Nugu Dam by Sir M Visveshwariah at HD Kote tourism or Heggadadevana Kote Tourism Karnataka tourism part of Karnataka Dam. Nugu Dam, Heggadadevana Kote(H D Kote), Mysore
Nugu Dam is located in Beerwal village under Heggadadevana Kote or H. D. Kote taluk, near Chamarajnagar , Mysore district, Karnataka. The Nugu dam is constructed across the river Nugu flowing through the Kaveri basin. The construction of the dam was started in the year 1956-57 and was completed in the year 1959. The dam was built under the supervision of Sir M. Visveshwariah.
The Nugu reservoir in Beeralu was built to serve the purpose of irrigation and hydroelectricity generation. The reservoir is located in a place called Birwal (locally called Biral or Beeralu) .
The reservoir has a length of 637.65 meters and a height of 43.58 meters above its deepest foundation. The total catchment area of the reservoir extends to hill region which also touches the Kerala border. The dam has 4 spillway gates of radial type.
Taraka and Nugu are the two small rivers in Heggadadevana kote taluk that join the river Kapila (Kabini river). Kabini dam also provides water to the combined system of Sagaredoddakere and Upper Nugu Dams. Located across River Nugu near Sambegowdanahalli.
Nugu dam is 58 kms from Mysore,215 kms from Bangalore, 87kms from Wayanad, and 127 kms from Ooty
H D Kote tourism offers various places of interst around such as Sri Sri Sri Ravi Rameshwara Kshetra, Bheemanakolli Mahadeshwara Temple, Taraka Reservoir , Taraka dam, Nugu reservoir, Balle Elephant Camp, Nagarhole national park, Kabini Dam, kabini reservoirs, Hulugana Maradi, Goddess Sri Chikkamma Devi temple .
Chamarajanagara tourism offers other places of interest nearby such as Bale Mantapa or The Gaurishvara Temple (also spelled Gaurishwara or Gaurisvara) is located in the town of Yelandur ,Shree Chakrapanishwara Temple at Maddur, Ugra Narasimha swamy temple at Agaram, the B R Hills or Biligiriranga Hills , K Gudi wilderness camp or Elephant camp and MM Hills.or Male Mahadeshwara Hills and Shivasamudram falls. Bandipur national park, Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Gopalaswamy Hills or Himavad gopalaswamy betta in Gundlupet , Suvarnavathy Dam, Chikkahole Dam, gundal dam, Shri Kshetra Kanakagiri, Varadaraja Swami Temple, Triyambakeshwara Temple, Ancient Ruined Jain Temple
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