Osman Sagar
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| Location | Hyderabad |
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| Lake type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Musi |
| Primary outflows | Musi |
| Basin countries | India |
Osman Sagar popularly known as Gandipet, is an artificial lake in the Indian province of Hyderabad. The lake is around 46 km², and the reservoir is around 29 km².
[edit] History
Osman sagar was created by damming the Musi river in 1920, for providing drinking water source for Hyderabad, and also saving the city from floods, witnessed Hyderabad suffered in 1908. It was during the reign of The Last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, hence the name.
A princely guest house called Sagar Mahal, overlooking the lake, now a heritage building, was built as a summer resort of the last Nizam. It is located on the banks and has the best view of the lake. Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department[1], currently, runs the place as a resort.
It still serves the city as one of its drinking water sources.
The breeze of the lake is very pleasant, and has been popular with the locals since The Nizam's time.
It is a popular tourist destination, especially after the rainy season when the reservoir is full, and its parks, resorts, amusement park are a major attraction.
It is located close to another lake, Himayat Sagar.
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