DOCSLIB.ORG

India's Western Ghats

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
India's Western Ghats INDIA’S WESTERN GHATS an amazing variety of birds in a colourful and friendly destination Goa has established itself as a most attractive destination, where guaranteed sunshine can dispel the gloom experienced during a cold, damp British winter. For t he slightly more adventurous, this is a great holiday destination, with m ile after mile of palm - fringed, golden beaches, a patchwork of bird - rich habitats and friendly locals. Three hours drive inland takes us to the cool forested mountains of Karnataka a nd the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary. From the comfort of our lodge, we will search for exci ting birds and mammals, on foot and by jeep . Indian Pitta Throughout the trip there is an abundance of grea t habitats; huge river estuaries to monsoon forests; mangrove swamps to lowland jungle; and bird - filled lakes to dry scrubland. Consequently, the bird life is rich and varied, giving an excellent introduction to Indian birds as well as offering a number of Western Ghat endemics. Resident birds are j oined by winter visitors from Siberia and the Himalayas. The bird list from our previous visits is truly outstanding with highlights including Cinnamon Bittern, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Slaty - breasted Rail, Great Knot, Small Pratincole, Brown Fish Owl, Brown Hawk Owl, Ceylon Frogmouth, Jerdon’s Nightjar, Malabar Trogon, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Blue - bearded Bee - eater, White - bellied Woodpecker, Indian Banded Bay Cuckoo, Indian Blue Robin, Forest Wagtail, Indian Pitta and Little Spiderhunter. Bird Holidays w as the first company to organise birding tours to t his exciting destination and no - one knows its birdlife better. ITINERARY Kites, Great White Egrets, Little Green Bee - eaters and Red - rumped Swallows. GOA Ideally situated to explore Goa’s richest sites, we will spend Close to our hotel, a wooded hill at Saligao is home to Asian the first eight nights a couple of miles inland from the coas t Paradise Flycatchers, endemic Malabar Whistling Thrushes, near Arpora . Puff - throated Babblers and, with luck, the endemic Indian Pitta. A few minutes drive away is the village of Baga, famous as a resort and one of the original retreats of the hippies who The bird spectacle at Carambolim Lake is th e most came here in the late 1960’s. The variety of habitats here is impressive in Goa. Much of the lake is covered with lilies and outstanding. In the marshes there are Cinnamon Bitterns, other aquatic vegetation, allowing the gallinules and jacanas I ndian Spotted Eagles and superb Black - capped Kingfishers. to walk right across it. Purple Gallinules, Pheasant - tailed and On a wooded hillside we will look for Amur Falcon, Common Bronze - winged Jacanas, Little Cormorants, Intermediate Peafowl, Black - rumped Flameback, White - spotted Fantail - Egret s, Lesser Whistling Ducks and Garganey are among the flycatcher, Indian Yellow Tit and Vigors’s Sunbird, whilst in most numerous species. Both Indian Shag and Indian Darter drier areas there are R ose - coloured Star lings, Yellow - wattled can also be found. Raptors hunting over the lake may include Lapwings and Indian Robins . These are in addition to the Greater Spotted and Booted Eagles. The list of other scarce m any common species which abound: Smyrna Kingfishers, and exciting possibiliti es is just too long to include. Purple - rumped Sunbirds, Plum - headed Parakeets, Brahminy Thrushes include the smart Orange - headed Ground Thrush The Mandovi River estuary and its associated mangroves and Blue - headed Rock Thrush. and marshes on Chorao Island are a veritable haven for birds. At low tide hundreds of Indian Pond Herons stalk their Ba bblers include the endemic Dark - fronted. Greater Racket - prey alongside numerous Western Reef Herons. Waders tailed Drongos do indeed make a racket as they fly over the include Lesser Sand Plover, Terek Sandpiper and Little and tree tops, calling excitedly. Malabar Parakeets give away their Temminck's Stints. Walking on a raised bank through presence with raucous calls. Bulbuls are represented by mangroves , we should find Green - backed, Purple and Night Yellow - browed, White - browed, Red - vented and Red - Herons, and Lesser Adjutant Stork. A boat trip on the whiskered. H owever, the prize among these birds goes to the backwaters here should produce cl ose views of the very local endemic Flame - throated Bulbul. C ollared Kingfisher. On the last morning it is then a drive of a little over an hour to Further north, the River Chapora meets the Arabian Sea. the airport, arriving in good time for our flight home. Here the magnificent White - bellied Sea Eagle shares its home with Great Black - headed Gulls, numerous Brown - CLIMATE AND PACE headed Gulls and Siberian Gulls. Crested an d Lesser The lower elevations are hot and hu mid, but it is cooler in the Crested Terns can be compared at close range. highlands, where rain is also possible. Early to bed and early to rise is the comfortable way to see the wildlife . W hen the THE WESTERN GHATS birds rest in the early afternoons so will we. Most breakfasts On day ten we will head inland to the hills of the Western will be at around 6.30am. M ornings and l ate afternoons will Ghats. We will stop en route to visit a working spice farm, be spent in the field, involving short walks. There will be very where we can see a variety of plants and trees which produce little uphill walking. th e spices for which the region’s cooking is famed. Th e farm is located in the forest, huge trees providing shelter from the ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD sun. Birds abound too; Little Spiderhunter and Malabar Full - board accommodation is provided. E ight nights are at the Whistling Thrush are reliable here. Hotel Presa di Goa n ear Arpora. This lovely hotel is a restore d country house, with Portuguese colonial décor. It is We will drive into the state of Karnataka , spending three small and friendly; a world away from the busy resort hotels nights near Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary. We will stay at on the coast . At Dandeli , we will stay three nights at the Whistling Woodzs Resort , a picturesque spot surrounded by excellent Whistling Woodzs Resort . Finally , we have three good habitat. The Kali River flows through the garden and on nights at the Molem Dud hsagar Resort. All rooms have our recent visit s we have seen five speci es of kingfisher private facilities en suite and air conditioning. The food served nearby . Malabar Pied Hornbill and Malabar Grey Hornbill are will include a choice of Indian, Chinese and Western dishes. both common. PRICE INCLUDES ….. On short walks from the lodge we will look for forest birds All birdwatching excursions with Bird Holidays leader and such as Blue - bearded Bee - eater and White - bellied expert local driver/g uide , full - board accommodation (starting Woodpecker. In the evening Ceylon Frogmouths call; we will with lunch on 7 th , ending with breakfast on 21 st ) , soft drinks at try to find them roo sting during the day. meal times, bottled water throughout, local transport by mini - coach, boat trips, jungle ac tivities, reserve entrance fees and Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is a national reserve and is well international fligh ts . protected. We will explore it on a jeep safari . Mammals are regularly seen, including Palm Civet , Chital, Indian Bison, WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED Muntjac, Indian Giant Flying Squirrel and Malabar Gi ant Travel insurance. Cost of obta ining an Indian visa (approx. Squirrel. We saw an Indian Pangolin on one visit! £4 0) . Personal items, alcoholic drinks, laundry. Please note: the Indian authorities have now introduced the eTV, a vastly Fairy Bluebirds shine in the sunlight and both Golden - fronted simplified tourist visa scheme, saving us all time and money. and Blue - winged Leafbirds can be seen feeding in flowering trees. Orange Minivets chase each other around the tree INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS tops. Chestnut - headed Be e - eaters are fairly common in the Return flight to Goa from Manchester Airport using the clearings. Barbets call incessantly and include the endemic charter services of TUI . Outbound flight departs early Malabar Barbet . The prettiest woodpecker in the forest must evening , return flight arrives back late afternoon. It may be be the dainty Heart - spotted Woodpecker. Pairs of this possible to fly from London Gatwick; please call f or details. endearing little bird, with heart - shaped spots o n their tertial feathers, flit from branch to branch. Raptors are frequently seen. Both Crested and Rufous - bellied Hawk - eagle breed 15 nights including here and the strange - looking Crested Serpent Eagle is one overnight flight: 6 th to 21 st November 20 20 common. Principal leader: Terry McEvoy On day 13 we will drive to Molem , spending our last three nig hts at the Molem Dudhsagar Resort. Recently rebuilt, with Local d river/guide: Lloyd Fernand es pleasant rooms and a good restaurant, this is a lovely place to end our tour. There will be birds on our doorstep and we Maximum group size: 8 clients with one leader will also venture to the lush forests at Tamdi Surla. In the th vicinity of a 12 Century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Cost with discount Shiva , we will find some rare forest birds such as Blue - eared (if you book before £ 3390 per person sharing Kingfisher, M alabar Trogon and, if we are lucky , one of 2 4 th July 2020 ): (£ 490 single supplement) India’ s biggest bird s , the Great Pied Hornbill. Full Cost: £ 3540 per person sharing Purple, Small and the Loten's Sunbird all busil y move from one flowering plant to the next. Black - naped, Tickell's Blue, Deposit: £10 00 Brown and White - bellied Blue Flycatchers are all here.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E.1 Introduction the Government Of
    Consultancy Services for Four Laning of existing DRAFT FEASIBILITY REPORT Goa/Karnataka Border-Panaji Goa Section of NH-4A from Km 84.000 to Km 153.075 in the state of Goa on BOT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (Toll) basis under NHDP-III (Anmod to Panaji Section) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY E.1 Introduction The Government of India has envisaged to create a world-class infrastructure facility, to boost the economic development in the country, for which National Highways Au- thority of India (NHAI) plays key role. NHAI has been entrusted to implement the de- velopment of some of the stretches of National Highways under National Highway Development Programme on EPC/BOT basis. As part of this endeavor, the Public Works Department (PWD) of Government of Goa has decided for the development of existing Goa/Karnataka Border- Panaji Goa Section of NH-4A from Km 84/000 to 153/075 on BOT (Toll) basis under NHDP-III (Anmod to Panaji section) to four Lane configuration. Public Works Department (PWD) of Goa has appointed M/s Aarvee Associates Archi- tects Engineers & Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad to provide consultancy services for detailed engineering study for the above road section. The project stretch excludes following reaches: 1. From Km 118 (Kandepar) to Km 125 (Safa Maszid) 2. From Km 143.400(Ella) to Km 153.075 (Panaji). E.2 Project Description The Project Highway is a section of NH-4A(Belgaum-Anmod-Ponda-Panaji) between Anmod and Panaji, passing through villages Molem, Sangod, Dharbandora, Piliem, Tiska, Candepar, Curti, Ambegal, Veling, Boma, Banastarim, Corlim, Velha goa, Ribandar. The entire stretch of NH-4A lies in the states of Karnataka and Goa.
    [Show full text]
  • The Forests of Western Ghats, an Abode of Novel and Interesting Microfungi*
    THE FORESTS OF WESTERN GHATS. AN ABODE OF NOVEL AND INTERESTING MICROFUNGI* I K avaka 36: 1— 11, 2008 The forests of Western Ghats, an abode of novel and interesting microfungi* D.J. B hat Department of Botany, Goa University, Goa-403 206. India, E-mail: bhatdj® rediffmail.com ABSTRACT "Nahi jnaanena sadnisham pavitmmahi vidyati" (■=.Nothing is more purer than knowledge) - Lord Shrt Krishna in Bhagavad Gita I am deeply honoured lo have been elected as President of Mycological Society of India. I am equally thankful lo Thapar University, Patiala, for organizing the 34th Annual meeting of die Society along with a National Symposium Mycological Society of India Kanyakumari. These mountains are 30-80 km away from the sea coast. The escarpment is steep and The Mycological Society of India was established in January 1973 in Chennai (formerly precipitous along the western side and gently inclined Madras), on the sidelines of International Symposium on the east, the highest elevation is at Anamudi in on Taxonomy of Fungi held at Centre for Advanced Kerala. Many Studies in Botany. University of Madras. The main short, fast flowing, seasonal streams and architect of the event was Professor C.V. perennial rivers originate in the Western Ghats and Subramanian. 1 joined the Botany Department, at a flow down to the Arabian Sea. The ghats receive slightly later date in the same year, for my post-M.Sc. south-west monsoon rain from June to September; the Diploma in Mycology and Plant Pathology and downpour is heavy on the western side of the ghat subsequently for doctoral studies.
    [Show full text]
  • Western Ghats & Sri Lanka Biodiversity Hotspot
    Ecosystem Profile WESTERN GHATS & SRI LANKA BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT WESTERN GHATS REGION FINAL VERSION MAY 2007 Prepared by: Kamal S. Bawa, Arundhati Das and Jagdish Krishnaswamy (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology & the Environment - ATREE) K. Ullas Karanth, N. Samba Kumar and Madhu Rao (Wildlife Conservation Society) in collaboration with: Praveen Bhargav, Wildlife First K.N. Ganeshaiah, University of Agricultural Sciences Srinivas V., Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning incorporating contributions from: Narayani Barve, ATREE Sham Davande, ATREE Balanchandra Hegde, Sahyadri Wildlife and Forest Conservation Trust N.M. Ishwar, Wildlife Institute of India Zafar-ul Islam, Indian Bird Conservation Network Niren Jain, Kudremukh Wildlife Foundation Jayant Kulkarni, Envirosearch S. Lele, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment & Development M.D. Madhusudan, Nature Conservation Foundation Nandita Mahadev, University of Agricultural Sciences Kiran M.C., ATREE Prachi Mehta, Envirosearch Divya Mudappa, Nature Conservation Foundation Seema Purshothaman, ATREE Roopali Raghavan, ATREE T. R. Shankar Raman, Nature Conservation Foundation Sharmishta Sarkar, ATREE Mohammed Irfan Ullah, ATREE and with the technical support of: Conservation International-Center for Applied Biodiversity Science Assisted by the following experts and contributors: Rauf Ali Gladwin Joseph Uma Shaanker Rene Borges R. Kannan B. Siddharthan Jake Brunner Ajith Kumar C.S. Silori ii Milind Bunyan M.S.R. Murthy Mewa Singh Ravi Chellam Venkat Narayana H. Sudarshan B.A. Daniel T.S. Nayar R. Sukumar Ranjit Daniels Rohan Pethiyagoda R. Vasudeva Soubadra Devy Narendra Prasad K. Vasudevan P. Dharma Rajan M.K. Prasad Muthu Velautham P.S. Easa Asad Rahmani Arun Venkatraman Madhav Gadgil S.N. Rai Siddharth Yadav T. Ganesh Pratim Roy Santosh George P.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem
    Check List 9(2): 186–207, 2013 © 2013 Check List and Authors Chec List ISSN 1809-127X (available at www.checklist.org.br) Journal of species lists and distribution Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir PECIES S OF Mandar Nilkanth Datar 1* and P. Lakshminarasimhan 2 ISTS L (Molem) National Park, Goa, India *1 CorrespondingAgharkar Research author Institute, E-mail: G. [email protected] G. Agarkar Road, Pune - 411 004. Maharashtra, India. 2 Central National Herbarium, Botanical Survey of India, P. O. Botanic Garden, Howrah - 711 103. West Bengal, India. Abstract: Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, the only National park in Goa, was evaluated for it’s diversity of Angiosperms. A total number of 721 wild species belonging to 119 families were documented from this protected area of which 126 are endemics. A checklist of these species is provided here. Introduction in the National Park are Laterite and Deccan trap Basalt Protected areas are most important in many ways for (Naik, 1995). Soil in most places of the National Park area conservation of biodiversity. Worldwide there are 102,102 is laterite of high and low level type formed by natural Protected Areas covering 18.8 million km2 metamorphosis and degradation of undulation rocks. network of 660 Protected Areas including 99 National Minerals like bauxite, iron and manganese are obtained Parks, 514 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 43 Conservation. India Reserves has a from these soils. The general climate of the area is tropical and 4 Community Reserves covering a total of 158,373 km2 with high percentage of humidity throughout the year.
    [Show full text]
  • A Checklist of the Ende'mic and Threatened Fishes of Western Ghats
    Rec. zool. Surv. India. 98(Part-4) : 39-43. 2000 A CHECKLIST OF THE ENDE'MIC AND THREATENED FISHES OF WESTERN GHATS B. E. YADAV Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Station, Sect. 29, Vidya Nagar, Akurdi, Pune - 411 044 INTRODUCTION The Western Ghats, an important biogeographic zone of India and one of the global hotspots, offer beautiful niches to the piscine fauna of the region. The Ghats having about 1400 km. long almost continuous chain of hills, obstruct southwest monsoon an(i forms major water shade for Peninsular' India. It gives rise to three east flowing major rivers like Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery as well as many short west flowing rivers viz. Vaitarana, Savitri, Vashishthi, Shastri and number of their tributaries. Higher degree of precepitation, moderate climate and huge forest cover in the Western Ghats supports plenty of aquatic life including fish fauna. More than 60 million years old tropical ecosystem of Western Ghats, having senile topography and many naturally portected streams, ponds and rivulets enrich high degree of endemism among ichthyofauna. Yet, out of ) 35 species of fishes known from northern part of Western Ghats, about 38% are under threat and few are on the verge of extinction. The present work is based on study carried out by examining the huge fish collection present at WRS/ZSI, Pune collected from ) 960-) 995 (Yadav ) 997). MATERIAL AND METHODS The colection was made by using cast net, bag net, water net etc. in rivers; by blocking a small portion of hillstream or by drying out smaller ponds. The fish specimens were instantly fixed in the 4.50/0 Formaldehyde solution.
    [Show full text]
  • Diversity and Seasonal Appearance of Aquatic Fungi in Three Streams of Western Ghat Forests of Goa, India
    Biodiversity Journal , 2016, 7 (2): 215–222 Diversity and seasonal appearance of aquatic fungi in three streams of Western Ghat forests of Goa, India Sreekala K. Nair 1& D. J. Bhat 2 1Department of Botany, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641 046 India; e-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Botany, Goa University, Goa, 403 205 India ABSTRACT In the absence of any detailed and intensive investigation on the mycota of freshwater streams of the northern part of Western Ghats, in the present paper an effort was made to study the di - versity and seasonal appearance of aquatic fungi of this region. It has been observed, from the study made among the three seasonal samplings, that monsoon season is the best for re - covery of this group of fungi. KEY WORDS Aquatic fungi; Biodiversity; Freshwater streams; Western Ghats. Received 28.01.2016; accepted 19.04.2016; printed 30.06.2016 INTRODUCTION The aquatic fungi of the streams of Western Ghat forests of Goa (India) have been a subject of Aquatic fungi in freshwater habitats are repres- study since the publication of a preliminary survey ented by two major groups namely Saprolegniales of 11 streams of the region carried out by Sub- (watermoulds) and Aquatic Hyphomycetes. A ramanian and Bhat in 1981 where Anguillospora number of fungi belonging to Ascomycotina and longissima , Tetracladium setigerum (Grove) Ingold Mastigomycotina (zoosporic fungi) and a few and Triscelophorus monosporus were reported for Basidiomycetes also occur in freshwater habitats the first time from Dudhsagar falls in Goa State. but in the dynamics of freshwater stream ecosys- Since then, a number of publications appeared on tem, hyphomycetous fungi are considered as the these fungi from the forest streams of Western most significant participants in view of their ability Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala and have been to digest a variety of submerged organic matter reviewed in detail by Sridhar & Barlocher (1992).
    [Show full text]
  • 2018070578.Pdf
    DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN -2018 COMMUNICATION PLAN COLLECTORATE, SOUTH GOA DISTRICT, MARGAO – GOA. CONTROL ROOM NO. 0832-2794100 2794100/ 1800-233-0405 /2794253 1 INDEX SR. NO. CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1 STATE LEVEL OFFICERS 3 2 DISTRICT LEVEL OFFICERS 3-4 3 TALUKA LEVEL OFFICERS 5-71 3.1 SALCETE 5-16 3.2 MORMUGAO 17-28 3.3 QUEPEM 29-39 3.4 DHARBANDORA 40-48 3.5 CANACONA 49-56 3.6 SANGUEM 57-61 3.7 PONDA 62-71 4. STANDING DISASTER TEAM OF HOSPICIO 72 HOSPITAL 5. SOUTH GOA DISTRICTN HOSPITALS 72 6. LIST OF IMPORTANT TOLL FREE NUMBERS 73-74 2 1. STATE LEVEL OFFICERS STD CODE-0832 Sr. Name & Officer’s Designation Office Phone Residence Mobile Fax No. 1. Shri. Dharmendra Sharma ,IAS., 2419401/2419402 2224908 7030297806 2415201 Chief Secretary 2. Shri Sudhir Mahajan, IAS. 2419409 2221315 7722089606 2419687 Secretary (Revenue) 3. Shri Anthony D’ Souza 2419435 2453067 9850926003 2419671 4. Shri Sudin Natu, 2419444 23142202 9422395833 2419670 Under Secretary (Revenue -I) 5. Shri Sagun Velip 2419444 22249220 7875756005 2419670 Under Secretary (Revenue -II) 6. State Control Room 2419550/2415583 -- -- -- 7. Army Central Adjutant 2STC 2226246/47/48 8975003178 2416512 Goa 8. Captain Najmulhuda 2582866/2582200 ---- ---- 258266 CSO Goa Naval Headquarters 2582202/2866294 Vasco Da Gama (Diving Unit) 2582202 Goa Naval Headquarters 2582200 9. Dig. M. V. Baadkar (Coast 2531800 /2520968 --- 9422971273 2531802/ Guard Commanding Officer 2531804/2524718 25205841 Commanding officer Air, Toll Free: 1554 Enclave, Goa) 10. Shri M. L. Sahu, 2425547 ------- 9425507819 2420161 Scientist-D & Director of I.M.D, Goa. 11. Drishti Special Response 3252854 ---- 9225580007 2451282 Service, Antonio Menezes, Manager 12.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Article (PDF)
    OCCASIONAL PAPERNo. 143 Records of the Zoological Survey of India BIRDS OF GOA B. C. SAHA AND J. M. DASGUPTA ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA RECOR·E)S OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 143 BIRDS OF GOA By B. C. SAHA AND J. M. DASGUPTA ~~ Eaited .by the Director, ZoologicaZ Survey o/India 199Z © Copyright 1992, Government of India Published in February, 1992 PRICE: Inland ; Rs. 40-00 Foreign; £ 2-00 $ 3-50 PRINTED IN INDIA BY THE BANI PRESS, 16, HEMENDRA SEN STREET, CALCUTTA-700 006, PUBLISHED BY THE DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCED BY THB PUBLICATION DIVISION ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY Of INDIA~ CALCUTT~-700 072 RECORDS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATION Occasional Paper No. 143 1992 Pages 1-56 CONTENTS PAGB INTRODUCTION ... I SUTBMATIC ACCOUNT ••• 2 SUMMARY ... 55 ACKNOWLEDGEMBNT ... 55 RBPBRBNCES ••• 55 BIRDS OF GOA By B. C. SAHA AND J. M. DASGUPTA Zoological Survey oj India, Oalcutta. INTRODUCTION After the merger of Goa with the Indian Union, the Zoological Survey of India sent serveral parties to explore the faunal wealth of this place. The paper is based on the ornithological material collected during 1968-1978. Included also are records made from Goa by Grubh and Ali (1976) and Rane (1984). Our knowledge on the bird life of the State is lirrlited to the records made from the adjoining areas of North Kanara by Davidson (1898) and Karnataka by Ali (1942·43). Grubh and Ali (1976) reported 88 species and subspecies and sight record of 65 species from Goa. Rane (1984) made sight records of another 30 species.
    [Show full text]
  • A Survey of Soil Fertility Status of Cashewnut Gardens of South Goa
    Volume: 2: Issue-3: July-Sept -2011 ISSN 0976-4550 A SURVEY OF SOIL FERTILITY STATUS OF CASHEW NUT GARDENS OF SOUTH GOA, INDIA. Roopa S Belurkar* and Mallikarjun S Yadawe# Parvatibai Science college Goa* S.B.Arts and K.C.P.Science College Bijapur#, Karnataka India [email protected]. ABSTRACT: Characterization of surface soil for fertility was studied by taking ten representative samples of traditional cashew nut gardens in south Goa. Study revealed that soils are acidic (slight to moderate) in nature with non saline low cation exchange capacity. The available nitrogen content varied from 108 (low) to 945kg/ha (high). The data on available phosphorus ( P2O5 ) indicate low 16.13 to high 18.82 kg/ha indicating low nutrient indices. Potassium status was from 44.8 to 291.2 kg/ha. The exchangeable cation is in the ratio of 1:3 with high fertility rating. Key words: Cashew nut, fertility status, nutrients, exchangeable cations. INTRODUCTION Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L ) which was introduced in Goa by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, mainly to control soil erosion and to use in a forestation programmes has now become an important cash crop of Goa. It is grown in an area of 47094ha which becomes to 30% of the total cultivated area has more land under cashew nut than any other state. Although there has been significant increase in the area under cashew nut since liberation ( 13,513 ha in 1961) as there has been no significant increase in the productivity. The agro climatic situation in South Goa offers good scope to raise successful cashew nut plantation in varied soils ranging from coastal sandy to sandy loam and laterite in the hill slopes up to elevation of about 700 meter.
    [Show full text]
  • Goa: the Best of South India
    Goa: The best of south India Custom Tour 21-27 November 2010 The amazing Ceylon Frogmouth on a day roost. This is definitely one of the great highlights of a birding trip to Goa. www.tropicalbirding.com Tour Leader: Keith Barnes Introduction: This was a quickfire seven-day junket through south India for a few participants that wanted to add to their time in India after joining our set departure tour to North India. Goa is a South Indian state that hosts a series of laidback coastal beach towns, offering a great introduction to Asian birds and the fascinating culture of the Indian subcontinent. The town of Baga is an excellent base from which to see a ton of birds in a relaxed atmosphere. It is littered with western-style resorts, and restaurants with delicious prawn and fish curries. However, before we spent time at our base in Baga, we headed into the cooler hills of the western Ghats, located near the eastern border of the province. Here we lapped up the many South Indian endemics and the fragile beauty of these sub-montane forests. Because this trip was customized, we were not chasing a big list, and we specifically ignored the many waterbird-rich sites in Goa, as we would be targeting these species on our main tour in North India. Instead, we chased the many forest-based lifebirds that were new for the participants. As a result we saw few ducks, waders and shorbirds, but were focused on the forest specialties at Backwoods and coastal specialties at Baga that would be new, and specifically those that would not be picked up in N.
    [Show full text]
  • OFFICIAL {;Overnment 'OF GOA
    I AmOD. GOA.5 I (lanaii, 51h April, 1984 {Chait~t 16, 19061 , SERIES I No. I OFFICIAL {;OvERNMENT 'OF GOA.. DAMAN ,AND' DIU GOVERNIvfBNTOF,'GOA., 'DAMAN Notwea,tion • ," ,j AiNDDIU 8-12-82-FOR ':u;; exerCise ofth~ Powers conferred by Section 18 , Department of Personnel alld Administrative Reforms of the WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972 (CentraIAct 53 of 1972), the Administrator of Goa, Daman and N otiflcatiQn Diu hereby amends the Government Notification no. '1/56/76-PER (Part) 8-12-82-For dated 27-9-1982, published in the Official Gazette Series I, No. 26, dated 27-9-1982 (hereinafter 'In exercise of the powerS conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution read \Vith the Go­ called the "principal Notification':) as follows, vernment of India, Ministry of External Affairs namely:- Notification No. F. 7(1l)62-Goo. dated 25th July, 1963, the Lieutenant GovernoJ; of Goa, Daman and For the Schedule appended to the prinCipal No­ Diu hereby makes the following amendment to all tification," the following Schedule shall be substi­ the existing Recruitment Rules governing recruit­ tuted, namely:- ment,to Group 'C' and Group '0' posts in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, namely:""':' SCHEDULE In the Schedule appended to all the existing The areas of Sanguem taluka falling partially or Recruitment Rules for the various group 'C' and wholly within the village limits of Aglote, Boma, group 'D' posts under this Administration in the entry under column '6, for the wo~s "Relaxable Calem, Caranzol, Colem, Carmonem, Dongurlim, upto 5 years for Governm.ent Servants" wherever Dudal, Maulinguem, Molem, Oxel, Patiem, Surla, , they occur, the following words shall be substi- Sancordem, Sigao and Sonaulim and delimited by the tuted, namely:- boundaries mentioned, below: "Relaxable for G<;lVernment Servants".
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter-01 Introduction
    Consultancy Services for Four Laning of existing Environmental Impact Goa/Karnataka Border-Panaji Goa Section of NH-4A from Km Assessment & Environmental 84.000 to Km 153.075 in the state of Goa on BOT (Toll) basis Management Plan under NHDP-III (Anmod to Panaji Section) CHAPTER-01 INTRODUCTION 1.0 INTRODUCTION Highway projects are undertaken with a motive to improve the economic status and social welfare of the people. At the same time, they may also create an adverse impact on the surrounding environment. People and property in the direct path of the road works may be affected. The environmental impact of highway projects include damage to sensitive Eco-systems, soil erosion, changes to drainage pattern and thereby affecting groundwater, interference with animal and plant life, loss of productive agricultural lands, resettlement of people, disruption of local economic activities, demographic changes, accelerated urbanization and increase in air pollution and noise levels. Hence there is a greater importance for careful examination of Highway developmental activities and operations should be planned and executed by considering potential environmental impacts. The Public Works Department of Government of Goa represented by the Secretary, Public Works Department is engaged in the development of National highways on behalf of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and as part of this endeavour, the Employer has decided to undertake “Four Laning of existing Goa/Karnataka border- Panaji Goa section of NH4A from Km 84/000 to 153/075(ANMOD TO PANAJI) UNDER NHDP-III”. Public Works Department of Government of Goa engaged M/s Aarvee Associates Architects Engineers & Consultants Pvt.
    [Show full text]