Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 5km in the
West of Udaipur, the lake city, which surrounds the Sajjangarh Palace
overlooking Udaipur City. From the Sajjangarh Palace, one can have a
magnificent view of lakes of Udaipur and Aravalli hill ranges. The view
of Sunrise and Sunset attracts every visitor atop of Bansdara hill.
In the Sajjangarh Wildlife sanctuary, a Safari Park was created and
wild animals like Chital, Sambar, Wild Boar, and Blue Bull were
reintroduced. Animals like Panther, Hyena, Hare and Jackal has
reappeared apart from variety of reptiles and birds. The wall extended
further and now the entire hillock has been fenced, improving the
vegetal cover of the sanctuary area.
In the Hills, at a short distance on the North-West of Sajjangarh,
there is an artificial lake named Jiyan Sagar, popularly known as "Bari
Lake" or "Tiger Lake". The lake was constructed by
Maharana Raj Singhji, the ex-ruler of Mewar, in 1664 AD and was named
after Jana Devi, the mother of the Maharana. The lake has an area of
1.25 square miles with a storage capacity of 400 million cubic feet of
water.
