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Shivanasamudra

1902 · 20th century · Also known as Shivanasamudra Falls

Shivanasamudra is an island town on the Kaveri River in Karnataka, India, beside waterfalls where the river drops from the Deccan plateau. In 1902 the state of Mysore opened a hydroelectric station there, one of the first in Asia, to supply the Kolar Gold Fields, and from 1905 it lit Bangalore. The power station still operates.

Shivanasamudra
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Mysore State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shivanasamudra. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shivanasamudra
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