Question

On which river is the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam built?
1. Tungabhadra
2. Krishna
3. Kali nadi
4. Kaveri

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Kaveri

The correct answer is Kaveri.

• The dam was built across river Kaveri in 1924. It is the main source of water for the districts of Mysore.
• The water is used for irrigation in Mysore and Mandya, and it is the main source of drinking water for all of Mysore, Mandya, and almost the whole of Bengaluru city, the capital of Karnataka.
  
• Long before Jawaharlal Nehru conjured up visions of 'temples' for modern India, Visvesvaraya had already built one.
• As the chief engineer of Mysore, he conceived and supervised the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara Dam on the Cauvery, India's largest river valley project at the time.
• Vani Vilasa Sagara is the oldest dam in the state.
• The Dam is the creation of one of the greatest engineers that India had produced, Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah.
• His birthday, 15th September is celebrated as Engineers Day.