Musi River (India)
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- See Musi River (Indonesia)Musi River (Indonesia)The Musi River is located in southern Sumatra, Indonesia.It is about 750 kilometers long, and drains most of South Sumatra province. After flowing through Palembang, the provincial capital, it joins with the several other rivers, including the Banyuasin River, to form a delta near the city of...
for the other river with the same name in Indonesia
The Musi River is a tributary of Krishna River
Krishna River
The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...
in the Deccan Plateau
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
region of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
state in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It flows through a major portion of Hyderabad, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and divides the historic old city with the new city. 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...
and 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:...
is known as gandipet are the two dams built on it which act as source of water for Hyderabad. Musi River is known as Muchukunda river in olden days. Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar is a lake in Hyderabad, India, built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah. It was a lake of 24 square kilometres built on a tributary of the River Musi to meet the water and irrigation needs of the city. There is a large monolithic statue of...
lake was built on a tributary of the River Musi. It was a lake of 24 kilometres built to meet the water and irrigation needs of the city.
Course
The river originates in Anantagiri Hills near Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy district, 90 kilometers to the west of Hyderabad and flows due east for almost all of its course,then southernly through Markapur
Markapur
Markapur is a town and a municipality in Prakasam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the Third largest Town in Prakasam district.-Geography:Markapur is located at . It has an average elevation of 145 metres ....
, Darsi
Darsi
Darsi is a town, Mandal and assembly constituency of Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.-Geography:...
, the northern border of Podili
Podili
Podili is a Town and a Mandal in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Before British Rule its name was Prudhulapuri, meaning Head Quarters of the Universe, there is Purana reference to this related to Prudhu Chakravarthi....
, Kondepi, Koru Uppalapadu
Koru Uppalapadu
Koru Uppalapadu or K.Uppalapadu is a village in Kondapi Mandal PIN 523279 in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It belongs to Kandukur revenue division. Koru Uppalapadu is a scenic village bounded with lush green fields and Moosy River...
, and Tangutur
Tangutur
Tangutur or Tanguturu is a village and a Mandal in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Tanguturu is bounded by Paleru River and Moosi River and it is census village having 20000 population....
, where Kothapatnam Mandals falls into the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
near Madanur off Kothapatnam Mandal. It receives the Gajjaleru, Dondaleru, and Atleru (Aler) river near Chittur. It joins the Krishna River
Krishna River
The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...
near Wazirabad in Nalgonda district
Nalgonda district
Nalgonda / Nallagonda District is a district in Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 3,483,648 of which 13.32% is urban as of 2001.-Etymology:Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla & Konda i.e...
after covering a total distance of about 240 km. The river feeds the reservoirs of Podili and Konakanamitla
Konakanamitla
Konakanamitla is a village and a Mandal in Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. - Geography :Konakanamitla is located at .Telukutla Mallikarjuna Reddy, Katragunta.Konakanamitla is a mandal headquarters....
Mandals].
Bridges and Roads
There are many bridges across the river in Hyderabad city. The oldest bridge is called "Purana Pul"(literally meaning 'old bridge'). It was built during the 16th century by the Qutb Shahi sultanSultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
s of Golconda
Golconda
Golconda may be:Places:* Golkonda, ruined city and fortress in India* Golconda, Illinois, town in the United States* Golconda, Nevada, former town in the United StatesOther:* Golconda...
. Naya Pul (meaning 'new bridge') is located near High court. The other bridges are located in Dabirpura
Dabirpura
Dabeepura is one of the suburbs in the Old City area of Hyderabad, India. It is surrounded by Yakutpura, Chanchalguda, Purani Haveli, Noorkhan Bazar and Azampura.Dabeerpura has one of the original thirteen gateways called darwaza....
, Chaderghat
Chaderghat
Chaderghat is a suburb located on the banks of Musi river in Hyderabad. Chaderghat bridge was built during the time of the Nizams and connects major suburbs to the main city.-History:Chaderghat was first declared a Municipality in 1886...
, Amberpet
Amberpet
Amberpet is a suburb of Hyderabad, India.-Introduction:Amber is an urdu/persian name for Sky. Amberpet was largely famous for the spread-over open markets sprouted all over the area catering to the household needs of people from all the nearby places at very affordable prices...
and Uppal Kalan
Uppal Kalan
Uppal Kalan or Uppal or Pedda Uppal or Oopal or Upal is a Suburban place, Mandal in Rangareddi district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The Uppal Municipality consists of Uppal, Ramanthapur and Habsiguda villages...
. The National Highway 9 to Vijayawada and National Highway 202 to Warangal are along the Southern and Northern shores of this river.
Another bridge, near Chillapalli village, Nereducharla mandal of Nalgonda district, was constructed by the Nizam of Hyderabad
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...
and this bridge served as a passage for hundreds of vehicles till early 2009. Due to increased traffic, diminished flood withstanding capacity, a new two lane bridge replaced the Nizam's legacy bridge and being operated on toll charges to recover the cost.
History of Hyderabad
This river's claim to fame is its significance in the birth of the city of Hyderabad. According to an uncorroborated legend the fourth ruler of GolcondaGolconda
Golconda may be:Places:* Golkonda, ruined city and fortress in India* Golconda, Illinois, town in the United States* Golconda, Nevada, former town in the United StatesOther:* Golconda...
, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah was the fifth sultan of the Qutb Shahi dynasty of Golkonda in south India. He founded the city of Bhagyanagar i.e. Hyderabad - Hyderabad, India and built its architectural centerpiece, the Charminar...
, fell in love with a local dancer named Bhagmati. She lived in a cottage in the village of Chichlam, situated on the southern bank of Musi. It is said that once the young prince rode out from the Golconda Fort to meet his beloved, braving the flood waters of the River Musi. Later, the prince married the girl and ascended the throne following his father's death. When the fort of Golconda became insufficient and there was shortage of water and other resources, the emperor decided to shift his capital to secundrabad
Places of Interest on the river banks
- Andhra Pradesh High CourtAndhra Pradesh High CourtThe Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up on 5 July 1954 under the Andhra State Act, 1953.Its seat is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 39....
. - Salar Jung MuseumSalar Jung MuseumThe Salar Jung Museum is an art museum located at Darushifa, on the southern bank of the Musi river in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India...
- State Central LibraryState Central LibraryState Central Library may refer to:* State Central Library, Andhra Pradesh* State Central Library, Kerala...
- Osmania General HospitalOsmania General HospitalOsmania General Hospital is one of the oldest hospitals in India located at Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It was built during the time of the Last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, and is named after him....
- Mahatma Gandhi Bus StationMahatma Gandhi Bus StationMahatma Gandhi Bus Station [MGBS] earlier known as Imlibun . Imlibun is a bus station in the southern part of Hyderabad, India. It is unofficially known as the Imlibun bus station. This bus terminus is situated at Imlibun island on the Musi river and is owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport...
(Imlibun) - Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical Diseases.
Floods
Musi river was the cause of frequent flood devastation of Hyderabad city till the early decades of 20th Century. On Tuesday 28 September 1908 Hyderabad witnessed disastrous floods of the River Musi, flowing through the city. In one day, 17 inches of rainfall was recorded and the water level at Afzalgunj was about 11 feet (3.4 m) high and in some other places it was even higher. These floods shattered the life of the people living in Hyderabad. The modern era of the development of the twin cities began soon after these floods in AD 1908. This necessitated planned development of the city in a phased manner.SYED AZAM HUSSAINI submitted his report on October 1, 1909, with recommendations on preventing a recurrence of floods and also improving civic amenities. Nizam VII constituted a City Improve Trust in 1912. He built a flood control system on the river to prevent the flooding. A dam was built in 1920 across the river, ten miles (16 km) upstream from the city called 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:...
. In 1927 another reservoir was built on Esi (tributary of Musi) and named 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...
. These lakes prevented the flooding of the River Musi and are major drinking water sources for Hyderabad city.