The palace is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake ( Twijilikma ), in Melaghar 53 kilometers away from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.

[3] The ‘lake palace’ of Tripura, Neer-Mahal was constructed as a summer residence of the royal family.

In 1921, the Maharaja commissioned the British company, Martin and Burns to build a unique water palace in the middle of Lake Rudrasagar.

The lake palace was designed and built on detailed instructions from the Maharaja himself and blended Hindu and Mughal architectural styles.

Marble and sandstone were used extensively and even today, the stand-out is the profusion of balconies, towers, pavilions and bridges.