News:The water level in the Krishna Raja Sagar(KRS) Dam in Karnataka is coming down due to increase in the evaporation rate and the decrease in the inflows as a result of summer.
Facts:
About Krishna Raja Sagar Dam:
- The Krishna Raja Sagar Dam was built across river Cauvery in 1932.It is named for the then ruler of the Mysore Kingdom, Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV.
- The dam is the main source of drinking water for the Mysore city and almost the whole of Bangalore,Karnataka.
- Further,the water is also used as an important source of water in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Additional information:
About Cauvery River:
- The Cauvery River originates in Karnataka’s Kodagu district flows into Tamil Nadu and reaches the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar.
- The parts of three Indian states namely Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka and the Union Territory of Puducherry lie in the Cauvery basin.
