vani vilasa sagara dam popularly known as mari kanive is over the vedavathi river.
vani vilasa sagara dam popularly known as mari kanive is over which river?
vedavathi
vani vilasa sagara across the river vedavathi was built by the mysore maharajas pre-independence. the project was initiated by the regent queen who was a widow of maharaja chamaraaja wodeyar. she is known for her exemplary social works. for the construction of this dam royals of mysore had to pledge royal jewellery due to shortage of money, that is why it was named as "vani vilasa sagara". vani vilasa was the name of youngest daughter of the then maharaja of mysore. the mari kanive irrigation project was initiated by sir. mark cubbon, the british resident of mysore. further improvements to the dam was initiated by diwan sheshadri iyer in 1897 at the order of his highness the maharaja of mysore sri krishnaraja wodeyar iv. vani vilasa sagara is higher than krs dam of mysore.
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vani vilasa sagara, popularly known as mari kanive () is a dam in hiriyur taluk, chitradurga district, in the indian state of karnataka. it is located about 20km south-westerly to hiriyur, 32km north-easterly to hosadurga, 58km south-easterly to holalkere, 50km northerly to huliyar, 60 km southerly to chitradurga, and 180km north-westerly to bangalore.
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