Krishna Raja Sagara
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Overview
Krishna Raja Sagara is a reservoir on the Kaveri in Karnataka, known for the Brindavan Gardens.
The dam was built across the Kaveri near Mysuru, completed in the 1930s under the engineer M. Visvesvaraya.
Brindavan Gardens is laid out below it.
Its water is shared under the Kaveri tribunal award, and the reservoir supplies Bengaluru and Mysuru.
Visvesvaraya also designed automatic sluice gates, which were fitted at this dam.
It is built of surki mortar.
The reservoir is fed by the Kaveri, Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha.
Disputes over Kaveri water sharing between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu often focus on releases from this dam.
Geography and key facts
- Kaveri, Karnataka
- Brindavan Gardens
- Kaveri near Mysuru
- M. Visvesvaraya
Why it matters for UPSC
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Note for UPSC
Kaveri, Karnataka; Brindavan Gardens.
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