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Dam Attractions In Shimoga District

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Shimoga district is a district in the Karnataka state of India. A major part of Shimoga district lies in the Malnad region or the Sahyadri. Shimoga city is its administrative centre. Jog Falls is a major tourist attraction. As of 2011 Shimoga district has a population of 1,755,512. There are seven taluks: Bhadravathi, Hosanagara, Sagara, Shimoga, Shikaripura, Soraba and Thirthahalli.
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  • 1. Gajanur Dam Shimoga
    Gajanur is a village 12 km from Shimoga in the Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. The Tunga River flows through the village. Gajanur is well known for the dam built across the river. 1 km from Gajanur there is place called Sakkarebaylu which is an elephant training camp run by the government of India. located on the banks of the Tunga river. It is 15 km from Mandagadde bird life sanctuary. There is a JNV, Gajanur boarding school near Gajanur. JNVG is funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development
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  • 2. Bhadra Dam Shimoga
    The Bhadra Dam, which has created the Bhadra Reservoir, is located on the Bhadra River a tributary of Tungabhadra River. Bhadra dam is located in the border of Bhadravathi and Tarikere, in the western part of Karnataka in India. The benefits derived from the reservoir storage are irrigation with gross irrigation potential of 162,818 hectares , hydro power generation of 39.2 MW , drinking water supply and industrial use. The dam commissioned in 1965 is a composite earth cum masonry structure of 59.13 metres height with length of 1,708 metres at the crest level, which submerges a land area of 11,250.88 hectares .
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  • 3. Linganamakki Dam Shimoga
    The Linganamakki Dam was constructed by the Karnataka State Government in 1964. Located in the Kargal village of Sagara taluk, the dam has a length of 2.74 kilometres stretching across the Sharavathi river. It is located about 6 km from Jog Falls.
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