Meghadhatu Dam Project
- The project is located in Ramanagaram district of Karnataka.
Objective of Meghadhatu Dam Project
- The project aims to construct a dam and reservoir on the Cauvery River to supply drinking water to Bangalore and recharge groundwater,
- It also aims to generate 400 MW of electricity.
- The Karnataka government approved the project in 2017.
Cauvery River
- It is the third largest river in South India after Godavari and Krishna.
- It is the largest river in Tamil Nadu,
- It is called ‘Ponni’ in Tamil.
- The Thalaikaveri originates in the Brahmagiri range of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, Kodagu district, flows through Tamil Nadu and empties into the Bay of Bengal via Pondicherry.
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