Mir Alam Tank

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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. {{Cite news|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/mir-alam-tank-likely-to-get-facelift-529510|title=Mir Alam Tank likely to get facelift|newspaper=Hans India|date=2019-05-15|last1=Esa Bin|first1=Abdul Rehman}} The tank was reportedly planned by Michel Joachim Marie Raymond. The reservoir with 21 arches was reportedly designed by a French engineering company.{{Cite web|url=https://tourism.telangana.gov.in/boating/MirAlamTankBoating|title=MIR ALAM TANK BOATING|publisher=TELANGANA TOURISM| access-date=2024-10-15}} This reservoir with its 21 semi circular masonry dams were once the primary source of drinking water for Hyderabad.{{Cite news|url=https://www.siasat.com/will-hydra-clear-mir-alam-tank-encroachments-in-hyderabad-3088031/|title=Will HYDRA clear Mir Alam Tank encroachments in Hyderabad?|publisher=The Siasat Daily|first=Mir|last=Alamgir|date=2024-09-03|access-date=2024-10-15}}{{cite news|url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-a-city-shaped-by-its-historic-water-reservoirs-2369863/|newspaper=The Siasat Daily|title=Hyderabad: A city shaped by its historic water reservoirs|first=|last=|date=2022-07-15|access-date=2024-12-05}}

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Similar to most other lakes in Hyderabad, the Mir Alam Tank is also being encroached by various residential buildings surrounding the lake. The water is heavily polluted and is no longer used for drinking. The area covered by lake has reduced by half from 1967 to 2021. As of 2021 the area covered by the lake was {{convert|1050000|m2|acre|-1|abbr= on}} (i.e. down from {{convert|1880000|m2|acre|-1|abbr= on}} covered in 1967). 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. The polluted waters of Mir Alam tank is reportedly harming the animals located in the adjacent zoo.{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/hyderabad-zoo-gets-contaminated-water-from-mir-alam-says-chief-wildlife-warden|title=Hyderabad Zoo Gets Contaminated Water from Mir Alam, Says Chief Wildlife Warden|first=Pratyush|last=Nalella|date=2024-04-14|access-date=2024-10-15}}

Mir Alam Tank is serviced by Rajendranagar bus depot, and Falaknuma bus depot among others. Bus Route No. 7Z, 49 from Secunderabad Railway station, 94, 95 from Kothi, 74, 73, 251 from Afzal Gunj.

The nearest Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System station is situated at Dabirpura

The park is being constructed with various attractions using Deccani theme, traditional arts, 3D paintings etc. A science park will also be developed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/mar/23/mir-alam-tank-park-to-bask-in-past-glory-1954703.html|title=Mir Alam Tank Park to bask in past glory|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-05-08}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060616190140/http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/09/stories/2006060918640200.htm The Hindu feature]

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