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| Gandipet Lake or the Osman Sagar Lake is a beautiful Picnic Place Gandipet is 20 kms from the city. This 29 sq. kms reservoir was formed by damming the water of the river Musi. |
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| The lake got its name for the reason that late seventh Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan in 1920 built a Dam over the lake to save the city from drowning into flood. |
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| Hyderabad receives some of its water supply from this lake. A popular picnic spot and weekend retreat with Guest house facilities. |
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| Whether it is summer or winter, the one place that is crowded with streaming visitors is Osman Sagar, popularly known as Gandipet. The dam built came as a savor of the city. |
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| The idea was to supply water to Hyderabad. |
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| The lake is spread over an area of 46 square kilometers and is the main drinking water for the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. |
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| Gandipet Lake can be seen throughout the year as each season has a different play |
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| Playing games, being on the giant wheel, eating fast foods or just sitting by the lake people spend the entire day here. Its a good place to be in with the entire family. Sprawling lawns with colorful flora add to the beauty of the lake. |
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| Offering Indian Food there are numerous cafeterias and restaurants. Some of them offer Chinese and Continental too. |
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Osama Sagar Lake also has the most famous Amusement Parks of Hyderabad in close Vicinity. Theme Parks like Ocean Park and Treasure Island are quite close to the lake. What better you can ask for kids! |
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| An ideal getaway place to relieve off the stress of hectic lifestyle is the Treasure Island. Sprawls over an area of 60 acres of gorgeous landscape and offers a variety of leisure and fun oriented activities, situated at Gandhipet, the holiday spot. Some of the games offered are billiards, snooker, horse riding, go-karting and endless dancing to mind-blowing music. Built-in cottages that provide people with the much required weekend breaks and daybreaks. |
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The A.P. Travel and Tourism Development Corporation has included Gandipet as part of the special sight seeing tour for tourists visiting the place. Gandipet Lake is a main Tourist attraction of Hyderabad. |
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