Hyderabad is the capital city of Telangana State in India and is the sixth largest city in India, closely behind
Bengaluru. Hyderabad Urban Agglomeration (HUA) is served by a number of natural and man-made water bodies which act as
storage for irrigation water, drinking water and groundwater recharge (Chigurupati and Manikonda, 2007). The current water
supply sources for Hyderabad and the surrounding areas include Osman Sagar on Musi River, Manjira Barrage on Manjira
River, Himayat Sagar on Esi River, which is a tributary of Musi, Singur Dam on Manjira River and Nagarjuna Sagar on
Krishna River (Singh, 2010). Hyderabad, a capital City of Telangana state, geographically situated in land locked arid zone and
no perennial river but a seasonal River Musi flowing through it.
