Hyderabad Municipal Maps, City Area, Sheet No - 8 Front

The river Musi, the canal diverted from it runs in a horizontal manner, and settlement around Chadarghat, the major suburb of the time, locates on the southern banks of the river, are well portrayed on the map. The river Musi, a tributary of the Krishna, originating from the Ananthagiri Hills near Vikarabad, is famous as much as Hyderabad famous. The original city of Hyderabad was founded on the bank of river Musi, by Muhammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 A.D, and over the centuries, the city has grown into the both banks of the river. The old city lies on its southern bank, which was the seat of power till the 7th Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Also, the people of Hyderabad will never forget it due to the recurrent floods, and the worst one occurred in 1908, which led to the reorganization of the city by the Nizam. Subsequently, the Nizam shifted his residence, since then the city center saw a shift into the northern banks in particular. So, the role of Musi is inevitable for the city of Hyderabad both positively as well as negatively, not only in the past but also at the present too, in the forms of canals and dams constructed over it for the distribution of water. And, a large settlement within small street lines and in between the Chadarghat Bridge Road, which leads towards Chadarghat Darwaza (Gate) on one side, while other side leads to Malakpet, another suburb of the time, are clearly showed. The Chadargaht Darwaza (Gate), was built over the Oliphant Bridge or Chadarghat Bridge and this gate had survived up to the 20th century.