Built on 92 acres (37 ha), the park is namedĪfter Damodaram Sanjivayya, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Sanjeevaiah Park is a public green space and park located to the north of the lake.

It was given to the city by the battalion after the India Pakistan war of 1971. The Pakistan M47 Patton tank is a war trophy given to the 54th Infantry Division who had disabled it during the Battle of Basantar in Pakistan, during 15–17 December 1971. It supplied power to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad from the year 1920 to the year 1983. It was the first thermal power station of South India. Hussain Sagar Thermal Power Station was built in the year 1920 by the 7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake. Further widening and beautification of the Tank bund took place during 1987-88 by the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N.T.Rama Rao with the addition of fountains with dancing waters, tantalizing colored lights at night and bronze statues of renowned personalities. The road on the Tank Bund was widened in 1946 when Sir Mirza Ismail was the prime minister of Hyderabad Deccan.

Landmarks and attractions Boating point in the lake After initial problems, the statue was erected on 12 April 1992 on a red lotus pedestal. The statue was transported to Hyderabad in November 1988. It was carved by 200 sculptors for two years. The Buddha statue was chiseled out of a white granite rock, weighing 450 tons. Hussain Sagar was the main source of water supply to Hyderabad before Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar were built on river Musi. It is an artificial lake that holds water perennially fed by canals from Musi river. The lake was named after Hussain Shah Wali, who was the Master of Architecture in the Kingdom.

Hussain Sagar was built across a tributary of the Musi river in 1563 by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah.

History A view of NSR bus on Tank Bund road c. The maximum depth of the lake is 32 feet (9.8 m) It also separates the city centre of Hyderabad from its neighbourhood Secunderabad. A large monolithic statue of the Gautama Buddha, erected in 1992, stands on Gibraltar Rock in the middle of the lake. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi) and is fed by the River Musi. Hussain Sagar (alternatively referred to as Tank Bund is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563.

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