Thippagondanahalli Reservoir, also known as T G Halli Dam or Chamarajasagara, is located at the confluence of the
Arkavathy
The Arkavati is an important mountain river in Karnataka, India, originating at Nandi Hills, India, Nandi Hills of Chikkaballapura district. It is a tributary of the Kaveri, which it joins at 34 km south of Kanakapura, Ramanagara District ...
and
Kumudavathi rivers, west of
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is used by the
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is the premier governmental agency responsible for sewage disposal and water supply to the Indian city of Bangalore. It was formed in 1964.
Water supply
BWSSB currently supplies approximately ...
as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.
["It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]
/ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. M. Visvesvaraya
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (15 September 1861 – 12/14 April 1962), also referred to by his initials, MV, was an Indian civil engineer, administrator, and statesman, who served as the 19th Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
Visvesvaraya ...
supervised the construction work.
Water crisis
In the summer of 2007, the lack of rain in the watershed for the reservoir, along with use of the water for the city ran the lake almost dry.
Recreational use
Thippagondanahalli is also popular recreation location, especially during summer months. It is located on Magadi road. There is one more dam at Manchanabele
Manchinabele is a village in Magadi taluk in Ramanagara District, 40 km away from Bangalore city. It has a population of 1098 according to 2011 census.
Manchanabele dam
Manchanabele dam is nearby to the place, across the river Arkavathy ...
in Arkavathy downstream.
See also
*Dodda Alada Mara
The Dodda Aalada Mara(ದೊಡ್ಡ ಆಲದ ಮರ), literally translated to Big Banyan Tree, is a giant approximately 400-year-old banyan tree (''Ficus benghalensis'') located in the village of Kethohalli in the Bangalore Urban district of ...
*Lakes in Bangalore
Lakes and tanks in the metropolitan area of Greater Bangalore and the district of Bangalore Urban are reservoirs of varying sizes constructed over a number of centuries by various empires and dynasties for rainwater harvesting. Historically, the ...
* Savandurga
References
Tourist attractions in Bangalore
Dams in Karnataka
Reservoirs in Karnataka
Buildings and structures in Bangalore Rural district
Tourist attractions in Bangalore Rural district
Geography of Bangalore Rural district
Hindu temples in Bangalore Rural district
1930s establishments in India
Dams completed in the 1930s
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