KRISHNARAJA SAGAR (KRS) DAM

Dec. 9, 2018

The Karnataka government is all set to float a global tender in a month to develop Brindavan Gardens on the lines of Disneyland in the U.S. The project will take two-and-a-half years to complete and will come near the KRS dam. However, critics have opposed the project as it might compromise the safety of KRS dam.

About:

Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS), is a lake and the dam that creates it.
Type: It is a type of Gravity Dam.
Location: The dam is located below the confluence of river Kaveri with its tributaries Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha, in the district of Mandya in Karnataka.
History: the project was conceptualised by Bharat Ratna awardee, Chief Engineer of Mysore M. Visvesvaraya. The construction began in 1911 and it began operations in 1938.
Usage:
- The water from the Dam is used for irrigation in Mysore and Mandya, and is the main source of drinking water for Mysore, Mandya and Bengaluru city.
- The water released from this dam flows into the state of Tamil Nadu and is stored in Mettur dam in the Salem district.
Brindavan Gardens, an ornamental garden, is attached to the dam.