Shakkar Lake, Chikhaldara, Maharashtra
Shakkar Lake is a waterbody situated in Chikhaldara Hill Station in Chikhaldara Taluk in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chikhaldara is also called Kichakdara. It is the second biggest lake in Chikhaldara after Kalapani lake. It is situated near Devi point on the way towards the Gawilgarh fort. Boating is available in this lake. Tourists can enjoy speed boats, pedal boats, and scooter boats. The lake has sweet water and hence the lake came to be called as Shakkar (Sugar Lake).
Connectivity
The viewpoint is located at about 1 Km
from Chikhaldara Bus Stand. Chikhaldara is located at about 27 Kms from Semadoh,
34 Kms from Paratwada Bus Stand, 36 Kms from Paratwada, 49 Kms from Harisal, 58
Kms from Kolkas, 83 Kms from Amravati, 85 Kms from Amravati Railway Station, 95
Kms from Shahanur and 224 Kms from Nagpur Airport. Chikhaldara is situated at
about 36 Kms to the north-west of Paratwada. Chikhaldara is well connected to
the cities of Paratwada, Amravati, Akola, Betul, Khandwa and Burhanpur by
road. MSRTC plies buses from Nagpur to Chikhaldara
via Amravati-Paratwada.
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