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Himayat Sagar
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Official name	Himayat Sagar
Country	India
Location	Ranga Reddy, Telangana, India
Coordinates	17°18′N 78°21′E / 17.300°N 78.350°E / 17.300; 78.350
Purpose	Multi-purpose
Status	Operational
Construction began	1920
Opening date	1927; 98 years ago (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 metres (111.00 ft)
Height (thalweg)	4.572 metres (15.00 ft)
Length	2.255 kilometres (1.401 mi)
Elevation at crest	537.514 metres (1,763.50 ft)
Spillways	17 Gates
Spillway capacity	1,60,000 cusecs
Reservoir
Creates	Himayat Sagar
Total capacity	2.967 Tmc ft (Reduced capacity due to silt accumulation); 4.251 Tmc ft (During 1927)
Catchment area	688.937 km (266.000 sq mi)
Surface area	19.6839 km (7.6000 sq mi)

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

History

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 eldest son Himayat Ali Khan.

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.

In 2022, the descendant of the royal family of the Nizam, Himayat Ali Mirza, has recently joined the movement to save Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar" 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 then-CM of Telangana to withdraw the repeal of GO 111.

If GO 111 is repealed, Himayat feared that many parts of the city might be affected by floods even with small summer rains.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.

References

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.

External links

• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/himayatsagar-may-be-left-high-and-dry-by-2036/articleshow/61541422.cms
• https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/hyderabad-himayat-osman-sagars-hold-capacity-despite-heat-wave-686311?infinitescroll=1

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