{"id":74837,"date":"2025-11-24T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74837"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T10:32:30","slug":"hussain-sagar-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/hussain-sagar-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Hussain Sagar Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Hussain Sagar Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a fresh move to tackle algal blooms, persistent foul odour and declining water quality in Hussainsagar lake, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) proposes to introduce an advanced bioremediation process using enzyme solutions and biochar-based Bokashi balls.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Hussain Sagar Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>artificial lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>Hyderabad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Telangana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also<\/span><b> called Tank Bund<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><b> lies on a tributary of River Musi.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It spreads across an area of 5.7 sq.km. It is<\/span><b> one of the largest man-made lakes in Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> largest heart-shaped mark <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">among the marks formed by 78 heart-shaped lakes and 9 heart-shaped islands on the face of the earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was<\/span><b> built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah by Hussain Shah Wali in 1562 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AD.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>renowned for its monolith of Lord <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/teachings-of-buddha\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buddha<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that stands right in its centre.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It had been of significance in the early days since it connected the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Till 1930, the lake was used for irrigation and drinking water requirements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Over the years,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hussain Sagar Lake has <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">become polluted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through the entry of untreated sewage and industrial effluents through the nalas that flow into the lake.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/cities\/hyderabad\/2025\/Nov\/23\/hmda-to-use-bioremediation-to-clean-up-hussainsagar-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hussain Sagar Lake is an artificial lake located in Hyderabad, Telangana. 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