Vani Vilasa Sagara ( Mari Kanive ) Dam

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Dam Reservoir

Vani Vilasa Sagara ( Mari Kanive ) Dam - Location details

Vani Vilasa Sagara ( Mari Kanive ) Dam, Dam Reservoir, Marikanive / Hiriyur, Chitradurga, Karnataka

Vani Vilasa Sagara ( Mari Kanive ) Dam - Food details

Chitradurga Jolada Rotti

Vani Vilasa Sagara ( Mari Kanive ) Dam - History details

Karnataka’s oldest working dam (1897–1907) across the Vedavathi, initiated under Dewan K. Seshadri Iyer for Regent‑Queen Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa. Height ~142–145 ft; gross capacity ~30 TMC; FRL ~130 ft. Geography: Hiriyur/Hosadurga valley; rare overflows recorded in 1933 and again in 2022–25.