Himayat Sagar

Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar
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	Himayat Sagar in Ranga Reddy District Himayat Sagar (India)
Official name	Himayat Sagar
Country	India
Location	Ranga Reddy District, Telangana, India
Coordinates	17°18′N 78°21′E / 17.300°N 78.350°ECoordinates: 17°18′N 78°21′E / 17.300°N 78.350°E
Purpose	Multi-purpose
Status	Operational
Construction began	1920
Opening date	1927
Construction cost	₹ 93 Lakh (As on 1920's)
Owner(s)	Government of Telangana
Operator(s)	Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Barrage
Impounds	Esi River - A tributary of Musi
Height (foundation)	33.832 meters
Height (thalweg)	4.572 meters
Length	2.255 kilometers
Elevation at crest	537.514 meters
Spillways	17 Gates
Spillway capacity	1,60,000 cusecs
Reservoir
Creates	Himayat Sagar
Total capacity	2.967 TMC (Reduced capacity due to silt accumulation); 4.251 TMC (During 1927)
Catchment area	688.937 Sq. Km
Surface area	19.6839 Sq. Km

Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a larger artificial lake Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is 2.9 tmc ft.^[1]

History[edit]

The construction of reservoirs on the Esi, a tributary of the Musi River, was completed in 1927, with the intention of providing a drinking water source for Hyderabad and protecting the city from floods, which Hyderabad suffered in 1908. It was built during the reign of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Nizam VII and is named after his youngest son Himayat Ali Khan.^[2]

The Himayat Sagar dam and Osman Sagar reservoirs provided continuous water supply to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad until recently. Due to population growth, they are not sufficient to meet the cities' water supply-demand.

The engineer at the time of construction was late Khaja Mohiuddin, son of Mohammed Hussein, Madri.^{[citation needed]}

The descendent of the royal family of the Nizam, Himayat Ali Mirza, has recently joined the “save Osmansagar and Himayatsagar” movement as he believes that these reservoirs are iconic landmarks of Hyderabad and still act as a lifeline for lakhs of people of the old city. He also urged the CM of Telangana to withdraw the proposal of GO 111.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Since GO 111 had been scrapped, Himayat feared that many parts of the city might be affected by floods even with small summer rains. Also, it would increase the illegal construction activities near the lake, ultimately increasing the threat of flooding.^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

↑ "Hyderabadis can bid goodbye to water woes". The Hindu. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
↑ "History of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar Lakes of Hyderabad - Hyderabad Tourism". 14 September 2014.
↑ Syed Akbar (28 March 2022). "nizam: Nizam's Kin Joinsfight To Save Lakes | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
↑ "Nizam's Kin Joins fight To Save Lakes". The Times of truth. 28 March 2022.
↑ "Nizam's relatives have joined the struggle to save Hyderabad's lakes". thetimesbureau.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
↑ Syed, Akbar (9 May 2022). "Old city: 'repeal Of Go 111 To Spell Old City's Flood Threat'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
↑ "Explained: What is GO 111, the order to protect Hyderabad's Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar, that has now been lifted". The Indian Express. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

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[1] "Hyderabadis can bid goodbye to water woes". The Hindu. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

[2] "History of Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar Lakes of Hyderabad - Hyderabad Tourism". 14 September 2014.

[3] Syed Akbar (28 March 2022). "nizam: Nizam's Kin Joinsfight To Save Lakes | Hyderabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[4] "Nizam's Kin Joins fight To Save Lakes". The Times of truth. 28 March 2022.

[5] "Nizam's relatives have joined the struggle to save Hyderabad's lakes". thetimesbureau.com. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[6] Syed, Akbar (9 May 2022). "Old city: 'repeal Of Go 111 To Spell Old City's Flood Threat'". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[7] "Explained: What is GO 111, the order to protect Hyderabad's Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar, that has now been lifted". The Indian Express. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

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