“Futala Lake ” Nagpur, attracts a lot of People especially on weekends and evenings, it’s prime location is nearly fifteen kilometers away from Sadar , Bazar Nagpur. Having a wallet filled with bucks inside the Pocket can make a day out especially to a must visit place like Futala Lake.
Fuel up the tank of vehicle at a nearby filling station, Rana tansactioned rupees hundred note from a neaby ATM and fixed in the employes hand.
The Place was unknown for both the friends and on the way they used to enquire from the people about the right track for the destination. One of the Couple were going the very same Place as they followed them, on the side ways there are some institutions of which they read the sign boards that “Kendriya Vidyalaya Nagpur” , ” Animal Husbandry University” and an “Air Force Station”.
They kept the Bike inside a nearby Closed tea stall and start walking by foot, there were a number of lovebirds sitting on the roadside, some on the downside wall, chatting with each other, enjoying the lake view. As they moved onwards they sat on a wall alongside of the lake facing towards the lake while the sunset time
The cool gentle breeze touching their faces, leaves of the lotus are dancing with water waves, chatting couples here and there, vendors selling cigarettes, Gutka and Pan. Little Children with Ice-creams.
The lake water seems dirty, stinky smell of the water, lake is filled on the banks with the dried grass and muddy effigies of Ganesh Ji, disposals , cigarette pouches,chips packing , juice bottles and other items of junk food packing thrown inside the lake by the people who visit this for freshness unconsciously.
Pollutants thrown anywhere at tourist spots can be filled up in a nearby dustbin located anywhere at the spots for picnic. If we keep our environment clean we can enjoy the nature freely.
Nagpur city is surrounded with all eleven lakes, Futala lake spreads over sixty acres built by Bhosle Kings of Nagpur. The Coloured fountains inside the water adds its beauty in the darker part of the twilight. Due to the heavy polluted environment Futala lake is shrinking day by day because of the heavy growth of the weeds, Water Hyacinth , water Lily,Wolfia, Potamogeton and Algae.
Somepart of the Lake is still construction on the road side nearby Air Force Academy. “To Watch and enjoy the beauty of nature keeps the mind healthy” said , Daoud To Rana, He also told Rana “But if one makes those places polluted then a day will come there will be not any place on earth to go for trips and picnics.
As the Sun was setting the local fishermen were throwing their nets as some fishes get inside the net and tomorrow the fishes will be Sold to earn their lively-hood. This evening reminded Daoud The Upper-Lake Bhopal.
-Daoud Shamas