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Krishna Raja Sagara is the name of both a lake and the dam that causes it. The dam is across Kaveri River, near Mysore in southern India's Karnataka state. There is an exquisite garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan gardens, making it a popular tourist place and picnic location. Download high resolution version (970x699, 122 KB)Brindavan gardens File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Jump to: navigation, search A Lake is a body of water surrounded by land. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ...
The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Karnataka (ಕರà³à²¨à²¾à²Ÿà²• in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
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The Dam The dam was built across river Kaveri, the life river for Mysore and Mandya districts, in 1924. Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya served as the chief engineer. The dam is named for the then ruler of the Mysore Kingdom, Krishnaraja Wodeyar. The Cauvery (sometimes written as Kaveri) is one of the major rivers of southern India. ...
Jump to: navigation, search Mysore is the second largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. ...
Mandya is a city and district in Karnataka state of India. ...
Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (also spelled Visweswaraiah) (Other spellings Vishweshwariah and Vishweshwarayya) (September 15, 1861–April 12, 1962), popularly known as MV, was an eminent Indian engineer. ...
The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until Indian independence in 1947, when the kingdom became Mysore state of India, later renamed Karnataka. ...
The Brindavan Gardens The Brindavan Garden is an show garden that has a beautiful biological park, full of exciting fountains. Diwans of Mysore planned and built the gardens in connection with the construction of the dam. There's even a musical fountain that entertains tourists visiting this garden. Various biological research departments are housed here. There is a guest house for tourists.
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