6-644: The Musi River may refer to: Musi River (India) , a tributary of the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh Moosy River , also known as the Musi River, Telangana, India Musi River (Indonesia) See also [ edit ] Musi (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
12-460: A City Improve Trust in 1912. He built a flood control system on the river. A dam was built in 1920 across the river, ten miles (16 km) upstream from the city called Osman Sagar . In 1927 another reservoir was built on Esi (a tributary of Musi) and named Himayat Sagar . These lakes prevented the flooding of the River Musi and are major drinking water sources for Hyderabad city. In 2022,
18-602: Is a major tributary of the Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau , flowing through Telangana , India . The river's historical name is Muchukunda . Hyderabad stands on the banks of the Musi River, which divides the historic Old City from the new city. The Musi River flows into Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar , which are artificial lakes that act as reservoirs that once supplied the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad with drinking water. It originates in
24-585: The Ananthagiri Hills , near Vikarabad . It generally flows towards the east, turning south at Chittaloor. It flows into the Krishna River at Vadapally near Miryalaguda in Nalgonda district . The Musi river was the cause of frequent flood devastation of Hyderabad city until the early decades of the 20th century. On 28 September 1908, Hyderabad was flooded, which included 17 inches of rain in one day, killing around 15,000 people. The modern era of
30-516: The development of the twin cities began soon after these floods in 1908. This necessitated planned, phased development. Abdallah Ahmed Bin Mahfooz submitted his report on 1 October 1909, with recommendations on preventing a recurrence of floods and improving civic amenities. However, there are conflicting reports that Sir M. Visvesvaraya was engaged by the erstwhile Nizam to help design the drainage system and prevent floods. Nizam VII constituted
36-474: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Musi_River&oldid=698783126 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Musi River (India) The Musi River
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