Archive · 1 Oct 2026
HYDRAA Begins Restoration of Historic Uta Bowli at Hyderabad Lake
HYDRAA is repairing an old water well called Uta Bowli.
The well is next to Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake in Rajendranagar.
It covers about 1.5 acres and is fed by a spring.
Over time, rubbish, mud and plants filled much of the well.
This made it harder for the well to hold water.
Workers are removing the waste and silt.
The lake nearby was also cleaned and restored after encroachments were removed.
The Chief Minister ordered the well’s restoration after the lake was reopened.
HYDRAA has begun restoring the historic 1.5-acre Uta Bowli at Rajendranagar.
The spring-fed well adjoins the restored Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake.
Plastic waste, garbage, soil, silt and vegetation had reduced the bowli’s water capacity.
The lake restoration began in August 2024 after encroachments were cleared.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed HYDRAA to restore the bowli after inaugurating the lake on March 8.
- Who
- HYDRAA, acting under directions from Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, is restoring Uta Bowli.
- What
- Restoration is removing waste and silt and repairing the historic spring-fed well’s water-holding capacity.
- When
- Work began after the Chief Minister inaugurated the rejuvenated lake on March 8; lake restoration began in August 2024.
- Where
- Uta Bowli, adjoining Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake in Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
- Why
- Neglect, garbage, soil, silt and thick vegetation had reduced the bowli’s water-holding capacity.
- Structure
- Uta Bowli, a historic spring-fed well
- Area
- 1.5 acres
- Location
- Adjoining Bum-Rukn-ud-Dowla lake, Rajendranagar
- Lake history
- The lake is believed to have been built around 1770.
- Lake restoration
- Work began in August 2024 with encroachment removal and excavation.
- Current work
- HYDRAA is removing accumulated waste and silt and restoring the bowli.
- Historical water system
- Historical accounts say lake water passed through medicinal vegetation before reaching the bowli.