In Mandya district, the river flows in a south-eastern direction and enters the Ramanagara district where HD Devegowda barriage is constructed in the Village of Iggaluru, Channapatna, which provides water for irrigation of Channapatna and Malavalli talukas.

It was built by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the king of Mysore under the guidance of his Diwan, Sir M Visweswaraiah.

[3] It was built to irrigate 6070 hectares of land and has a masonry structure of 139 m and a pair of earth dams extending to 1470 metres on either side.

The foundation stone for project was laid by Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV, the king of Mysore.

Due to the environmental issues that can be caused by sand mining, this activity is currently banned.

[7] In 1897, a railway bridge over this river collapsed during a heavy flood, killing about 150 passengers.