Where is Osmansagar? Why is nobody talking about Osmansagar? Why Osman Sagar is turning bone dry in spite of heavy rains? NOTE: This news is taken from The Siasat dairy Twitter handle dated August 18 Hyderabad: At one point of time, a few years ago, the Nizam-era Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar lakes used to supply about 10 per cent of Hyderabad’s total daily water supply of 345 million gallons per day (MGD). Cut to 2020 and the lakes are literally nowhere close to their optimum levels, with Osman Sagar being literally barren today, in spite of continuous rains during this monsoon season. The century-old Osman Sagar astonishingly has not received any inflows despite continuous rainfall over the last three days. Once a picnic spot and destination for those seeking some greenery in Hyderabad, it is currently shut as the public is barred from visiting it. When visiting the lake on Monday, the view clearly punched below its weight due to the depleted water levels. Despite the continuou
