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Gandhipet Lake is also known as Osman Sagar Lake. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the VIIth Nizam of Hyderabad city built a dam across river Musi when the violent floods destroyed the city in 1908. Mokshagundam Vishweswarayya did the planning for the construction of the Lake. It covers a catchment area of 46 square kilometers.
he Gandipet lake is considered to be the most vital source of water supply to the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.. The favorable time to visit this lake is after the monsoons. To make the site of Gandipet Lake all the more inviting to the tourists the authorities have created a few landscaped gardens and a swimming pool in the vicinity of the lake.
The Gandipet lake is a very active zone. Be it the winters or the summers the flow of tourists remain at its peak. This shows the popularity of the Gandipet lake or the Osman Sagar both among the locals as well as the tourists. Most of the tourists come here to rvel with food , fun and games. The banks of the lake are well kept and serve as picnic spots.
The best time to visit the lake is right after the monsoons, from October to March.
he Gandipet lake is considered to be the most vital source of water supply to the cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.. The favorable time to visit this lake is after the monsoons. To make the site of Gandipet Lake all the more inviting to the tourists the authorities have created a few landscaped gardens and a swimming pool in the vicinity of the lake.
The Gandipet lake is a very active zone. Be it the winters or the summers the flow of tourists remain at its peak. This shows the popularity of the Gandipet lake or the Osman Sagar both among the locals as well as the tourists. Most of the tourists come here to rvel with food , fun and games. The banks of the lake are well kept and serve as picnic spots.
The best time to visit the lake is right after the monsoons, from October to March.