Himayat Sagar

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Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake and reservoir near Hyderabad, India, historically built for water supply and flood control and now also valued as a scenic spot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
basinCountry India
builtFor augmentation of Hyderabad water supply
flood protection of Hyderabad
constructionEnd 1920s
constructionStart 1910s
country India
hasCatchmentArea Musi River catchment
hasDam Himayat Sagar Dam
hasEnvironmentalRole groundwater recharge in surrounding areas
hasFunction regulating Musi River flow
hasLegalProtectionStatus regulated water body under state government
hasNearbyInfrastructure Hyderabad–Chevella road
hasNearbyLandUse urban fringe of Hyderabad
hasNearbySettlement Rangareddy district villages
hasQuality scenic
hasRecreationalActivity bird watching
picnicking
sightseeing
hasType earthen reservoir
isArtificial true
isImportantFor Hyderabad metropolitan water security
isPartOf Musi River
surface form: Musi River basin
isSubjectOf urban planning discussions in Hyderabad
water management policies in Telangana
isTouristAttraction true
locatedIn Hyderabad district NERFINISHED
South India
Telangana
locatedNear Hyderabad NERFINISHED
locatedWestOf Hyderabad NERFINISHED
namedAfter Himayat Ali Khan
nearbyCity Hyderabad NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Osman Sagar
operator Irrigation & CAD Department, Government of Telangana
partOf Hyderabad water supply system
protectsCity Hyderabad
surface form: Hyderabad from floods
purpose flood control
water supply
region Deccan Plateau
use drinking water source
recreation
tourism
watercourse Musi River NERFINISHED

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Musi River hasDam Himayat Sagar
Hyderabad hasLake Himayat Sagar
Osman Sagar nearbyAttraction Himayat Sagar