Zawar

For the village in Iran, see Zawar, Iran.

Zawar is a settlement located in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India, approximately 40 km from the lake city Udaipur. It stretches some 10 kilometers along the banks of the Gomati River. It is close to Dhebar Lake, India's second largest artificial lake, after Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar dam).[citation needed] it is one of the oldest zinc mines of the world. It is declared as the National Geological Monument.[1][2][3]

Zawar is a township created by mining company Hindustan Zinc Limited, for extraction of zinc and lead. An 80MW power plant provides electricity for mining zinc and lead from three major mines.

There is also a large football stadium which annually hosts a national soccer tournament in January. The tournament is named after the late Mr. Mohan Kumar Manglam. A five-day Mela, which starts four days before Dashehra, is organised here. Dashehra is celebrated by burning a big 'Ravan's dummy', which entertains a crowd of thousands from nearby towns.

Zawar is in a mountainous region. It features a rock garden, and five centrally-located temples. Zawar is systematically divided into colonies[clarification needed] and Hindustan Zinc Ltd has provided a guest house, a community centre and a club.

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References

  1. ^ "Zawar to host India's first Geo-Heritage site". UdaipurTimes.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. ^ Mookherjee, Asoke (1 June 1964). "The geology of the Zawar lead-zinc mine, Rajasthan, India". Economic Geology. 59 (4): 656–677. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.59.4.656. ISSN 1554-0774.
  3. ^ "Ramgarh, Zawar accepted as geo-heritage sites in Rajasthan - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2018.