KRISHNA RAJA SAGAR

Karnataka’s farmers held protests against the State Government for increasing the discharge of water to Tamil Nadu from upstream Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS).

• Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS), is a lake and the dam that creates it.
• It is a gravity dam and is located below the confluence of river Kaveri with its tributaries Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha, in the district of Mandya in Karnataka.
• 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 the Mettur dam in the Salem district.
• Brindavan Gardens, an ornamental garden, is attached to the dam.
• Foundation Stone to dam was laid on 11th November 1911.
• The dam was built across river Kaveri in 1924.

Brindavan Gardens

• The Brindavan Gardens is a show garden that has a botanical park, with fountains, as well as boat rides beneath the dam.
• Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail of Mysore planned and built the gardens in connection with the construction of the dam.

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