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{{Short description|Garden in Sukkur, Pakistan}}

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'''Lab-e-Mehran''' is famous garden in [[Sukkur]], adjacent to the [[Indus]] River, in [[Sindh Province]], [[Pakistan]]. it was built with the cost of 12 crore rupees, and it is still under development. There is a separate family area with a small hotel. There is also boat riding facility. The garden is full of beautifull plants. This is main visiting place in Sukkur city. New Fun Land is also Approved opposite it.

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{{Infobox park

| name = Lab-e-Mehran

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| type = Entertainment

| ___location = [[Indus River]], adjacent to the [[Sukkur Barrage]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan

| nearest_city = [[Sukkur]]

| established = 1965

| administrator = [[Sukkur District]] administration

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'''Lab-e-Mehran''' was an entertainment park in [[Sukkur]], Pakistan.<ref>[http://www.sukkur.gov.pk/SukkurVisitors.asp Visitors and Guides - Official Website of Sukkur District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828173403/http://www.sukkur.gov.pk/SukkurVisitors.asp |date=28 August 2008 }}</ref> It is situated on the right bank of [[Indus River]], adjacent to the [[Sukkur Barrage]]. It was built at a cost of 120&nbsp;million rupees. This park was destroyed in 2021. All the rides & other actives were taken out of the amusement park. Once used to be an amusement park is now just a park for walking & chilling. It was a main visiting place in the Sukkur city for so many years. People still come here but not so much as they used to in the past years. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/116230/lab-e-mehran-park-the-beauty-of-nature/|title=Lab-e-Mehran Park - the beauty of nature|work=Daily Times|date=19 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sultan |first1=Iman |title=One of world's rarest dolphins rebounding in Pakistan |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416232822/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2021 |work=National Geographic |date=June 18, 2020}}</ref>

==History==

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The Barrage Division of the Irrigation Department, [[Sindh]] was assigned to build the Lab-e-Mehran Park and the opening ceremoney was held in 1965.

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In 2004, the then-Chief Minister of Sindh, announced an amount of Rs. 12 crores for its restoration and renovation. The project's initial phase was finished at a cost of Rs. 10 million. The sitting Chief Minister of Sindh performed the ceremony for the second phase of the project, which cost Rs. 15 million, on January 30, 2006.<ref name="the friday times" /><ref>{{cite news |title=DG Rangers Sindh Inaugurates Renovated Lab-e-Mehran Park |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/dg-rangers-sindh-inaugurates-renovated-lab-e-1353372.html |work=Urdu Point |date=September 18, 2021}}</ref>

In 2021, the Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected a petition of the Sukkur Municipal Corporation to take over management of the Labe Mehran Park.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sindh govt destroyed Sukkur, turtles, dolphins becoming extinct: SC |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/895159-sindh-govt-destroyed-sukkur-turtles-dolphins-becoming-extinct-sc/ |work=The News |date=September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SC orders safe passage for Indus River turtles |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2321849/sc-orders-safe-passage-for-indus-river-turtles |work=The Express Tribune |date=September 25, 2021}}</ref>

==Facilities==

The park offers several facilities for visiting families such as a boat ride across flowing water, a small food cafe, and a fun-land with swings and slides. The park is filled with trees and flowers, as well as benches for visitors to sit on and walking and running paths.

There is a walking path next to Circuit House Sukkur. Another nearby view is of the World Globe that has been constructed near the roundabout. The project was architected by the artist [[Jamal Shah]].<ref name="the friday times">{{cite news |last1=Shamsi |first1=Bisma |title=A Sukkur Travel Guide: 20 Spots Of Historical And Cultural Significance Around The City |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2022/03/07/a-sukkur-travel-guide-20-spots-of-historical-and-cultural-significance-around-the-city/ |work=The Friday Times |date=March 7, 2022}}</ref><ref name="dawn">{{cite news |last1=Soomro |first1=Farooq |title=Finding beauty and happiness in 'barren' Sukkur |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1184973/ |work=Dawn |date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>

==References==

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