Edulabad Lake

Edulabad Lake
Location Ghatkeser, Telangana, India
Coordinates 17°25′29″N 78°41′44″E / 17.42483°N 78.69560°E / 17.42483; 78.69560
Basin countries India
Surface area 5 km2[1]
Surface elevation 1,759 ft
Settlements Hyderabad, Ghatkeser

Edulabad Lake is a lake located near Ghatkeser, Hyderabad.[1][2] It is also known as Edulabad water reservoir. Industrial sewage and waste from Patancheru have polluted this lake, killing fish and causing illness in lakeside communities in 2002.[1] The lake has turned pink in color due to the chemicals in the sewage industries.[3]

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