Banjara Lake or Hamed Khan Kunta is a small water body situated in
Banjara Hills
Banjara Hills is an urban commercial centre and one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. This is an upmarket locality close to Jubilee Hills. This area was a hilly forest and was least inhabited in the past. Only f ...
in
Hyderabad, Telangana
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. ...
, India.
History
The lake was built in 1930. At the time the locality had mansions and residences of royal elite. It was once spread over an area of more than one kilometre.
Conservation
The lake receives sewer water from adjoining localities. Efforts are on to conserve the lake by organisations lik
Save Our Urban Lakes (SOUL)
References
External links
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Lakes of Hyderabad, India
Geography of Hyderabad, India
Artificial lakes of India
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