'''Hospet''' is a city in Karnataka.

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The nearest airport is at Bellary. Air Deccan [2] flies daily from Bangalore.

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About 15 K.ms downstream from Shimoga at Gajanur across the River Tunga a dam is constructed. At Lakkavalli about 15 K.Ms upstream of Bhadravati across the Bhadra a dam is constructed. Both are multipurpose dams and irrigate lands in Shimoga, Chikkamagalur, Davanagere and Haveri.

[Image:TungabhadraRiver Dam.jpg|thumb|left|200px| Dam on River in Hosapete, Bellary Dist] TungaBhadra dam is constructed across river Tungabhadra,a tributary of River Krishna.The dam is built near the town of Hosapete in Karnataka.It is considered as a multipurpose dam or project. Its storage capacity is 135 Tmcft. Owing to siltation the capacity has been reduced by about 30 Tmcft. If there is seasonal and late rains, the dam distributes the estimated quantity of 235 Tmcft. The dam is filled as when the water is let into the cnals during the riany season. The main architect of the dam was Dr. Thirumalai Iyengar, an engineer from Madras. As Tungabhadra Dam was constructed by him, so a general purpose hall in this place was named after him. Multipurpose dams are the one's which help in generation of electricity, irrigation of land, Prevention and control of floods etc.It has become a picnic or tourist spot over the years.The dam is near to world famous heritage site Hampi.

At Sunkesula, about 25 K.Ms upstream from Kurnool a barage was constructed at about 1860s by the British Engineer, hailed as Bhagiratha for Andhras, Sir Arthur Cotton. Originally was intended to be used for navigation also. As the road and rail transportation increased it is now a irrigation project, for Kurnool and Kadapa Disitricts, carrying water through the renowned K.C.Canal.(Kurnool - Cuddapah canal- Till recently Kadapa was spelled "Cuddapah"). Recently the barage is replaced by the Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy Project- a permanent dam. It impounds about 15 Tmcft of water and irrigates about 3 lakhs acres of land in Kurnool and Kadapa districts.

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  • '''ChefArt''' - A Multi Cuisine Family Garden Restaurant, ''Dam Road near saiebaba circle''
  • '''Vadams''' - A Multi Cuisine Pure Vegetarian Restaurant, ''Dam Road adjacent to saiebaba circle''
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  • '''Hotel Malligi''', 6/143, J. N. Road. Tel:''+91 839'' 422-8101 (16 lines). E-mail: malligihome@hotmail.com [http://http://www.malligihotels.com/]. A good hotel with swimming pool. Convenient for visits to Hampi.