The Votehole Dam is constructed across the river Votehole flowing through the Kaveri basin in Southern India. The dam is situated in Lakkenahally village near the city of Hassan, Karnataka. The dam is used primarily for the purpose of irrigation of the surrounding areas. The construction of the Votehole dam was completed in the year […]
Nugu Dam, Heggadadevana Kote, Mysore
Nugu Dam is located in Beerwal village under Heggadadevana Kote or H. D. Kote taluk of Mysore district in Karnataka. The dam is constructed across the river Nugu flowing through the Kaveri basin. The reservoir was built to serve the purpose of irrigation and hydroelectricity generation. The construction of the dam was started in the […]
Maralvadi Dam, Ramanagara
Maralvadi Dam is located near the Kanakapura town in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka. The dam is a small reservoir that is built across the river Arkavathy, a tributary of the river Kaveri. The main purpose for the construction of the dam is to provide water needed for the irrigation of agricultural land in the […]
Kanakanala Dam, Killarhatti
Kanakanala Dam is a small reservoir built across the river Kanakanala. The river Kanakanala flows through the Krishna basin in Karnataka. The dam is situated in Killarhatti under Kustagi Taluk of Raichur district of Karnataka. The construction of the reservoir was completed in the year 1975. Since then it has been meeting the water demands […]
Gandorinala Dam, Gulbarga
Gandorinala Dam is located near the Gulbarga city of Karnataka. This small but useful reservoir is built across the river Gandorinala that flows through the Krishna basin of Karnataka. The reservoir has been extending its services since the year 2002. It is a single-purpose dam built with the sole aim to provide water for the […]
Hemavathy Dam, Gorur
Hemavathy Dam is constructed across the river Hemavathy, an important tributary of the river Kaveri. The dam is located in Gorur, near the city of Hassan in Karnataka. Built in 1979, the reservoir has been serving multiple purposes of providing water supply for drinking and other purposes and for irrigation of the agricultural land of […]
Bheemasamudra Dam
Bheemasamudra Dam is constructed across the river Jinigi Halla that flows down the Krishna basin in the southern state of Karnataka in India. The dam derives its name from the name of the village where it is located, Bheemasamudra village. The small but beautiful village is located in the Chitradurga Taluk of Karnataka. Bheemasamudra Dam […]
Chakra Dam
The Chakra Dam is constructed across the river Chakra. The dam stands in a small town called Chakra Nagar near the city of Shimoga in the Shimoga district of Karnataka. The dam was built to act as a balancing reservoir and to feed water into the Linganamakki reservoir. The dam does not have sluice gate […]
Chiklihole Dam, Nanjarayapattana near Madikeri
Chiklihole dam is a small reservoir built across the river Chiklihole flowing through the Cauvery basin of Karnataka. The dam is located near the town of Nanjarayapattana that lies between Madikeri and Kushalnagar in the Kodagu or Coorg district of Karnataka. The best part about the location of the dam is that it stands at […]
Bennithora Dam, Chithapur, Gulbarga
Bennithora Dam was built in the year 2001 across the river Bennithora flowing through the Krishna basin. The dam is located at Herur village in Chithapur Taluk near Gulbarga. The dam was constructed to serve multiple purposes of irrigation and providing water supply for drinking and other purposes in the surrounding areas. Bennithora dam is […]
