The Chakra nagar is a small town which is famous because of this river.[citation needed]Chakranagar is on the way to Shivamogga from Mangaluru via Mastikatte, Nagara. There is also a Chakra dam which was built long ago as a balancing reservoir and does not have sluice gate to the Linganamakki Dam. Special permission is needed to visit this dam.[citation needed] The Chakra Dam was a KPC[clarification needed] project and the chief engineer was B Seetharam.