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Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Dam
Mandya District, Karnataka, IndiaAbout
Krishna Raja Sagara , also popularly known as KRS , is the name of both a lake and the dam that creates it. It is located close to the settlement of Krishnarajasagara . The dam is across Kaveri River , in Mandya District near Mysore in Karnataka state, India . There is an ornamental garden attached to the dam, called Brindavan Gardens . The dam was built across river Kaveri , the life giving river for the Mysore and Mandya districts, in 1924. Apart from being the main source of water for irrigation in the most fertile Mysore and Mandya, the reservoir is the main source of drinking water for all of Mysore city and almost the whole of Bangalore city, the capital of the state of Karnataka .
