Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station
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Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station is one of India’s oldest hydroelectric power plants, built on the Kaveri River in Karnataka to generate electricity from its waterfalls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station canonical | 2 |
| Shivanasamudra Falls | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T516578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station Context triple: [Kaveri, hasHydroelectricProject, Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station]
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A.
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is a major masonry dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for forming the large KRS reservoir and the Brindavan Gardens.
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B.
Srisailam Dam
Srisailam Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Andhra Pradesh, India, built across the Krishna River and known for its large reservoir and role in regional water management.
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C.
Indira Sagar Dam
Indira Sagar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete dam on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its significant hydroelectric power generation and irrigation capacity.
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D.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.
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E.
Mettur Dam
Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station Target entity description: Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station is one of India’s oldest hydroelectric power plants, built on the Kaveri River in Karnataka to generate electricity from its waterfalls.
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A.
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam
Krishna Raja Sagara Dam is a major masonry dam in Karnataka, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for forming the large KRS reservoir and the Brindavan Gardens.
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B.
Srisailam Dam
Srisailam Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Andhra Pradesh, India, built across the Krishna River and known for its large reservoir and role in regional water management.
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C.
Indira Sagar Dam
Indira Sagar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete dam on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its significant hydroelectric power generation and irrigation capacity.
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D.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.
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E.
Mettur Dam
Mettur Dam is a major masonry dam in Tamil Nadu, India, built across the Kaveri River and known for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| builtFor | power supply to Kolar Gold Fields ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century architecture in India
ⓘ
energy infrastructure completed in 1902 ⓘ hydroelectric power stations in Karnataka ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 1902 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromBengaluru | approximately 120 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromMysuru | approximately 65 km ⓘ |
| district | Mandya district ⓘ |
| energyConversion | potential energy of water to electrical energy ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| fallsWithinJurisdictionOf |
Government of Karnataka
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnataka state government
|
| gridConnection |
Karnataka
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnataka state grid
|
| hasHeritageValue | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
dam
ⓘ
penstock pipes ⓘ powerhouse ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | hydraulic turbine ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the earliest hydroelectric projects in Asia ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest hydroelectric power stations in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shivanasamudra Falls ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Mysuru ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
|
| notableFor |
early electrification of Kolar Gold Fields
ⓘ
pioneering hydroelectric development in India ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Karnataka Power Corporation Limited ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Karnataka ⓘ |
| plantType | run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern India
|
| riverBasin |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery basin
|
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
public electricity supply in Karnataka
ⓘ
regional industrial development ⓘ |
| technology | hydroelectric generation ⓘ |
| usesWaterSource |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
|
| waterfallAssociation |
Barachukki Falls
ⓘ
Shivanasamudra Falls ⓘ
surface form:
Gaganachukki Falls
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station Description of subject: Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station is one of India’s oldest hydroelectric power plants, built on the Kaveri River in Karnataka to generate electricity from its waterfalls.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shivanasamudra Falls