Markona halli dam is situated in Tumkur district. The dam is 5 Kms away from Yediyur and 20 Kms from Kunigal. The dam was contructed by Sir. M Visveshwariah during 1938 - 40 when the state of Mysore was under vodeyar. The dam was built in a span of 2 years with an expense of 28 Lakhs.
This dam serves 4000 villages and constructed for rain water harvesting as there is no river near these villages. The farmers in and around this area cultivate paddy which needs huge quantity of water.
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