9th G4 WATER RESOURCES OF KARNATAKA

 9th Standard Notes

By VEERESHI P ARAKERI

GEOGRAPHY,

G- 4, WATER RESOURCES OF KARNATAKA

I. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

1.      The Cauvery river takes birth in

2.      The famous Jog Falls is created by the
 
district. river.

3.      The Krishnaraja Sagar darn is in                      district.

4.      The   first   hydro-electric   power   generating   station   in
Karnataka is      

5. The Almatti Dam has been constructed across                       river.


Ans:        (l    )Talacauvery;    (2)    Sharavathi;    (3    )Mysore;    (4) Shivanasamudra; (5) Krishna


II.      Discuss in groups and answer the following questions in two to three sentences each :

1. Name the important rivers of Karnataka.

Ans. Rivers of Karnataka can be divided into two groups- (l) East flowing  and  (2)  West  flowing  rivers.  Some  of  the  East flowing rivers are -The Krishna, the Cauvery, the Pennar and the Palar. Some of the West flowing rivers are - Sharavathi, Kali, Gangavali, Netravathi, Varahi, Aghanashini etc.

2. Write a short note on the river Krishna.

Ans. River Krishna is an East flowing river. It is the second important river of South India. It takes birth at Mahabaleshwar and flows 1392 kms towards the east to join
the  Bay of  Bengal. But  it  flows only for  480  km through Karnataka. The  Bhima, Koyna, Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha and  Malaprabha  are  its  tributaries. Irrigation  and  hydro- electric power generation have benefitted to the Northern Karnataka from the Krishna river system.

3.      List the tributaries of the Cauvery river.

Ans. River Cauvery has many tributaries. They are Hemavathi, Harangi, Lokapavani, Arkavathi, Shirnsha, Lakshmanatirtha, Kapila, Suvarnavati and Bhavani.



4.      Name the different sources of irrigation in Karnataka.

Ans. The different sources of Karnataka are wells, canals and tanks.



5.      Mention the main hydro-electric power stations of our
state.

Ans. The main hydro-electric power stations of our state are - Shivanasarnudra, Shimsha (Cauvery river), Sharavathi, Linganamakhi,   Gerusoppa   and   Mahatma   Gandhi   hydro power station (Sharavathi river), Supa, Nagajhari, Kadra and Kodasalh (Kali river), Varahi and mari Kanive (Varahi river), Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Ghataprabha and Alamatti (Knshna fiver) projects.



6. Write a brief note on river water disputes.

Ans-Many rivers in India now through more than one state, has given rise to disputes regarding these of such river water. The Cauvery water dispute and Krishna water disputes III Karnataka are also of this kind. The catchment area of the river Cauvery is spread in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. The river water dispute between Karnataka and  Tamil  Nadu  is  more  than  a  century  old,  yet  It  is  a
burning Issue even today. The river Krishna too flows in different states, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This fact too has given' rise to river water dispute.



IV. Match the following:

A                                                B

1.     Linganamakki dam                        (a) Hydro-electric project

2.      Gaganachukki, Bharachukki       (b) River

3.      Vani Vilas Sagar                              (c) Kali river

4.      Nagaj hari                                         (d) Cauvcry river

5.      Pennar                                     (e) Sharavathi

(f) Marikarive

Ans. 1 - (e); 2 - (d); 3 - (f); 4 - (a); 5 - (b).