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Fox Sagar Lake, also Jeedimetla Cheruvu or Kolla Cheruvu, is a manmade lake and was the largest waterbody in
The lake was built in 1897 and was a major source of drinking water to residents of Secunderabad. The lake was built before the construction of
A Report by PITTA
Lakes of Hyderabad, India Reservoirs in Telangana {{Hyderabad-geo-stub
Secunderabad
Secunderabad, also spelled as Sikandarabad (, ), is a twin cities, twin city of Hyderabad and one of the six zones of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Telangana. It ...
. It was once spread over an area of . As of 2014, due to encroachment, it only occupied a surface area of . The lake which is located Jeedimetla
Jeedimetla is a suburb of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana.
Jeedimetla Industrial Area, as the name suggests, is popular for its industries. The downtown features a number of small and large industrial units including some of the Indi ...
near Kompally was built in 1897 by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
Asaf Jah VI, also known as, Sir Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Siddiqi Bayafandi (17 August 1866 – 29 August 1911) was the 6th Nizam of Hyderabad. He ruled Hyderabad state, one of the Princely states in India between 1869 and 1911.
Early life
Mahbo ...
and as per some sources the lake occupies a surface area of and some sources claim that it is the second biggest lake in Hyderabad and was a popular spot for picnics.
History
The lake was built in 1897 and was a major source of drinking water to residents of Secunderabad. The lake was built before the construction of Osman Sagar
Osman Sagar is a reservoir in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The lake is around 46 km², and the reservoir is around 29 km², with total level of 1,790 feet and a capacity of 3.9 tmc ft.
History
Osman Sagar was created by damming the M ...
and Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about from Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a larger artificial lake Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 2.9 tmc ft.
History
The construction of reservoirs on the Esi, a ...
, were built in the Musi river. This lake was once linked to Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar (alternatively referred to as Tank Bund; ) is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563. It is spread across an area of and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gau ...
by a tributary of Musi river.
Description
The lake is spread over an area of 2 km2. A stone structure built as pump house is still existing on the lake shore. However, the steel structures have rusted. As per some sources, the lake water was used for irrigation till few decades ago and the lake was also used for fishing. Today the water is unfit for consumption due to heavy pollution and its surface area has reduced to one third of its original size due to illegal encroachments by real estate developers. Fox Sagar lake is supposed to be the second most polluted lake in Hyderabad. Some efforts have been initiated by government agencies and volunteers to rejuvenate and clean Fox Sagar lake.References
External links
A Report by PITTA
Lakes of Hyderabad, India Reservoirs in Telangana {{Hyderabad-geo-stub