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Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar: An Artificial Lake
- Situated approximately 20 kilometers from Hyderabad in Telangana, India, in the Ranga Reddy district.
- Runs parallel to the larger artificial lake, Osman Sagar.
- The reservoir has a storage capacity of 2.9 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft).
Historical Context
- Constructed in 1927.
- The reservoirs on the Esi, a Musi River tributary, aimed to provide drinking water for Hyderabad and safeguard the city from the 1908 floods.
- Built during the rule of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Nizam VII, and named after his youngest son, Himayat Ali Khan.
- The reservoirs, Himayat Sagar & Osman Sagar, have traditionally supplied water to Hyderabad & Secunderabad.
- But now struggle to meet the demand due to population growth.
Distance from important places in Hyderabad
- From Secunderabad Railway Station - 26.4 KMs - 1 Hour
- From Begumpet Railway Station - 23.8 KMs - 45 Minutes
- From Kachiguda Railway Station - 24.8 KMs - 55 Minutes
- From Nampally Railway Station - 22.1 KMs - 44 Minutes
- From Mahatma Gandhi Bus Stand - 19.3 KMs - 50 Minutes
- From Jubilee Bus Stand - 28.9 KMs - 1 Hour
- From Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - 21.2 KMs - 28 Minutes