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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox body of water
| name = Neknampur Lake
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| location = [[Manikonda]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
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| type = [[artificial lake]]
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| basin_countries = India
| pushpin_map = India Hyderabad#India Telangana#India
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Neknampur lake within Hyderabad
| length = {{cvt|100|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="HMDALake"/>
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|date-flooded= 1600s
| area = Present = {{cvt|292.23|acre|km2|2}} <br />Full = {{cvt|1452.9|acre|km2|2}}<ref name="HMDALake">{{cite web |url=https://lakes.hmda.gov.in/hmdalake/526Chinna%20Cheruvu%20&%20Pedda%20Cheruvu_CADASTRAL.pdf |title=Lakes |publisher=[[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority|HDMA]] |access-date=9 October 2024 }}</ref>
|frozen= Never
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'''Neknampur Lake''', also known as '''Ibrahim Bagh Cheruvu''', is a lake in [[Hyderabad]], India. It was once part of a water reservoir network that was used for irrigation and providing drinking water in the surrounding areas.

== History ==
[[File:Portret van Neknam-khan hij is vizier van Sultan Abdullah geweest en heeft gediend als legeraanvoerder (sar-lashkar) van Karnatak na Mir Jumla, RP-T-00-3186-25.jpg|thumb|left|A portrait of Neknam Khan]]
The lake was first dug up in the late 16th century by [[Ibrahim Qutb Shah]], the fourth ruler of Golconda, and later flooded by his grandson [[Abdullah Qutb Shah]]. The construction was entrusted to Neknam Khan, one of Shah's courtiers. Rather than using water from the adjacent [[Musi River (India)|Musi]], Neknam Khan commissioned channels to fill the lake from water bodies behind the [[Golconda|Golconda Fort]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/heritage-in-peril-neknampur-lake-turns-a-floating-dump/articleshow/67447496.cms |title=Heritage in peril: Neknampur lake turns a floating dump |work=[[The Times of India]] |first=Moulika |last=K. V. |date=9 January 2019 |access-date=9 October 2024 |archive-date=8 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008045518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/heritage-in-peril-neknampur-lake-turns-a-floating-dump/articleshow/67447496.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TNN1">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/400-year-old-neknampur-lake-choking-on-toxic-froth-ghmc-eyes-wide-shut/articleshow/67111391.cms |title=400-year-old Neknampur lake choking on toxic froth, GHMC eyes wide shut |publisher=[[Times of India]] |first=Moulika |last=K.V. |date=26 December 2018 |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219022713/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/400-year-old-neknampur-lake-choking-on-toxic-froth-ghmc-eyes-wide-shut/articleshow/67111391.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Neknampur Lake is one of the three major lakes that were created during the reign of [[Quli Qutb Shah|Quli Qutub Shah]] alongside [[Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga Reddy district|Ibrahimpatnam]] Lake and [[Hussain Sagar|Hussainsagar]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/historic-neknampur-lake-turns-civic-sewage-dump/articleshow/63459688.cms |title=Historic Neknampur lake turns civic sewage dump |publisher=[[Times of India]] |first=Syed |last=Akbar |date=26 March 2018 |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-date=6 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206122244/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/historic-neknampur-lake-turns-civic-sewage-dump/articleshow/63459688.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> There was a proposal by [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] to use the lake to dump sewage from surrounding housing colonies. The lake is today divided into two parts known as Chinna Cheruvu, which is smaller, and Pedda Cheruvu, which is larger. The Chinna Cheruvu has been partially restored and converted into a scenic spot whereas the Pedda Cheruvu continues to struggle with pollution.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Sharma |editor-first1=Chetan |editor-last2=Shukla |editor-first2=Anoop Kumar Shukla |title=Sustainable Development and Geospatial Technology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lj4jEQAAQBAJ&dq=neknampur+lake&pg=PA263 |access-date=5 October 2024 |department= |date=1 November 2014 |publisher=Springer Nature Switzerland |isbn=978-3-031-6568-3-5 |page=263 }}</ref> The lake is polluted with various chemicals and also used as a garbage dump by the residential colonies surrounding it.<ref name="TNN1" /> Encroachments and illegal structures surrounding the lake were demolished by government authorities. However these structures are being illegally rebuilt by the encroachers.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/encroachers-return-to-neknampur-lake-post-demolitions/articleshow/109707862.cms |title=Encroachers defy govt, return to Nekhnampur lake |publisher=[[Times of India]] |first= |last= |date=30 April 2024 |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007153549/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/encroachers-return-to-neknampur-lake-post-demolitions/articleshow/109707862.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Restoration efforts==

The lake was gradually occupied by land grabbers and converted into a dump yard for construction debris, garbage, sewage discharge and covered in [[water hyacinth]]. At one stage, the surface area of the lake was less than {{convert|25|acre|km2}}. Efforts to restore the lake were undertaken in 2016 with the help of [[NGOs]] based in [[Hyderabad]]. The restoration and rejuvenation of the lake included cleaning the lake and floating wetland treatment to tackle the growth of water hyacinth. Contaminants were removed using plants and with the use of microorganisms. [[NITI Aayog]] has recognised these efforts and "it has been identified as a role model for 'best restoration practices' in the country."<ref name=Deccan>{{cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/180823/neknampur-lake-restoration-gets-niti-aayog-recognition.html |title=Neknampur Lake Restoration Gets NITI Aayog Recognition |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |first=Aarti |last=Kashyap |date=19 August 2023 |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007094445/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/180823/neknampur-lake-restoration-gets-niti-aayog-recognition.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Neknampur Lake restoration "has been recognised as a role model in the 'watershed development' category along with four other projects" in India.<ref name=Deccan/> According to Niti Aayog, there has been a 90% reduction in [[Biochemical oxygen demand|Biochemical Oxygen Demand]] (BOD) of the lake.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2024/Jan/06/telangana-top-drawer-state-on-environmental-performance-2648443.html |title=Telangana: Top drawer state on environmental performance |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |first=Aarti |last=Kashyap |date=19 August 2023 |access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109002710/https://www.newindianexpress.com/xplore/2024/jan/06/telangana-top-drawer-state-on-environmental-performance-2648443.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Centre for Science and Environment]] (CSE) has also recognised Neknampur Lake "as the best model of lake restoration in India."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/neknampur-lake-garners-accolades-for-restoration-887811?infinitescroll=1 |title=Neknampur Lake garners accolades for restoration |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |first=Navya |last=Parvathy |date=6 June 2024 |access-date=7 October 2024 |archive-date=6 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806065015/https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/neknampur-lake-garners-accolades-for-restoration-887811?infinitescroll=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Nature conservation in India]]
[[Category:Lakes of Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Water conservation in India]]
[[Category:Ecological restoration]]
[[Category:Water pollution in India]]

Neknampur Lake - Revision history

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