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{{Infobox dam
| name = Shrama Bindu Sagar
| image =
| image_caption =
| country = India
| location = Jamkhandi, Bagalkot district, Karnataka
| coordinates = {{coord|16.5675|75.3896|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| status = Operational
| owner =
| purpose = Irrigation
| reservoir =
| dam_type = Barrage
| dam_length = 430 meters
| res_capacity_total = 3 TMC
| res_name = Shrama Bindu Sagar
| construction_began = 1988
| opening = 1989
| res_catchment = Krishna River basin
| dam_height_foundation = 7 meters
| location_map = India
| location_map_caption = Location of Shrama Bindu Sagar in Karnataka
}}
'''Shrama Bindu Sagar''' is a [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] built across the [[Krishna River]] near [[Jamakhandi|Jamkhandi]] town in [[Karnataka|Karnataka, India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=Bagalkot News: ಅಪಾಯದ ಮಟ್ಟ ತಲುಪಿರುವ ಶ್ರಮಬಿಂದು ಸಾಗರ ಬ್ಯಾರೇಜ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಯುವಕರ ಸೆಲ್ಫೀ ಹುಚ್ಚಾಟ! |url=https://tv9kannada.com/videos/group-of-youth-risk-their-lives-to-take-selfies-in-full-to-the-brink-shrama-bindu-sagar-barrage-in-bagalkot-arb-629451.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=TV9 Kannada |language=kn}}</ref> It was constructed in 1989 with the help of local farmers who collectively financed the project to meet [[irrigation]] needs in the region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2015-07-02 |title=Shrama Bindu Sagar is a marvel of water management |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/karnatka/shrama-bindu-sagar-is-a-marvel-of-water-management/articleshow/47906913.cms |access-date=2024-10-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=Bagalkote News: ಸಿಎಂ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಸವಾಲಾಗಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ್ದ ರೈತರು! ಇದು ಕೃಷಿಕರೇ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿದ ದೇಶದ ಮೊದಲ ಬ್ಯಾರೇಜ್ |url=https://kannada.news18.com/news/vijayapura/shrama-bindu-sagar-indias-first-barrage-built-by-farmers-1173180.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=News18 ಕನ್ನಡ |language=kn}}</ref>

== Background and history ==
The construction of Shrama Bindu Sagar began under the leadership of [[Siddu Nyamagouda]], a farmer leader who gained political recognition by defeating former chief minister [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] in a parliamentary election and later served as a union minister in the [[Rao ministry|Narasimha Rao government]]. During the 1980s, farmers in the region lacked adequate irrigation facilities despite the presence of the Krishna River. The government's initial response to the farmers' request for a barrage was to collect a significant amount of money before providing any grants.<ref name=":2" />

Nyamagouda worked with local farmers to form an association called the Krishna Teera Rait Sangh (Krishna Bank Farmers' Association).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=B. R. |title=Dam of defiance |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/environment/dam-of-defiance-29726 |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Down To Earth |language=en}}</ref> The barrage was constructed without any government funding, with farmers bearing the entire cost.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=shastri |first=vittal |date=2020-03-05 |title=DIY dam builders of Jamkhandi now plan a lift irrigation project |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/050320/diy-dam-builders-of-jamkhandi-now-plan-a-lift-irrigation-project.html |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> The project stored 3 [[Tmcft|TMC]] (thousand million cubic feet) of water and irrigated approximately 30,000 acres of land. The barrage is 430 meters long and 7 meters deep and took one year to complete.<ref name=":0" />

Initially, the stored water was sufficient to irrigate the lands. However, as the irrigated area expanded to 70,000 acres, water shortages began to recur. In response, farmers demanded the release of Krishna water from [[Maharashtra]]. In 2013–2014, Nyamagouda and his team raised the height of the barrage by 1.5 meters using 25 high-powered pumps.<ref name=":1" /> These pumps were employed to lift water from the river during periods of low natural inflow, particularly in the winter months when the Krishna River's flow diminished.<ref name=":0" />

== Legacy ==
The state government named the barrage Shramabindu Sagara in honor of [[Siddu Nyamagouda]], who died in a car accident in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ಶ್ರಮಬಿಂದು ಸಾಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿದ್ದು ನ್ಯಾಮಗೌಡ ಹೆಸರು: ರೈತರಿಗೆ ಸಂತಸ |url=https://kannada.oneindia.com/news/bagalkot/shrama-bindu-sagar-will-be-named-siddu-nyamagouda-144764.html}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Dams in Karnataka]]
[[Category:1989 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Reservoirs in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bijapur district]]
[[Category:Geography of Bagalkot district]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1989]]

Shrama Bindu Sagar - Revision history

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