{"id":83084,"date":"2026-01-18T14:21:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T08:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83084"},"modified":"2026-01-19T16:28:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:58:00","slug":"neknampur-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/neknampur-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Neknampur Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Neknampur Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dismissing viral social media claims, a flight safety chief said that the hot air balloon landing near Neknampur Lake in Hyderabad recently was a routine and controlled landing, standard in balloon operations, and not an emergency.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Neknampur Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neknampur Lake, also <\/span><b>known as Ibrahim Bagh Cheruvu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a historic <\/span><b>man-made reservoir <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">situated in the <\/span><b>southern part of Hyderabad, Telangana.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>constructed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the <\/span><b>Qutb Shahi dynasty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the <\/span><b>16th century.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially <\/span><b>commissioned by Sultan Ibrahim Qutb Shah<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and later <\/span><b>revitalized under Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah through<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>channel built by nobleman Neknam Khan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the lake was <\/span><b>renamed in his honor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), it became part of Hyderabad\u2019s water network.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Once vital to the city\u2019s water supply until <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">urban shifts in the <\/span><b>mid-20th century<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the lake has<\/span><b> since deteriorated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to urbanization and pollution.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Restoration efforts since the 2010s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include a <\/span><b>large floating treatment wetland <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">installed in 2018, recognized as <\/span><b>India\u2019s largest,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which has<\/span><b> improved water quality <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and revived biodiversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Hyderabad\/claims-of-hot-air-balloon-emergency-landing-in-hyderabad-false-it-was-a-controlled-touchdown-flight-safety-chief\/article70518085.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neknampur Lake is a historic man-made reservoir situated in the southern part of Hyderabad, Telangana. 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