Mir Alam Tank
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Mir Alam Tank is a lake in Hyderabad, India, located adjacent to Nehru Zoological Park
Nehru Zoological Park
Nehru Zoological Park is a zoo located near Mir Alam Tank in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the three most visited destinations in Hyderabad. Zoo hours vary by season, and the zoo is closed on Mondays....

 on the Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway. It has provided drinking water to Hyderabad people for 125 years before the Osman Sagar
Osman Sagar
Osman Sagar popularly known as Gandipet, is an artificial lake in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The lake is around 46 km², and the reservoir is around 29 km².-History:...

 and Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar
Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake located about 20 km from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies parallel to another artificial lake Osman Sagar and it is smaller in size among both...

 were built.

Mir Alam laid the foundation for the tank on July 20, 1804, as a plaque still lying in a corner shows. It was completed in about two years on June 8, 1806.

History

It was named after Mir Alam Bahadur (Syed Abdul Khasim), the then Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

 (1804 - 1808) of Hyderabad state
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...

 during the reign of Mir Akbar Ali Khan Sikander Jah Asif Jah III, the third Nizam
Nizam
Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...

of Hyderabad state.

Mir Alam was among those who led the Nizam's forces in the battle against Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan , also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the son of Hyder Ali, at that time an officer in the Mysorean army, and his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-Nissa...

. It was from the share of the treasure he got from Srirangapatnam that he built the tank.

AP Tourism operates boats on the lake, for which one has to enter through the zoo.

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