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Face of a Surangam View of Suranga from inside, towards its face. Suranga (also Surangam or thurangam) (English: Tunnel well) is a traditional water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in Kasargod district of Kerala and Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka, India.
The sanctuary has its origins in thetank of bonal, a water conservation tank built by the 17th century ruler of Shorapur, Pam Naik, later during the British Raj, Meadows Taylor, the British administrator at Shorapur, extended it to 1,600 acres with 12 feet average depth, as he mentions in his autobiography, The Story of My Life.
Srinivas, the Chief Officer from Chandapura Town Municipal Council, registered an FIR charging him and his Foundation under The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority Act, sections 430 (Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water) and 447 (trespass) for further investigation.
Lakes are called keres (ಕೆರೆ) in Kannada language, [2] and are traditionally referred to as tanks. [3] Researcher Rohan D'Souza has suggested that the concept of 'kere' and 'lake' differ; for example the former also refers to the wetland and bund while the latter focuses more on a body of water surrounded by land. [4]
Hesaraghatta Lake is a humanmade reservoir located 18 km to the north-west of Bengaluru in Karnataka state, India.It is a fresh water lake created in the year 1894 across the Arkavathy River to meet the drinking water needs of the city.
Pages in category "Water conservation in India" ... Water Literacy Foundation This page was last edited on 5 May 2024, at 17:07 (UTC). Text is ...
This is a list of dams and reservoirs that are located in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1 ... List of dams and reservoirs in India ... Water Resources of Karnataka
Water Literacy Foundation [1] is a non-governmental environmental organisation based in Bangalore, Karnataka, whose high goal is to make India a "water-efficient nation" by raising awareness about water scarcity and establishing rainwater harvesting in all areas of India.