Spreading more than 150 acres of land of area, its work was begun in the year 1927 and finished in 1932. The garden inherent association with the development of the Krishnaraja Sagar Dam. The Krishnaraja Sagar Dam known as Kannambadi to the locals itself is a brilliant illustration of superb building and itself is a holiday destination in Mysore. The venture was outlined by the farsighted designer Sir M. Vishweswaraiah and built throughout the principle of Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. The dam is around 8600 feet in length and 130 feet in height with a supply spread over a region of 130 sq.kms.it speaks to a wonder of civil building accomplishment in pre independence India and was among the first on the world to utilize automatic sluice gates. Developed totally in stone in surkhi mortar, this 3 km long dam is found at the confluence of the streams - Cauvery, Hemavati and Lakshmanathritha.
