| Banjara Lake | |
|---|---|
  Banjara Lake | |
| Location | Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 17°24′39.55″N 78°26′55.4″E / 17.4109861°N 78.448722°E |
| Type | artificial lake |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Settlements | Hyderabad |
Banjara Lake or Hamed Khan Kunta is a small water body situated in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
The lake was built in 1930. At the time the locality had mansions and residences of royal elite. It was once spread over an area of more than one kilometre.[2]
Conservation[edit | edit source]
The lake receives sewer water from adjoining localities.[3] Efforts are on to conserve the lake by organisations like Save Our Urban Lakes (SOUL).[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Water Board under fire for dying Banjara lake". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Staff, TNM (27 December 2016). "Hyderabad's Banjara Lake being dumped with debris, allege activists". The News Minute. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ Nanisetti, Serish (4 March 2017). "Banjara Lake to shrink further". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ Special Correspondent. "City NGO focuses on poor state of Banjara lake at CoP 11". The Hindu.
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