Fox Sagar Lake

Fox Sagar Lake
Location of Fox Sagar lake within Hyderabad
Location of Fox Sagar lake within Hyderabad
Fox Sagar Lake
LocationHyderabad
Coordinates17°31′26″N 78°28′12″E / 17.524°N 78.470°E / 17.524; 78.470
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsMusi
Primary outflowsMusi
Basin countriesIndia
Surface area2 square kilometres (490 acres)[1]
Max. depth33 feet (10 m)[2]

Fox Sagar Lake, also Jeedimetla Cheruvu or Kolla Cheruvu, is a manmade lake. It is the largest waterbody in Secunderabad.[3] It was once spread over an area of 290 acres (1.2 km2). As of 2014, due to encroachment, it only occupied a surface area of 126 acres (0.51 km2).[4] The lake which is located Jeedimetla near Kompally was built in 1897 by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI and as per some sources the lake occupies a surface area of 2 square kilometres (490 acres) and some sources claim that it is the second biggest lake in Hyderabad and was a popular spot for picnics.[1] About 1014 illegal structures which have encroached the lake were identified by Telangana Irrigation Department in a report submitted to the National Green Tribunal in November 2022 and this makes Fox Sagar Lake as the third most encroached lake in Hyderabad.[5]

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  2. ^ "Two more spells of rain will lift Osman Sagar, Himayat Sagar gates". The New Indian Express. Hyderabad. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
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  5. ^ "134 lakes, 14,061 encroachments: The state of Hyderabad lakes". The News Minute. Hyderabad. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.