Sathanur, Kanakapura: Difference between revisions

'''Sathanur''' is a town in [[Ramanagara district]] of [[Karnataka]], India. It is located around 70 km from the city of [[Bengaluru]]. The Bengaluru - Coimbatore National Highway 948 passes via this town.

</ref> [[Mekedatu]],a location along Kaveri in the border of [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]] and [[Ramanagara district|Ramanagara]] Districts is located 30 km from Sathanur.<ref>

</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-08-04|title=Two sisters feared drowned in Cauvery River at Mekedatu|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150804/nation-current-affairs/article/two-sisters-feared-drowned-cauvery-river-mekedatu|access-date=2021-04-17|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> It takes a 25 km drive from Sathanur to [[Sangama]], a place where [[Arkavati]] merges with [[Kaveri]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bengaloorutourism.com/mekedatu.php|title=Mekedatu |author= |date= |publisher= }}</ref> From this point, about 3.5 kilometers downstream, the river Kaveri flows through a deep and narrow [[gorge]]. This area witness frequent fires in the forest range.<ref>

</ref> A dam is proposed to be constructed in [[Mekedatu]] to meet the drinking water needs of the people. Later the project was dropped and  [[Government of Karnataka]] decided to construct a bridge across the  Cauvery, that will reduce the distance between [[Bengaluru]] and [[Male Mahadeshwara Hills]] or [[Hanur]] by 45 km. This will help the pilgrims going to [[Male Mahadeshwara Hills]] to reach quicker and improve the area since the road traffic is expected to increase.<ref>