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Anand Mahindra Amazed by Kota’s Little-Known Chambal Riverfront
Kota is often known for its coaching centres and student hostels.
But the city also has a large riverfront beside the Chambal River.
Anand Mahindra saw photos of it and first thought they might be made by AI.
He checked and learned that the place is real.
The riverfront is 2.75 kilometres long and has 27 ghats, along with fountains and open spaces.
It was also developed to help deal with flooding and drains entering the river.
Mahindra said it reportedly gets about 1,000 visitors each day.
He thinks more people should know about it.
Anand Mahindra said photographs of Kota’s Chambal Riverfront initially looked like AI-generated images to him.
The riverfront stretches 2.75 km along both banks of the Chambal River.
Its features include 27 ghats, promenades, fountains and large public spaces.
The project also involved work to address flooding and drains flowing into the river.
Mahindra said it reportedly receives around 1,000 visitors a day and deserves greater recognition.
- Who
- Industrialist Anand Mahindra praised the Chambal Riverfront; the project is credited to Shanti Dhariwal, the Kota Urban Improvement Trust and architect Anoop Bartaria.
- What
- Mahindra drew attention to Kota’s 2.75-km Chambal Riverfront and said it deserves to be better known.
- Where
- Along both banks of the Chambal River in Kota, between Kota Barrage and Nayapura Pulia.
- When
- Recently, in a post on X; the date was not specified.
- Why
- Mahindra was surprised by the scale and features of the riverfront and said he had not known it existed.
Key facts
- Length
- 2.75 km along both banks of the Chambal River
- Number of ghats
- 27
- Reported daily visitors
- Around 1,000, according to the article
- Location
- Between Kota Barrage and Nayapura Pulia in Kota
- Other features
- Promenades, fountains and large public spaces
- Project aims
- Tourism development, addressing flooding and dealing with drains flowing into the river
- Nayapura Bawdi
- A stepwell made from Bansi Paharpur stone, with 932 steps and a depth of 8 metres
Quotes
Anand Mahindra
Industrialist who posted about Kota’s Chambal Riverfront on X.
“My first reaction on seeing this was: AI.”
NDTV
“Why haven't we heard more about it?”
NDTV
Sources
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