chandigarh official rock symbol Nangal in Rupnagar district is a beautiful small town situated on the foothills of Shivalik at a distance of 100km from Chandigarh, the capital city of Punjab. The Nangal lake is a beautiful artificial lake which is 6 Km long shaped by the Nangal dam.


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Nangal has a wetland that is limited by Sutlej River, canals and magnificent hills. The fascination of the town is the Nangal Dam downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, most of the time both the dams are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam due to the proximity of location, although they are two separate dams. Bhakhra Dam is on the border of Himachal Pradesh in Bilaspur districts and Nangal in the Rupnagar district in Punjab..



chandigarh official rock symbol Nangal wetland and the lake is home of around 40,000 migratory birds, which here in winters and this lake turns into a heavenly paradise for bird lovers. Nangal is a flourishing township drawing hundreds of tourists due to the powerful and nifty Nangal Dam Project and beautiful Nangal Lake.