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Marikanive dam near chitradurga and Hiriyur




Vanivilasa sagar dam is known as Mari kanive. Kanive means gap between two hills, this dam is constructed between two hills and attaching to the dam there is historical famous Mariyamma temple.so this place became famous as "Mari Kanive". This place is 32km from chitradurga and 180 kms from bangalore.This resorvior was planned by our great Eng  Mr. Vishweshwarayya. after the construction this dam got filled in 1937 since then no sufficient water for this dam. Many politicians says that they will get this resorvior connected to Bhadra river to solve the water problem but nothing happened.

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