Visvesvaraya Canal
About the Canal :
- The Visvesvaraya canal, which carries water from the Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) dam in Karnataka, is famous, but the Hulikere tunnel a particular section of this canal is an engineering marvel that remains unfamiliar to many.
Hulikere tunnel
- Construction of the 2.8kmlong tunnel, which helps in the irrigation of parts of Mandya district, was completed in 1931.
- The tunnel, about 124 km from Bengaluru, is the brainchild of civil engineer and statesman M. Visvesvaraya.
- It was commissioned by the Maharaja of Mysore Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Diwan Mirza Ismail.
- The cost incurred at that time was ₹4,56,000.
- Although the surveying equipment available then was rudimentary, the tunnel was built to perfection and has stood the test of time.
About Krishnaraja Sagara (KRS) dam :
- Krishnarajasagara is about 18 km from Srirangapattana, 16 km from Mysore and 143 km from Bangalore.
- It is a reservoir constructed across the Kaveri
- A dam is constructed below the confluence of the three Rivers Kaveri, Hemavati and the Lakshmanathirta.
- Length of the dam is about 8600 feet, and height being 130 feet above the River bed.
- The reservoir is named after Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, during whose rule Sir M. Visvesvaraya built the dam as Chief Engineer.
- The Brindavan garden here is the best illuminated terrace garden in India.
- Various types of fountains are laid out on the terracones both the banks.
Syllabus : Prelims
