1 km from Gajanur there is place called "Sakkarebaylu" which is an elephant training camp run by the government of India.

It is 15 km from "Mandagadde" bird life sanctuary.

JNVG is funded by the Indian Ministry of Human Resources Development It is built across Tunga River, to serve drinking and irrigation purpose of Shivamogga city and other taluks of the district.

Its gross storage capacity is only 3.24 TMC ft.,even though it was planned for 12 TMC ft. Water from the dam is pumped to Bhadra Dam during the peak monsoon season, which is then further used to serve dry regions of Chitradurga district.

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