Mysuru: For the first time in the history of the iconic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam, all the 136 sluice/ crest gates out of the total 153 will be replaced. The reservoir, constructed across River Cauvery, was conceived and executed by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Sir M. Visvesvaraya in November 1911 and completed in 1931-32.
In all, there are 153 sluice gates (also called crest gates or surplus sluices) in the Dam at various levels through which water is released and in 2003, 17 sluice gates at 80 feet level were replaced as they were either corroded or damaged. Now, the authorities have taken up the replacement project where 136 gates will be replaced.
