sagar Lake. Hydrology and structure:
The runoff emerging from surrounding hills drains into this lake. The lake is pear-shaped and
is encircled by the Aravalli hills on three sides with a straight gravity stone masonry dam on
the eastern side which has a spillway to discharge flood flows during the monsoon
season.[5]
Three causeways, one from Pichola Lake, the other from Madar Lake and the third one from
Badi Lake lead to the Fateh Sagar Lake. There are three inlet channels, which feed the lake
and an overflow section on the eastern side in the masonry dam of 800 metres (2,600 ft)
length. Monsoon rains are the main source of all water to the lake. Initially constructed as an
irrigation scheme, it is now the second major source of drinking water to the city of Udaipur
and the irrigation supplies have been discontinued. A canal from the Rang Sagar Lake
connects to the Fateh Sagar Lake. A gate controlled canal further connects Fateh Sagar
Lake with Lake Pichhola.[6] The Northeastern embankment is known by three names viz.,
the Pal, the Drive, or Connaught Bund (bund means embankment).
During drought conditions, when the rainfall is meager, water storage in the lake is
insufficient to meet the needs. To prevent loss of water due to evaporation, cetyl alcohol
(hexadecanol) is sprayed over the lake surface. connects to the Fateh
Sagar Lake. A gate controlled canal further connects Fateh Sagar Lake with Lake
Pichhola.[6] The Northeastern embankment is known by three names viz., the Pal, the Drive,
or Connaught Bund (bund means embankment).
During drought conditions, when the rainfall is meager, water storage in the lake is
insufficient to meet the needs. Flora

11. Within the lake water, the flora recorded consists of the following.
Macrophytes that have merged in the lake, floating macrophytes, the submerged
macrophytes and the Phytoplankton.
The Biomass production due to macrophytes is Id to be a maximum of 864.9 grams per
square metre [g/m2] (0.1771 lb/sq ft) on the surface of the lake, with a minimum of 329 g/m²
at the bottom. The biomass recorded due to plankton is reported to be at maximum during
January, as 67 milligrams per litre [mg/L] (2.4×10−6 lb/cu in) at the surface and 23 g/L at the
bottom of the lake. It is a low of 16 g/L at the surface and 1 at the bottom during July, during
the rainy season.
Fauna:
The fauna recorded in the lake are the Zooplankton, Benthos and Fish. The economically
important fishes reported are:[6]
C. punctatus, C. reba, Catla catla, L. calbasu, Channa marulius, Cirrhina mrigala, L. gonius,
Labeo rohita, Tor khudree, and Wallago attu.