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Mir
Alam
Tank
is
a
reservoir
in
Hyderabad,
Telangana,
India.
It
is
located
to
the
south
of
Musi
river.
It
was
the
primary
source
of
drinking
water
to
Hyderabad
before
Osman
Sagar
and
Himayat
Sagar
were
built(
by
Osman
Ali
Khan)
.
It
is
connected
to
National
Highway7
near
Palm
Valley
(Tadbun).
The
tank
is
named
after
Mir
Alam
Bahadur,
then
Prime
Minister
of
Hyderabad
State
(1804
-
1808),
during
the
reign
of
Asaf
Jah
III,
the
third
Nizam
of
Hyderabad
state.
Mir
Alam
laid
the
foundation
for
the
tank
on
20
July
1804
and
it
was
completed
in
about
two
years
on
8
June
1806.
Nehru
Zoological
Park
lies
adjacent
to
the
tank
and
Telangana
Tourism
operates
boats
on
the
lake,
for
which
one
has
to
enter
through
the
zoo.
A
park
is
made
on
the
nearshore
Mir
Alam
tank,
a
water
body
under
the
leadership
of
Harichandana
Dasari
IAS
Addl.
Commissioner
GHMC.
The
park
is
constructed
using
the
Deccani
theme.
Qutab
Shahi,
style
painting
is
on
the
walls
and
painting
are
in
3D.
There
is
a
science
park
and
other
amenities
too
and
This
park
is
constructed
upon
FTL
of
MirAlam
by
Land
filling
which
is
totally
illegal
&
against
law.
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