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	'''Sanjeevaiah Park''' is a public [[Urban open space\|greenspace]] and park in the heart of [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh\|Hyderabad]], India. Built on {{convert\|92\|acre\|0}} along the banks of [[Hussain Sagar]] lake, the park is named after [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]], an erstwhile [[Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="damodaram_sanjevayya">{{cite news\|title=Venue of Rao's cremation has many ironies\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=25 December 2004}}</ref> The park is managed by the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref name="area_expansion"/> The park won the Best Open Landscape Award during the 2010 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage award presentations.<ref name="artwork">{{cite news\|title=Art from recycled material at Sanjeevaiah Park\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article412293.ece\|access-date=26 September 2010\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 April 2010}}</ref> The park also houses the second tallest Indian Flag.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-kcr-mark-second-year-with-second-tallest-flag-15-new-districts/story-oGYbCqF0XVCwcrrqiywHMP.html</ref>		'''Sanjeevaiah Park''' is a public [[Urban open space\|greenspace]] and park in the heart of [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh\|Hyderabad]], India. Built on {{convert\|92\|acre\|0}} along the banks of [[Hussain Sagar]] lake, the park is named after [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]], an erstwhile [[Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="damodaram_sanjevayya">{{cite news\|title=Venue of Rao's cremation has many ironies\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=25 December 2004}}</ref> The park is managed by the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref name="area_expansion"/> The park won the Best Open Landscape Award during the 2010 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage award presentations.<ref name="artwork">{{cite news\|title=Art from recycled material at Sanjeevaiah Park\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article412293.ece\|access-date=26 September 2010\|newspaper=The Hindu\|date=27 April 2010}}</ref> The park also houses the second tallest Indian Flag.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-kcr-mark-second-year-with-second-tallest-flag-15-new-districts/story-oGYbCqF0XVCwcrrqiywHMP.html\|title=Telangana, KCR mark second year with second tallest flag, 15 new districts\|date=2 June 2016}}</ref>

	== Development ==		== Development ==
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	== National Flag ==		== National Flag ==
	The second tallest Indian National Flag is located in this park, the tallest being in Ranchi, India. The height of the flag post is 291 feet (88.69 metres) and the dimensions of the flag are 72 feet x 108 feet. This flag was unfurled on 2 June 2016 by the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao. This day marked the second anniversary of Telangana's formation since its bifurcation from the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. This cost of the flag was reported to be Rs. 2 Crores. The original plan was to unfurl the flag 303 feet high (higher than the tallest flag at Ranchi, which is at a height of 293 feet). However, the Airports Authority of India granted permission to hoist the flag only up to 291 feet.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/><ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020616/telangana-formation-day-kcr-unfurls-291-ft-high-flag-to-mark-2nd-anniversary.html</ref>		The second tallest Indian National Flag is located in this park, the tallest being in Ranchi, India. The height of the flag post is 291 feet (88.69 metres) and the dimensions of the flag are 72 feet x 108 feet. This flag was unfurled on 2 June 2016 by the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao. This day marked the second anniversary of Telangana's formation since its bifurcation from the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. This cost of the flag was reported to be Rs. 2 Crores. The original plan was to unfurl the flag 303 feet high (higher than the tallest flag at Ranchi, which is at a height of 293 feet). However, the Airports Authority of India granted permission to hoist the flag only up to 291 feet.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020616/telangana-formation-day-kcr-unfurls-291-ft-high-flag-to-mark-2nd-anniversary.html\|title = Telangana Formation Day: KCR unfurls 291-ft-high flag to mark anniversary\|date = 2 June 2016}}</ref>

	== Activities ==		== Activities ==

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'''Sanjeevaiah Park''' is a public [[Urban open space|greenspace]] and park in the heart of [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]], India. Built on {{convert|92|acre|0}} along the banks of [[Hussain Sagar]] lake, the park is named after [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]], an erstwhile [[Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="damodaram_sanjevayya">{{cite news|title=Venue of Rao's cremation has many ironies|agency=Press Trust of India|date=25 December 2004}}</ref> The park is managed by the [[Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority]].<ref name="area_expansion"/> The park won the Best Open Landscape Award during the 2010 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage award presentations.<ref name="artwork">{{cite news|title=Art from recycled material at Sanjeevaiah Park|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article412293.ece|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 April 2010}}</ref> The park also houses the second tallest Indian Flag.<ref name="hindustantimes.com">http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/telangana-kcr-mark-second-year-with-second-tallest-flag-15-new-districts/story-oGYbCqF0XVCwcrrqiywHMP.html</ref>

== Development ==
The Buddha Purnima Project Authority (BPPA), an agency responsible for the beautification and the upkeep of the areas surrounding the Hussain Sagar lake under [[Hyderabad Urban Development Authority]], planned for several new recreational facilities for public access in 2004. A {{convert|2.4|km|mi}} aerial tramway connecting this park to [[Lumbini Park]], which is located on the other side of the Hussain Sagar lake, was planned. Water sports, amusement park and water slides were also the planned activities at the park.<ref name="development_2004">{{cite news|last=K|first=Kaladhar|title=City park to take visitors on a high|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-13/hyderabad/28340147_1_sanjeevaiah-park-lumbini-park-tramway|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103132202/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-03-13/hyderabad/28340147_1_sanjeevaiah-park-lumbini-park-tramway|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 March 2004}}</ref> A few years later, this proposal by BPPA to convert the park into a recreational area was deemed to be harmful to the park's ecosystem. A study conducted by the regional wildlife advisory board highlighted the need to protect the several species of flora and fauna in the park.<ref name="no_recreation">{{cite news|title=Park upgradation hits 'eco-block'|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/04/stories/2007080459590300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205054258/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/04/stories/2007080459590300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2007|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 August 2007}}</ref>

In 2010, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) came up with a new proposal for the park's development. While retaining all the environmental aspects of the park, the agency proposed a plan without construction of any concrete structures. Besides water sports, so as to utilise the huge waterfront, the proposal mooted night illumination, water and energy conservation measures. From their allotted budget of {{INRConvert|130|m}} for the lake development, a part of it was to be utilised if this proposal were to be agreed upon by the local government.<ref name="area_expansion"/>

Shortly thereafter, solar lighting was installed at the park. Additionally, HMDA also showcased sculptures made from recycled material as a part of its Hyderabad Eco Art Project initiative.<ref name="artwork"/> Further to this, BPPA also enforced a ban on usage and [[litter]]ing of plastic in several areas including this park. Necessary awareness activities were started to educate the citizens about the hazards of plastic.<ref name="littering">{{cite news|title=Awareness drive against littering|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/15/stories/2007061554960300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630041041/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/15/stories/2007061554960300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 June 2007|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=15 June 2007}}</ref>

== Fauna ==
[[File:Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) in AP W IMG 3978.jpg|thumb|[[Pied crested cuckoo]]]]

About 100 species of resident and non-resident birds and more than 50 species of insects and butterflies are present in the park.<ref name="bppa_day">{{cite news|title=BPPA to celebrate World Wetlands Day|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/01/stories/2008020157580200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204211838/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/01/stories/2008020157580200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 February 2008|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 February 2008}}</ref>

The park is frequented by various migratory species of birds. The [[pied crested cuckoo]], which is considered as a harbinger of the [[monsoon]] rains due to the timing of its arrival,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Khachar, Shivrajkumar|year=1989|title=Pied Crested Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus – the harbinger of the monsoon|journal= J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc.|volume=86|issue=3|pages=448–449}}</ref> is frequently spotted at this park. The local birdwatchers predict rains 15–18 days after spotting this bird.<ref name="pied_crested_cuckoo">{{cite news|last=Alam|first=Hina Kumar|title=Monsoon bird spotted in city|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-02/hyderabad/27183568_1_south-west-monsoon-pied-crested-cuckoo-first-sighting|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103132154/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-02/hyderabad/27183568_1_south-west-monsoon-pied-crested-cuckoo-first-sighting|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=2 June 2003}}</ref> Due to construction work initiated by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA), typical birds such as the [[Indian spot-billed duck|spotbills]], [[crane (bird)|cranes]], [[Eurasian coot|common coot]], [[purple heron]]s, [[cormorants]] and [[Jacanidae|jacanas]] were not seen at the park in 2010.<ref name="construction_2010">{{cite news|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|title=Save a lake, fill it|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article609040.ece|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2 September 2010}}</ref>

== National Flag ==
The second tallest Indian National Flag is located in this park, the tallest being in Ranchi, India. The height of the flag post is 291 feet (88.69 metres) and the dimensions of the flag are 72 feet x 108 feet. This flag was unfurled on 2 June 2016 by the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao. This day marked the second anniversary of Telangana's formation since its bifurcation from the state of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. This cost of the flag was reported to be Rs. 2 Crores. The original plan was to unfurl the flag 303 feet high (higher than the tallest flag at Ranchi, which is at a height of 293 feet). However, the Airports Authority of India granted permission to hoist the flag only up to 291 feet.<ref name="hindustantimes.com"/><ref>http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020616/telangana-formation-day-kcr-unfurls-291-ft-high-flag-to-mark-2nd-anniversary.html</ref>

== Activities ==
The park hosts several events for the public occasionally. Events ranging from roller-skating races to social awareness campaigns, the park has encouraged public initiatives.<ref name="sports">{{cite news|title=Sport – Roller-skating|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/09/stories/2006110907442000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104052829/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/09/stories/2006110907442000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2010|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Heart 2 Heart' fete spreads laughter|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/12/stories/2006111216340200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061202210232/http://www.hindu.com/2006/11/12/stories/2006111216340200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2006|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 November 2006}}</ref>

== Miscellaneous ==
After the [[25 August 2007 Hyderabad bombings|2007 bombings in Hyderabad]], all major parks including this park were put on high security. Owing to this incident, the park witnessed a drastic reduction in the number of visitors.<ref name="blasts">{{cite news|title=Security cover for city parks|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-28/hyderabad/27981477_1_lumbini-park-security-personnel-ntr-gardens|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103132208/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-28/hyderabad/27981477_1_lumbini-park-security-personnel-ntr-gardens|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|access-date=26 September 2010|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 August 2007}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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File:Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) in Hyderabad W IMG 8148.jpg|Ashy prinia ''[[Prinia socialis]]''
File:Cassia fistula (Amaltas) in Hyderabad W IMG 8172.jpg|Amaltas ''[[Cassia fistula]]''
File:Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) in Hyderabad W IMG 8254.jpg|Cattle egret ''[[Bubulcus ibis]]''
File:Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) calling in Hyderabad W IMG 8290.jpg|Coppersmith barbet ''[[Megalaima haemacephala]]''
File:Delonix regia (Gulmohur) in Hyderabad W IMG 8167.jpg|''[[Delonix regia]]'' Gulmohur
File:Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo), Hyderabad IMG 8217.jpg|Eurasian golden oriole ''[[Oriolus oriolus]]''
File:Vallaris solanacea (Vish Vallari) in Hyderabad W IMG 8236.jpg|''Vallaris solanacea'' Vish vallari
File:Purple Swamphen at Sanjeevaiah Park.JPG|[[Purple swamphen]] ''Porphyrio porphyrio''
File:Indian flag in Sanjeevia park.jpg|Indian flag in Sanjeeviah park
File:Rose garden, Sanjeeviah park.jpg|Rose Garden, Sanjeeviah park
</gallery>

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