Karna Lake is located about 5 km north of Karnal on the Delhi-Amritsar highway. Karna Lake is beautifully landscaped with tourist facilities designed along the waterfront. The resort is popular among highway travellers and the people of Karnal, who love to stop for picnics in the lawns by the lake.
Facilities
Motel, Family huts, Restaurant, Bar, Conference Hall, Lake for boating, gift shop and dormitory.
Main Attractions
There are a few places of interest here, like the Kala Amb memorial, an obelilsk commemorating the third battle of Panipat. Kalandar Shah’s tomb, the Kos Minar (a watchtower), a small fort in Katju Nagar called Trori Sarai, Babur’s masjid and the tombs of Mukrab Ali Khan, Mubarak Khan and Altaf Hussain Ali. Two ancient inscribed red pillars have been discovered in Amin, and Bahlolpur is connected with the famous duel between Bhima and Duryodhana (of the Mahabharata). Duryodhana had hidden in a water tank but came out after being jeered by Bhima, only to die at his hands. Now Karnal is the centre of Haryana’s National Dairy Research Institute and claims to have ushered in the `white revolution’ by producing great quantities of milk.
Hotels & Restaurants
Jewel, Kunjpura Road, with a restaurant, fast food and a foreign exchange facility, is a good place to stay.
Karna Lake, run by Haryana Tourism, located just off the highway has deluxe huts, a restaurant and boating. Oasis has 2 camper huts and a cafeteria. There is also a local dhaba just opposite Karna Lake which serves pretty good food. However, avoid the Imperial Bar.
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