Fox Sagar Lake, also Jeedimetla Cheruvu or Kolla Cheruvu, is a manmade lake and is the largest waterbody in Secunderabad. It was once spread over an area of 290 acres. As of 2014, due to encroachment, it only occupied a surface area of 126 acres. The lake which is located Jeedimetla near Kompally was built in 1897 by Mahbub Ali Khan, As…Fox Sagar Lake, also Jeedimetla Cheruvu or Kolla Cheruvu, is a manmade lake and is the largest waterbody in Secunderabad. It was once spread over an area of 290 acres. As of 2014, due to encroachment, it only occupied a surface area of 126 acres. The lake which is located Jeedimetla near Kompally was built in 1897 by Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI and as per some sources the lake occupies a surface area of 2 square kilometres and some sources claim that it is the second biggest lake in Hyderabad and was a popular spot for picnics. About 1014 illegal structures which have encroached the lake were identified by Telangana Irrigation Department in a report submitted to the National Green Tribunal in November 2022 and this makes Fox Sagar Lake as the third most encroached lake in Hyderabad.
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