4. SPECIALITY OF BLUFF:
20 km from Malavalli
and 44 km from
Mandya at
Shivanasamudra the
river Cauvery
separates into two
streams that thunder
down 106.68 meter’s of
rocky hillside. The
Gaganachukki on the
Western branch of the
river and the
6. Hydropower station at bluff:
Asia's First hydro-electric
power station is
located at the waterfall
and is still functional.
This station was
commissioned by
the Diwan of Mysore,
Sir K. Seshadri Iyer. The
power generated here
was initially used
in Kolar Gold Fields.