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The Krishnaraja Sagara dam is in __________ district.

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Krishna

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Pinakani

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Cauvery

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Mandya

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Solution

The correct option is D Mandya
Krishna Raja Sagara, also popularly known as KRS, is a lake and the dam that creates it. They are close to the settlement of Krishnarajasagara in the Indian State of Karnataka. The gravity dam made of surki mortar is below the confluence of river Kaveri with its tributaries Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha, in the district of Mandya.

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