Once upon a time, Hyderabad was known as City of Lakes. Some of these lakes are natural and various are manmade bodies.[1] As per various sources only a few decades back, Hyderabad had a large number of water bodies such as lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, aquaculture ponds, tanks etc. (as per some sources between 3000 and 7000 including natural and manmade bodies. Locally known as cheruvu, kunta, tanks ). Most of these lakes have totally disappeared and the surface area of most of the surviving lakes have shrunken and turned to tiny ponds and cesspool.[2] Some of the lakes which have totally disappeared are Tigal Kunta, Somajiguda Tank, Mir Jumla tank, Pahar Tigal Kunta, Kunta Bhawani Das, Nawab Saheb Kunta, Afzalsagar, Nallakunta, Masab Tank etc.[3] Hussainsagar Lake, Kunta Mallaiyapalli have shrunk drastically.[4] Out of thousands of water bodies those were existing in 1970s in various sizes in and around Hyderabad, today only about 70 to 500 of them have survived. Most of them have disappeared due to encroachment or have been illegally drained for real estate projects by private or government agencies. The existing lakes have been used to dump garbage and sewage water. Most of these lakes and tanks were built during the regime of Qutub Shah in 16th and 17th century and later by Nizams as a source of drinking water for the residents of Hyderabad.[5][6] The area of Hussain Sagar, which is the largest lake in Hyderabad shrunk by more than 40% i.e. from 550 ha to 349 ha in just 30 years. This lake was built in 1575 AD and since 1930 is not being used as a source for drinking water.[7]
Himayat Sagar which was once a major source of drinking water for Hyderabad
Similarly, the area occupied by Shamirpet lake shrunk from 486 ha in 1989 to 256 ha in 2006. In total about 3245 ha of water bodies were lost in 12 years (from 1989 to 2001).[8]
As of 2010, 500 lakes were under HUDA jurisdiction. As of May 2018, HUDA maintains record of 169 lakes which occupy an area of more than 10 hectares. Out of this 62 lakes were under the control of government, 25 are owned by private organisations and 82 lakes are under joint government private ownership. As per existing government norms, no construction of any kind, irrespective of the ownership status is allowed on the lake bed. This rules are frequently violated both by government and private agencies.[9]
Some surviving lakes are listed below. Some of them are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan. [10][11][12] Out of the 169 large water bodies notified by HUDA, in first phase it was proposed to restore 87 lakes.[13]
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^B., Nitin (28 December 2018). "Say your goodbyes to Hyderabad lakes". The NEWS Minute. Hyderabad. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^Gumma, Ravi Kumar (September 2013). GROUND WATER BROCHURE (PDF). CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD, MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Report). Hyderabad: MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^Nanisetti, Serish (14 October 2017). "In Hyderabad, lakes are nothing but urban myths". The Hindu. Hyderabad. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^"WHY IS HYDERABAD RUNNING OUT OF WATER?". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^"Hyderabad's water blues: Lakes, rivers fall prey to urbanisation" (PDF). RainWaterHarvesting.org. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^"CASES ON PROTECTION OF LAKES". Centre for Science and Environment. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^Prakash, Anjal (4 March 2013). Written at Hyderabad. Lakes of Hyderabad: Would they survive? (PDF). South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies (Report). New Delhi: Centre for Science and Environment. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^"Hyderabad: Over 3,000 water bodies disappear in 2 decades". Deccan Chronicle. Hyderabad. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^"Hyderabad: Most lakes are either dead or dying". Times of India. Hyderabad. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^Bharat Lal Seth (4 July 2015). "Lakes do the disappearing act". DownToEarth. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
^Ranjan, Jayesh. Conservation of Urban lakes in Hyderabad Urban Area (PDF). HUDA (Report). Hyderabad: HUDA. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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Once upon a time Hyderabad was known as City of Lakes Some of these lakes are natural and various are manmade bodies 1 As per various sources only a few decades back Hyderabad had a large number of water bodies such as lakes reservoirs rivers streams aquaculture ponds tanks etc as per some sources between 3000 and 7000 including natural and manmade bodies Locally known as cheruvu kunta tanks Most of these lakes have totally disappeared and the surface area of most of the surviving lakes have shrunken and turned to tiny ponds and cesspool 2 Some of the lakes which have totally disappeared are Tigal Kunta Somajiguda Tank Mir Jumla tank Pahar Tigal Kunta Kunta Bhawani Das Nawab Saheb Kunta Afzalsagar Nallakunta Masab Tank etc 3 Hussainsagar Lake Kunta Mallaiyapalli have shrunk drastically 4 Out of thousands of water bodies those were existing in 1970s in various sizes in and around Hyderabad today only about 70 to 500 of them have survived Most of them have disappeared due to encroachment or have been illegally drained for real estate projects by private or government agencies The existing lakes have been used to dump garbage and sewage water Most of these lakes and tanks were built during the regime of Qutub Shah in 16th and 17th century and later by Nizams as a source of drinking water for the residents of Hyderabad 5 6 The area of Hussain Sagar which is the largest lake in Hyderabad shrunk by more than 40 i e from 550 ha to 349 ha in just 30 years This lake was built in 1575 AD and since 1930 is not being used as a source for drinking water 7 Hussain Sagar is the biggest lake in Hyderabad Durgam Cheruvu near HITEC City being slowly encroached by expanding city Khajaguda Talab Himayat Sagar which was once a major source of drinking water for HyderabadSimilarly the area occupied by Shamirpet lake shrunk from 486 ha in 1989 to 256 ha in 2006 In total about 3245 ha of water bodies were lost in 12 years from 1989 to 2001 8 As of 2010 500 lakes were under HUDA jurisdiction As of May 2018 HUDA maintains record of 169 lakes which occupy an area of more than 10 hectares Out of this 62 lakes were under the control of government 25 are owned by private organisations and 82 lakes are under joint government private ownership As per existing government norms no construction of any kind irrespective of the ownership status is allowed on the lake bed This rules are frequently violated both by government and private agencies 9 Some surviving lakes are listed below Some of them are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan 10 11 12 Out of the 169 large water bodies notified by HUDA in first phase it was proposed to restore 87 lakes 13 Hussain Sagar Osman Sagar Himayat Sagar Shamirpet Lake Mir Alam Tank Safilguda Lake Ramakrishnapuram Lake Kapra Lake Durgam Cheruvu Alwal Lake Saroornagar Lake Bon Cheruvu Jeedimetla Cheruvu Rangadhamuni Cheruvu IDL Lake Kukatpally Nacharam Cheruvu Nallagandla Lake Khajaguda Talab Malkam Cheruvu Langarhouz Cheruvu Ramanthapur Cheruvu Aryana Cheruvu Manikonda Cheruvu Yellama Cheruvu near Lanco Hills Mushkin Cheruvu Mundikunta Lake Fox Sagar Lake Ameenpur Lake Khajaguda Lake Pedda Cheruvu Nekhampur LakeSee also EditStepwells in Hyderabad Lakes in BangaloreReferences Edit Explained Why the 2 800 lakes in Hyderabad could not prevent a flood this year B Nitin 28 December 2018 Say your goodbyes to Hyderabad lakes The NEWS Minute Hyderabad Retrieved 5 November 2018 Gumma Ravi Kumar September 2013 GROUND WATER BROCHURE PDF CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Report Hyderabad MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Retrieved 8 November 2018 Nanisetti Serish 14 October 2017 In Hyderabad lakes are nothing but urban myths The Hindu Hyderabad Retrieved 5 November 2018 WHY IS HYDERABAD RUNNING OUT OF WATER World Wildlife Fund Retrieved 8 November 2018 Hyderabad s water blues Lakes rivers fall prey to urbanisation PDF RainWaterHarvesting org Retrieved 8 November 2018 CASES ON PROTECTION OF LAKES Centre for Science and Environment 9 May 2011 Retrieved 8 November 2018 Prakash Anjal 4 March 2013 Written at Hyderabad Lakes of Hyderabad Would they survive PDF South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies Report New Delhi Centre for Science and Environment Retrieved 9 November 2018 Hyderabad Over 3 000 water bodies disappear in 2 decades Deccan Chronicle Hyderabad 5 May 2018 Retrieved 8 November 2018 http www worldlakes org uploads Management of lakes in India 10Mar04 pdf Management of Lakes in Inda Hyderabad Most lakes are either dead or dying Times of India Hyderabad 5 June 2017 Retrieved 5 November 2018 Bharat Lal Seth 4 July 2015 Lakes do the disappearing act DownToEarth Retrieved 5 November 2018 Ranjan Jayesh Conservation of Urban lakes in Hyderabad Urban Area PDF HUDA Report Hyderabad HUDA Retrieved 9 November 2018 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakes in Hyderabad India Retrieved from https en 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