Harangi Dam
Harangi Dam Gates
LocationHudgur, Kushalnagar, Kodagu, Karnataka, India
Coordinates12°29′30″N 75°54′20″E / 12.49167°N 75.90556°E / 12.49167; 75.90556
Construction began1969
Opening date1982
Operator(s)Karnataka Irrigation Department
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsHarangi River
Height164 ft [1]
Length2775 ft [1]
Reservoir
Total capacity8.50 Tmcft[1]
Catchment area419.58 sq.km [1]

The Harangi Dam is located near Hudgur village, Kushalnagar taluk in Kodagu district in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] The masonry dam is built across the river Harangi, a tributary of the Kaveri.[1][2] The dam is located about 9 km away from the heart of Kushalnagar town.

The Harangi originates in the Pushpagiri Hills of Western Ghats in Kodagu, Karnataka.[2] Heavy rainfall from the south-west monsoon is the source of water in the catchment area of Harangi river which is about 419.58 km2.[2] The length of the Harangi from its origin to the confluence with the Kaveri river is 50 km.[2] The Harangi joins the Kaveri near Kudige, 5 km north of Kushalnagar.

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Hydroelectric Project

Harangi hydroelectric project was set up by Energy Development Company Limited (EDCL) on the Left bank of Harangi Dam, parallel to left bank irrigation canal. The 9 megawatt (2×4.5 MW) project was started in April 1997, and was fully into commercial operation by July 1999. It falls under the "Small" category of hydropower projects (3-25 MW).

Phase-II of the project is to install a 6 megawatt unit, currently under planning.

Harangi Elephant Camp(2022-present)

The third Elephant Camp in Kodagu at Harangi, which is the ninth elephant camp in Karnataka was inaugurated on October 10, 2022.

The State Government had released Rs. 80 lakh for the project that will ease the burden of the existing elephant camps. Already, Kodagu has two elephant camps, one at Dubare and another at Mathigodu near Anechowkur Gate that borders Mysuru. There are eight elephant camps in Karnataka including the two in Kodagu and the Harangi Camp will be the ninth in the State.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Informatics Centre, Karnataka".
  2. ↑ "Kodagu gets third elephant camp at picturesque Harangi". 10 October 2022.
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