Great Musi Flood of 1908
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The Great Musi Flood was a devastating flood that occurred on 28 September 1908 in Hyderabad on the banks of the Musi River, in British India. The city of Hyderabad was the capital of the Hyderabad St
Refugees walk across a bridge with the Afzal Darwaza in the background, during the Great Musi Flood of 1908
The arched gateway of the then British Residency, partially in water during the Great Musi Flood of 1908
Musi River scene in 1895
The tamarind tree.
Osman Sagar
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Osman Sagar is a reservoir in the city of Hyderabad. The lake is around 46 km2, and the reservoir is around 29 km2, with total level of 545.592 metres and a capacity of 110,435.702 cubic metres. Osman
Great Musi Flood of 1908
…capital. A dam was built under noted engineer Nawab Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur in 1920 across the river, ten miles (16 km) upstream from the city, called Osman Sagar. In 1927, another reservoir was built on Esi (tributary of Musi) and named Himayat Sagar. These lakes prevent the flooding of the River Musi and are…
View of Osman Sagar
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Sunset on osman sagar lake hyderabad