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	'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''Chamarajasagara''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River\|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River\|Kumudavathi]] rivers, {{convert\|35\|km}} west of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[M. Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}		'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''Chamarajasagara''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River\|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River\|Kumudavathi]] rivers, {{convert\|35\|km}} west of [[Bangalore]], India. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[M. Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}

	==Water crisis==		==Water crisis==
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	'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''Chamarajasagara''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River\|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River\|Kumudavathi]] rivers, {{convert\|35\|km}} west of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{cn\|date=December 2018}}		'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''Chamarajasagara''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River\|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River\|Kumudavathi]] rivers, {{convert\|35\|km}} west of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[M. Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{citation needed\|date=December 2018}}

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	'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''~~Chamarajsagar~~''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River\|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River\|Kumudavathi]] rivers, 35~~ ~~km west of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] ~~(BWSSB)~~ as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{cn\|date=December 2018}}		'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''Chamarajasagara''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River\|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River\|Kumudavathi]] rivers, {{convert\|35\|km}} west of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{cn\|date=December 2018}}

	==Water crisis==		==Water crisis==

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'''Thippagondanahalli Reservoir''', also known as '''T G Halli Dam''' or '''Chamarajsagar''', is located at the confluence of the [[Arkavathy River|Arkavathy]] and [[Kumudavathi River|Kumudavathi]] rivers, 35 km west of [[Bangalore]], [[India]]. It is used by the [[Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board]] (BWSSB) as a major source of drinking water for western Bangalore.<ref name=deccan1>[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jun272007/city200706279672.asp "It pours, but T G Halli reservoir remains dry", ''Deccan Herald'', 27 June 2007, accessed 11 August 2007]</ref> The lake is a man-made reservoir, created by the building of a dam which was inaugurated in 1933. [[Visvesvaraya]] supervised the construction work.{{cn|date=December 2018}}

==Water crisis==
In the summer of 2007, the lack of rain in the watershed for the reservoir, along with use of the water for the city ran the lake almost dry.<ref name=deccan1 /><ref name = "hindi07">{{cite news | newspaper=The Hindu | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/T.G.-Halli-Reservoir-drying-up/article14745029.ece | title= T.G. Halli Reservoir drying up | date=5 April 2007 | access-date=17 July 2018 }}</ref>

== Recreational use ==

Thippagondanahalli is also popular recreation location, especially during summer months. It is located on Magadi road. There is one more dam at [[Manchanabele]] in Arkavathy downstream.

== See also ==
*[[Dodda Alada Mara]]
*[[Lakes in Bangalore]]
*[[Savandurga]]

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