Yennehole
Yennehole | |
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Scenic View of the Yennehole River as well as the Yennehole Bridge from the Village | |
Yennehole Yennehole Location in Karnataka, India Yennehole Yennehole (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°12′54″N 74°59′46″E / 13.2151087°N 74.9961709°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi |
| Taluka | Karkala |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Languages Spoken | Tulu, Konkani, Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574101 |
| Telephone Code | 08253 |
Yennehole is a small village near Ajekar in Karkala taluk of Udupi district in India. There is a small river, Swarna, running through this village by same name. It is 75 kilometres (47 mi) from the city of Mangalore.
Daya Nayak of the Mumbai Police is native to Yennehole.[1] It houses a temple known as Sri Adhishakthi Temple which one of the oldest temples in Udupi.
It has Yennehole Litt Irrigation project which caters to 1500 hectares. The project also rejuvenated two lakes.[2] The 125 m long barrage has 19 vents and is expected to impound water up to 4 m (1.85 million cubic metres). It has a 125 meter-wide barrage.[3]
References
- ^ "The school that Daya Nayak built". The Telegraph. 12 March 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ "Work on Yennehole Lift Irrigation Project in final stages". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 July 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ "Yennehole lift irrigation project to end water scarcity in nine villages". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2026.