{"id":25811,"date":"2025-10-27T03:43:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T22:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25811"},"modified":"2025-10-30T12:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:35:43","slug":"tungabhadra-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tungabhadra-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Tungabhadra Dam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Tungabhadra Dam:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tungabhadra Dam, also known as <strong>Pampa Sagar<\/strong>, is a <strong>multipurpose dam<\/strong> constructed across the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tungabhadra-river\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tungabhadra River<\/a>, a tributary of the Krishna River.<\/li>\n<li>The dam is near the town of Hospet in <strong>Karnataka<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>This was a <strong>joint project of erstwhile Hyderabad state<\/strong> and erstwhile <strong>Madras Presidency<\/strong> when the construction was started; later it <strong>became a joint project of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh <\/strong>after its <strong>completion in 1953.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tunga Bhadra reservoir has a storage capacity of 101 TMC with a catchment area spreading to 28000 sq. km.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The dam is about 49.5 meters in height and has about 33 crest gates.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Tungabhadra reservoir and the Mullaperiyar dam in Kerala<\/strong> hold the unique distinction of being the <strong>only two reservoirs<\/strong> in the country that were <strong>built using a combination of mud and limestone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Facts about Tungabhadra River:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a major river in the south Indian peninsula.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>largest tributary of the Krishna River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is formed by the <strong>union of two rivers, Tunga and Bhadra<\/strong>, and hence the name.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Both the Tunga and Bhadra Rivers <strong>originate on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>two rivers merge at<\/strong> Koodli in the <strong>Shimoga district of Karnataka<\/strong>, giving birth to the Tungabhadra River.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It flows in a more or less northwest direction before <strong>joining the Krishna River<\/strong> at Sangamaleshwaram <strong>in Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Krishna River<\/strong> finally <strong>ends in the Bay of Bengal.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The river has a total length of 531 km and a catchment area of 28,000 sq. km.<\/li>\n<li>It flows through the states of <strong>Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>influenced<\/strong> chiefly <strong>by the South-West monsoon.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Major Tributaries: Varada River <\/strong>and<strong> Hagari (Vedathy) River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The river has <strong>several dams<\/strong> and reservoirs built on it, including the <strong>Tunga Anicut Dam<\/strong>, the <strong>Bhadra Dam<\/strong>, the <strong>Hemavathy Dam<\/strong>, and the <strong>Tungabhadra Dam.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>History<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Hindus conside<\/strong>r <strong>this river sacred<\/strong>, and there is a <strong>mention<\/strong> of the river <strong>in Ramayana,<\/strong> where it is <strong>referred to as Pampa.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In historical times<\/strong>, the Tungabhadra River was <strong>known as the Varada River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The river was an <strong>important source of water for the Vijayanagara Empire<\/strong>, which ruled over the region from the 14th to the 17th century.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>city of Hampi<\/strong>, which was the <strong>capital of the Vijayanagara<\/strong> Empire, was <strong>located on the banks of the river.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Q1<\/strong>: Which are the main tributaries of Krishna River?<\/h3>\n<p>The principal tributaries joining Krishna are the Ghataprabha, the Malaprabha, the Bhima, the Tungabhadra and the Musi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bengaluru\/how-did-tungabhadra-dams-19th-crest-gate-fail-explained\/articleshow\/112456650.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How did Tungabhadra dam&#8217;s 19th crest gate fail? 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