- Paliwal Park
K.D.Paliwal park is located in the heart of
Agra ,India . It is spread over a area of around 70 acres. It also has a small lake and has vast variety of trees.Location
Paliwal Park links the residential area of Vijay Nagar & Gandhi Nagar to the financial Hub of the city i.e.
Sanjay Place . A runs through the middle of the paliwal park.*North - Gandhi Nagar
*West - Wazirpura /Sanjay Place
*East - Vijay Nagar
*South - GhatiaHistory
As legend has it the land for paliwal park was donated by Mr. Paliwal after whom the park is named. Earlier, this park was notorious for criminal activities especially at night as criminals found a safe haven in the thick tree cover that the park provided. Now the things are lot better and people don't mind taking the route even in the wee hours of the night.
Activities
Paliwal Park is surrounded by many educational institutes like the
*Agra University
*St. Peter's College
*St. Patrick's Junior College
*Mufeed E Aam Inter College
St. John Library is also located here and one can find books on diverse topics here.
Many people come here for morning walk, as a result this place is choc a bloc full especially during the summer holidays when youngsters play all sort of different games.There is also a small lake here and one can do boating here.See also
*
St. Peter's College, Agra
*Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University [http://www.dbrau.ac.in]External links
* [http://agra.nic.in/park.htm Agra's Offical Website]
* [http://wikimapia.org/209954/Paliwal-Park-Lake Lake at Paliwal Park]
* [http://agra.clickindia.com/recreation/ http://agra.clickindia.com/recreation/]
* [http://www.nerve.in/news:25350074085 http://www.nerve.in/news:25350074085]
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