Lakes in Hyderabad

Hussain Sagar Lake.: Hussain Sagar Lake (Tank Bund), Necklace Road. 24 hrs. artificial lake is a historical landmark, built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1562 by damming the Musi. This forms the boundary between Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Surrounding the lake are various parks, temples, statues and historical buildings. This is one of the few walkable places in the city. At the centre of the lake stands a famous statue of the Buddha installed in 1992. Boat rides to Budha Statue are available from Eat Street and Lumbini Park and fares are low. Free. 

 

Osman Sagar : Gandipet 

 

Himayat Sagar

Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake) - this is quite close to Hi-Tec City area and now hosts various parties and events. It used to be a real hidden gem in the busy city but it is still a nice lake to sit around. 

Shamirpet - 24 km away to the north of Secunderabad, Shamirpet has a beautiful lake & a deer park. Its peaceful environs make it a great picnic spot. AP Tourism offers comfortable cottages facilities for accommodation (under private management), while the forest lodge can be booked with the AP Forest Department office at Saifabad. 

Saroornagar - this lake is very famous as it has been lined by a solid strong wall on one side recently. A two lane undivided road is laid over this wall. The road is neat and exciting to drive. It has abundant lighting during nighttime and large pedastrian space provided. A problem is 'eutrophication' which is caused due to water hyacinth. A pleasant space for young couples to spend their evening. Smells sometimes, but that is the nature of any waterbody in a metropolis. Another important event that takes place is 'vinayakachaturthy',(a festival for Hindus in which Lord Vinayaka's statues are immersed (and thereby dissolved) in water). All roads lead to saroor nagar lake on the day of the Lord Ganesh's nimajjanam.

A list of e - seva centres in Hyderabad and Secunderabad

A S Rao Nagar
E-seva
AS Rao Nagar,
Back side of AS Rao Nagar Community Hall,
Kapra, Hyd
Ph: 64621241

Alwal
E-Seva
Alwal,
Near Alwal bus stop,
Golnaka,
Rangareddy Dist.
Ph: 64621240

Banjarahills
E-Seva
MCH Building, Rd No 7,
Banjarahills, Hyd
Ph: 64621243

Habsiguda
E-Seva
CC Counter of AP Transco,
Opp Survey of India,
Uppal,RR
Ph: 64621251

Khairtabad
E-Seva, I Floor,
RTA Office Compounnd,
opposite Eenadu Building,
Somajiguda, Hyderabad.
Ph: 64621253

Kukatpally
E-Seva
Muncipal ward officer,
KKP Village, Kukatpally
Ph: 64621255

Malakpet
E-Seva
CC Counter of HMWSSB,
Beside Yashoda Hospital.
malakpet
Ph: 64621260

Maredpally
E-Seva
CC Counter of HMWSSB,
Opp St. Anns High school,
Maredpally
Ph: 64621259

Mintcompound
E-Seva
CC Counter of AP Transco,
Mint compound, Hyd
Ph: 64621262

Miyapur
E-Seva
"X" Roads,
Near Public School, Miyapur
Ph: 64621257

Musheerabad
E-Seva
C C Counters of HMWSSB,
Musheerabad.
Ph: 64621258

Nallakunta
E-Seva
CC Counter of HMWSSB,
Near Nallakunta.
Ph: 64621263

Rethibowli
E-Seva,
CC Counter of AP Transco,
Mehdipatnam.
Ph: 64621269

Santoshnagar
E-Seva
CC Counter of HMWSSB,
Adj to CRIDA Edi Bazzar.
Ph: 64621274

SR Nagar
E-Seva
CC Counter of HMWSSB,
S R Nagar
Ph: 64621271

Vanastalipuram
E-Seva
Behind red water Tank,
NGO's Colony,
Vanasthalipuram
Ph: 64621281

Vijaynagar Colony
E-Seva
MRO Complex, Near Govt School,
V N Colony
Ph: 64621280

Balanagar
E-Seva
Ward Office Premises,
Opp lane to vimal theatre, Hyd.
Ph: 64621242

Chandanagar
E-Seva
Main Road, Chandanagar.
Ph: 64621246

Chikkadpally
E-Seva
I Floor, Muncipal shopping complex,
Chikkadpally
Ph: 64621245

Darulshifa
E-Seva
C C Counter of AP Transco,
Salarjung Museum Rd.
Ph: 64621247

Dilsukhnagar
E-Seva
Muncipal ward officer,
Gaddiannaram, Dilsukhnagar
Ph: 64621249

Domalaguda
E-Seva
MCH, Domalguda Market,
Domalguda.
Ph: 64621248

Greenlands
E-Seva
CC Counter of AP Transco,
Opp Grand kakatiya hotel,
Greenlands, Begumpet
Ph: 64621250

Secunderabad
E-Seva
HHKBhavan
Patny, S P Road,
Near NTPC, Sec-bad.
Ph: 64621252

Karmarghat
E-SevaChampapet, R.R.
Ph: 64621285

KPHB
E-Seva
CC Counter of AP Transco,
JNTU Lane, KPHB.
Ph: 64621254

Meerpet
E-Seva
Opp. Indra Naga Bus stop
Housing Board Phase-II, ECIL.
Ph: 64621261

Motinagar
E-Seva
MCH Community Hall,
At Netwon Public School, Mothinagar
Ph: 64621256

Neredmet
E-Seva
Main Road, Vinayaka nagar,
Neredmet.
Ph: 64621264

Paradise
E-Seva
AP Transco CC Counter,
Near Paradise Hotel, MG Rd.
Ph: 64621265

Qutubullapur
E-Seva
Near Rythu Bazaar
Ph: 64621266

Ramanthapur
E-Seva
Muncipal Administration Officer, APSRTC Colony.
Ph: 64621270

Ramnagar
E-Seva
Commuinity hall of MCH, Ramnagar.
Ph: 64621268

Sanathnagar
E-seva
ADE Office premises,
Near BK Guda, sanathnagar
Ph: 64621276

Saroornagar
E-Seva
ERO Office, APCPDCL,
Saroor nagar
Ph: 64621275

Seethaphalmandi
E-Seva
CC Counter of HMWSSB,
Adj Welfare centre.
Ph: 64621272

Sultan Bazar
E-Seva
AP Transco CC Counter,
Opp Koti Womes college,Koti
Ph: 64621273

Tirumalagiri
E-Seva
RTA Fast Track Officer, Thirumalgiri.
Ph: 64621279

Parks in Hyderabad

• Public Gardens. Known as the Bagh-e-aam (Garden for the commoners), it has well laid out gardens and is surrounded by the imposing State Legislative Assembly building, the Jubilee Hall, the Jawahar Bal Bhavan, the Health Museum and the State Archaeological Museum.

• Necklace Road ( The Chaupati of Hyderabad)
• Indira Park - A sprawling 76 acre park located near Tank Bund with a nice little pond and boating.
• Public Gardens (This was the old zoo and now is a beautiful place for both children and adults).
• Sanjeeviah Park
• Krishna Kanth Park
• Lotus Pond (Jubilee Hills)
• Botanical Garden (Madapur)
• Nehru Zoological Park (almost natural habitat for a great collection of animals.drive in + Safari)
• KBR National Park (Chiraan Palace)
• Chilkur Wildlife Park
• Jalavihar Family Water Park (Necklace Road)
• Mahaveer Vanasthali Wildlife park
• Lumbini Park - It also offers nice Laser Shows in the evening which is first in India.

(The wild life parks, botanical garden and zoo have several educational programs including lectures with live snakes)

• Chacha Nehru Park (Masab Tank)for pleasant morning walks with kids
• Jalagam Vengal Rao Park (JVR Park, Banjara Hills)
• NTR(Nandamoori Taraka Ramarao) Gardens (Necklace Road)

Hospitals in Hyderabad

Super-Specialty

• Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, ☎ +91-40-2360 7777.  edit

• CARE Hospital, Road no 1 (Banjara Hills And Also at Nampally), ☎ +91-040-3041 8888.  edit

• Medwin Hospital, Chirag Ali Lane, ☎ +91-40-2320 6666.  edit

• Owaisi Hospital, DMRLX Road (Kanchanbagh), ☎ +91-40-2444 3129.  edit

• Yashoda Hospital, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda (Also at SP Road, Secunderabad and Malakpet), ☎ +91-40-2455 5555.  edit

• RAINBOW Hospital for Women and Children, Karvy Lane (Banjara Hills), ☎ +91-40-2339 9888, [128].  edit

• Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, (Somajiguda), ☎ 91-40-2337-8888, [129].  edit

• Winning Smiles Dental Hospital, (Ameerpet), ☎ +91-40-23753063.  edit

• Mediciti Hosipital, (5-9-22, Secretariat Road), ☎ 040 23231111.  edit

Government Hospitals

• Gandhi General Hospital Ph:+91-40-2770 2222
• Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences Punjagutta Ph: +91-40-2339 6561, 2332 0332
• Osmania General Hospital Afzal Gunj Ph: +91-40-2460 0122
• Niloufer Hospital Ph: +91-40-2339 1652

 

Places to visit in Hyderabad

Charminar:

9AM-5PM Mo-Sa. Closed on Fridays between 1-2PM for prayers.. Literally "Four minarets", this structure was built at the very spot at which Quli Qutb Shah prayed for the end to the plague epidemic. The Charminar has long been the icon of Hyderabad. The towers rise to a height of 48.7 m above the ground. There is a mosque with 45 prayer spaces located inside in the upper storeys. The structure stands in the middle of a busy road with vehicular traffic, but a pedestrianization project is under way. Atop the minarets, you get a panoramic view of Hyderabad city. At the very bottom of one of the minar, there is a hindu temple, . Rs 5, Children below 11 free (for Indians) Rs.100 (for foreigners) Video cameras are charged Rs.25 extra.



Mecca Masjid:


Mecca Masjid, Southwest of the Char Minar. Mecca Masjid is one of the oldest mosques in the city and easily the biggest. Muhammed Quli Qutub Shah began building it in 1617 under the supervision of Mir Faizullah Baig and Rangiah Choudhary. Mughal emperor Aurangzeb completed the construction in 1694. The mosque is a granite giant with awe-inspiring innards. The main hall of the mosque is 75 feet high, 220 feet wide and 180 feet long, big enough to accommodate ten thousand worshippers at a time. The entrance arches are made of single slabs of granite. It is believed that Muhammed Quli commissioned bricks to be made from earth brought from Mecca and inducted them into the construction of the central arch of the mosque, which explains the name of the mosque.

Golconda Fort.: 7AM-8PM. The Golconda Fort was the capital of the Qutb Shahi kingdom. In the 16th century, it was the centre of a flourishing diamond trade. The fort is a gigantic complex with an outer wall measuring 10km. Set aside a minimum of 2 hours to do justice to your visit. Learning a little about the fort ahead of time is recommended as it is easy to get confused or lost in the massive space. If you accept one of the local guides - who hustle you at the entrance gate - try to pick one who actually knows his stuff, rather than someone who was actually just passing by, spotted you and will tell you bits he once read in a guidebook. The genuine old Muslim guide who gained his encyclopaedic knowledge of Golconda as an infant from his 118 year old grandmother knows the history of every inch of the place and will show you with expertise the echo/architecture system built into the fort that the ruler used as a communication/spying system. Worth every rupee. There is also a light and sound show (price for foreigners Rs.50/100 for normal/executive ticket) after sunset lasting ~1h that tells you the story of the fort and is worth seeing. The English show runs every day at 6:30pm November to February and 7pm March to October. Hindi and Telugu shows are run afterwards in certain days. Afterwards, have a wander through the tiny streets and shops surrounding the fort. The beautiful scruffy old shops and houses will sell you everything from naan bread to bangles, and the fading and gaudy old painted gates and houses are a delight, as are the friendly locals. In twenty years, these beautiful shabby old relics of the 50s that cater to real local needs will have been replaced by the tasteless concrete and plate glass malls selling identikit mass-produced copies of low-budget western clothes to people with more money than sense. Rs 120 for adults and Rs 100 for children

Qutb Shahi Tombs: (1 km north of Golconda fort, approached via Banjara Darwaza), 9:30AM-5:30PM Sa-Th. The Qutubshahi mosques in Hyderabad are so named because they were built by the Qutubshahi dynasty. Most of them were built by Quli Qutb Shah, the founder. Sadly in May 2010 local newspapers revealed that shoddy 'restoration' work allegedly using unskilled labour with road drills (bought in by one government department that didn't bother to seek professional advice or inform the local archaeological or environment departments) has been damaging these beautiful buildings. Rs 10; camera Rs 20. 

Birla Mandir: Adarsh nagar, Naubat Pahad (Two different routes depending on whether you want to drive right to the top or climb the stairs.). 10am-12 noon, 2pm-8pm. The industrial house of the Birlas have the tradition of building magnificent marble temples in cities of India. This one is one of the best. Located on top of Naubat Pahad (mountain), this clean, sparkling white temple dedicated to Venkateshwara has viewing areas that afford a great view of the city. Sadly, cameras and camera mobiles are banned; your bags are checked at the entrance. There is a free cloakroom where you can deposit those.

Hussain Sagar: Lake (Tank Bund), Necklace Road. 24 hrs. artificial lake is a historical landmark, built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1562 by damming the Musi. This forms the boundary between Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Surrounding the lake are various parks, temples, statues and historical buildings. This is one of the few walkable places in the city. At the centre of the lake stands a famous statue of the Buddha installed in 1992. Boat rides to Budha Statue are available from Eat Street and Lumbini Park and fares are low.