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	Cauvery.com - Shivasamudram Falls - What a fall!
		After getting down the bus at Shivasamudram, which is popularly called Bluff, we walked along the banks of Cauvery for two km through green fields interposed hither and thither with multitudes of young trees before we approached the waterfall.
		We sat on one of the stone benches overlooking the falls which plunges to a depth of 300-350 ft. Shivasamudram falls is the second biggest water falls in India.
		Shivasamudram is also famous for its hydro power station which was started in 1902 by Sheshadri Ayyar, a dewan of Mysore.
	www.cauvery.com /shivasamudram.html (696 words)

	Knowledge :: Travel :: Journey through Kaveri :: Shivasamudram
		The Kaveri Falls, as the two cataracts are known, are situated amidst a lush, verdant landscape which makes it an enchanting spot for picnickers and tourists alike.
		Shivasamudram holds the distinction of being the site of India's first hydro-electric power station built in 1902.
		It was set up mainly to supply power to the Kolar goldmines 147 km away, making the 78 kv transmission line the longest in the world at the time.
	www.dimdima.com /knowledge/kaveri.asp?tit=Shivasamudram (419 words)

	Karnataka Tourism
		The Cauvery river tumbles majestically down the Shivasamudram Falls, also called the Shivasamudram Falls.
		Two kms from Shivasamudram, which is popularly called Bluff, through green fields dotted with multitudes of young trees lies the waterfall.
		The Falls which plunges to a depth of 300-350 ft. Shivasamudram falls is the second biggest waterfall in India.
	www.karnatakatourism.org /sites/east_shivsamudram.html (237 words)

	History - KPTCL
		The erstwhile Mysore State had the enviable and glorious position of establishing the first major hydro-electric generating station at Shivasamudram as early as 1902 for commercial operation.
		The generating capacity of the Shivasamudram Power House gradually increased to 42 MW in stages.
		To meet the increasing demand for power, the Shimsha Generating Station, with an installed capacity of 17.2 M.W, was commissioned in the year 1938.
	www.kptcl.com /kptclhistory.htm (566 words)

	A breathtaking miracle of nature - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		One of the major tourist attractions in the state are the twin falls of Shivanasamudram or Shivasamudram.
		The small shrine of Goddess Lakshmi called Sriranganayaki is situated nearby as are the shrines of Kamakshi, Subramanya and Ganesha.
		Shivasamudram Falls is about 40 km from Maddur.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/dec022004/metro12.asp (464 words)

	VVNL:Visvesvaraya Vidyuth Nigama Limited (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the eighteenth century when dim oil lamps lit the millions of houses in Indian cities, electricity was a dream even for western countries, the far sighted rulers and Administrators of the then Mysore State conceived the idea of generating electricity from the drops in Cauvery Valley.
		The prime purpose of establishing PowerHouse at shivasamudram was to supply power to Kolar Gold Mines located at a distance of 92 miles.
		A double circuit line was erected from shivasamudram to Kolar.
	www.vvnl.org.in /ach.htm (667 words)

	Itâs our own electrifying history- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The power came from Shivasamudram hydro station on a 33 kv transmission line.
		Kolar, by virtue of its gold fields, acquired that honour in 1902, via a 78 kv line from Shivasamudram.
		Bangalore power: The act of supplying power to Bangalore was not a prosaic one.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1191598.cms (305 words)

	Beauty marred by negligence - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		To experience it one has to drive down from Bangalore to Shivasamudram, the tiny town in Mandya district which is of course a tourists’ delight, says G Ulaganathan.
		The Shivasamudram water falls, which is the second highest in the State after Jog falls, is a sight to behold.
		This is said to be the first hydro power station in Asia and from here power was supplied to Bangalore - the first city to get power in India - in 1906 and then to Kolar Gold Fields and Mysore.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/nov222005/spectrum1359620051121.asp (754 words)

	Royal Enfield - India - The Trip
		Each one of us enjoying the breeze in the face, riding on a silent beast all packed up in a glistening beauty.
		Once reached the Shivasamudram, like true bikers, dipped off in the pure waters in the bed of the waterfall.
		After the much needed cool dips, it was time again to feel the power tamed all the way back to Bangalore.
	www.royalenfield.com /app/IN/trip.asp?sID=8708 (289 words)

	Cauvery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Although the upper reaches have continuous annual flow the mid and lower sections are damned and bled for irrigation water.
		The Shivasamudram Falls which are the second largest waterfalls in India are on the Cauvery River.
		These are dual rapids with a 100 meters drop and some 300 meters wide as maximum flood stage: Bhar Chukki and Gagana Chukki.
	www.geol.lsu.edu /WDD/ASIAN/Cauvery/cauvery.htm (578 words)

	Four Cauvery basin projects
		Now the two state governments will concentrate on sorting out the modalities of implementing phase-I of the basin hydel projects.
		The basin hydel projects involve four hydel projects: Shivasamudram, Hogenekal, Mekadatu and Rasimanal HEP projects.
		While the first two hydel projects will be implemented in phase-I by NHPC, the remaining two will be taken up in phase-II.
	www.projectsmonitor.com /detailnews.asp?newsid=9209 (111 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Mythical sands and roaring waterfalls
		Perhaps, the only reason for the appearance of sand dunes in an otherwise verdant area, nestled in the lap of the Cauvery.
		Further up from Mysore and 85 km to its East is Shivasamudram, where the Cauvery cascades down in two picturesque waterfalls, falling from a height of 75 metre into a deep rocky gorge.
		Harnessing the natural fall and speed of the waters, Asia's first hydro-electric project was set up here at the behest of Sir M. Visvesvaraya in 1902.
	www.blonnet.com /life/2002/01/21/stories/2002012100240300.htm (421 words)

	The Hindu : State's interests not affected: Krishna
		Similarly, he said farmers had to keep in mind that their counterparts in Tamil Nadu had taken up sowing in 10 lakh acres.
		He said that about 900 cusecs of water was being released daily to the Shivasamudram Hydel Power Station for power generation and this would continue.
		The State was only releasing 300 cusecs additionally.
	www.hindu.com /2003/01/15/stories/2003011505700600.htm (308 words)

	India Heritage :: History :: Medieval :: South India
		He was known to have treated even his vanquished foes with honour.
		During the period 1511-1514, he captured southern Mysore, Shivasamudram fortress and Raichur (karnataka), defeated Gajapati, the erstwhile king of Orissa and captured Udaigiri (Orissa), in that order.
		Still later, he captured Vishakapatnam and abolished the authority of the rulers of Orissa.
	www.indiaheritage.org /history/history_medieval_south.htm (1772 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		We are planning to go to some place tomorrow by arranging a
		The place could either be Shivasamudram or Jog falls, we have not yet decided.
		Bun is leaving for madras today night itself, because he has some important work to do.
	members.tripod.com /ansarim/News/98Dec.html (1302 words)

	Class : Mysore - A Brief History, Ananth P blogs on sulekha, Indology blogs, Ananth P blog from india
		The power station was primarily built supply power to the Kolar goldmines.
		When the Mettur dam in Tamil Nadu was being constructed in the 1930's, the power was supplied from Shivasamudram
		Nobody can talk about Mysore without talking about Sir MV.
	www.sulekha.com /blogs/blogdisplay.aspx?cid=24704 (955 words)

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