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11.13 Karnataka
11.13 KARNATAKA 11.13.1 Introduction Karnataka, the seventh largest State of the country, with a geographical area of 1,91,791 sq km accounts for 5.83% of the geographical area of the country. The State is located in the south western region of India and lies between 11°30' N to 18°30' N latitudes and 74°00' E to 78°30' E longitudes and is bordered by Maharashtra and Goa in the North, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the east, Kerala & Tamil Nadu on the South and the Arabian Sea on the West. The State can be divided into two distinct physiographic regions viz the 'Malnad' or hilly region comprising Western Ghats and 'Maidan' or plain region comprising the inland plateau of varying heights. The average annual rainfall varies from 2,000 mm to 3,200 mm and the average annual temperature between 25°C and 35°C. The Western Ghats, which has an exceptionally high level of biological diversity and endemism, covers about 60% of forest area of the State. East flowing rivers in Karnataka mainly Cauvery & Krishna along with its tributaries drain into Bay of Bengal and west flowing rivers mainly Sharavathi & Kali drain into Arabian Sea. The State has 30 districts, amongst which 5 are tribal and 6 are hill districts. As per the 2011 census, Karnataka has a population of 61.13 million, which is 5.05% of India's population. The rural and urban populations constitute 61.43% and 38.57% respectively. Tribal population is 6.96% of the State's population. -
Bhadra Voluntary Relocation India
BHADRA VOLUNTARY RELOCATION INDIA INDIA FOREWORD During my tenure as Director Project Tiger in the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India, I had the privilege of participating in voluntary relocation of villages from Bhadra Tiger Reserve. As nearly two decades have passed, whatever is written below is from my memory only. Mr Yatish Kumar was the Field Director of Bhadra Tiger Reserve and Mr Gopalakrishne Gowda was the Collector of Chikmagalur District of Karnataka during voluntary relocation in Bhadra Tiger Reserve. This Sanctuary was notified as a Tiger Reserve in the year 1998. After the notification as tiger reserve, it was necessary to relocate the existing villages as the entire population with their cattle were dependent on the Tiger Reserve. The area which I saw in the year 1998 was very rich in flora and fauna. Excellent bamboo forests were available but it had fire hazard too because of the presence of villagers and their cattle. Tiger population was estimated by Dr. Ullas Karanth and his love for this area was due to highly rich biodiversity. Ultimately, resulted in relocation of all the villages from within the reserve. Dr Karanth, a devoted biologist was a close friend of mine and during his visit to Delhi he proposed relocation of villages. As the Director of Project Tiger, I was looking at voluntary relocation of villages for tribals only from inside Tiger Reserve by de-notifying suitable areas of forests for relocation, but in this case the villagers were to be relocated by purchasing a revenue land which was very expensive. -
Tree Park Project Koppa Range
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT KOPPA DIVISION, KOPPA CHIKKAMAGALUR CIRCLE Detailed Project Report of SALU MARADA THIMMAKKA TREE PARK HULUMAKKI, KOPPA RANGE SAALU MARADA THIMMAKKA TREE PARK- HULUMAKKI KOPPA RANGE, KOPPA DIVISION I. INTRODUCTION: The Saalumarada Thimmakka Tree park is located near Koppa Town, Koppa Range of Koppa Division, Chikkamagaluru District. It is located at Taluk headquarter with GPS location N 13° 31′ 34.1” E 075 21’ 26.9”. The Koppa Taluk has 64 Villages. The tree park is centrally located and can be approached from Sringeri, Balehonnur, Agumbe, Thirthahalli and Kuppalli and many tourists and pilgrims visit these places. Kannada and Tulu is the Language spoken by most of the people in Koppa. The Tree Park is located in Shringeri Legislative Assembly constituency. Sl.No Particulars Details 1 Name of Town/Village Hulumakki Village near Koppa Town- Koppa Range-Koppa Division, Chikmagaluru District. 2 Distance from the City/ Town 1.5 Km for which the Tree-Park is proposed 3 Assembly Constituency Sringeri Legislative Assembly Constituency 4 Total area of Tree-Park 8-00 Ha. 5 GPS location N 13° 31′ 34.1” E 75° 21’ 26.9” JUSTIFICATION FOR SITE SELECTION: The area located is amidst the Koppa town at sloppy top where good view of surroundings can be seen. It is adjacent to Guthyamma temple of Hulumakki & situated on left side of Koppa to Chikmagalur highway road. The highway road is frequented by many pilgrims and tourists who regularly visit the shringeri, Agumbe, Kuppalli, Thirthahalli, Balehonnur and Horanadu. The Koppa town has population of around five thousands and office head quarters of Taluk and many schools and colleges are also present here. -
Chikmagalur District Lists
Group "C" Societies having less than Rs.10 crores of working capital / turnover, Chikmagalur District lists. Mobile Sl No Society Name Email ID District Taluk Society Address Number 1 AIT ENGINEERING COLLEGE CO- - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR AIT ANGINEERINT COLLEGE CO-OPSO CHIKAMAGALUR ,Pin : OP-SO 577101 2 AJJANAKATTE M P C S - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR AJJANAKATTE M P C S CHIKAMAGALUR ,Pin : 577101 3 ALDHURU P A C S 8262250020 - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR ALDHURU PA C S CHIKMAGALUR DIST ,Pin : 577101 4 AMAANATH VI.CO-OP-SO - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR AMAANATH VI CO-OP SO CKM ,Pin : 577101 5 AMBALE P A C S 8262269238 - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR AMBALE PA C S AMBALE CHIKAGALUR ,Pin : 577101 6 ANNURU P A C S 8262260027 - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR ANNURU PA CS CHIKAMAGALUR DIST ,Pin : 577101 7 ATHIGUNDI P A C S 8262231027 - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR ATHIGUNDI PA C S CHIKAMAGALUR DIST ,Pin : 577101 8 AVUTHI P A C S 8262249005 - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR AVUTHI PA C S CHIKAMAGALUR ,Pin : 577101 9 BELAVADI M P C S - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR BELAVADI M P C S CHIKAMAGALUR ,Pin : 577101 10 BHANDAVYA CO-OP-SO - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR BHANDAVYA COOPSO CKM ,Pin : 577101 11 BILEKALAHALLI CONSUMERS CO- - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR BILEKALAHALLI CONSUMERS CO-OPSO CKM ,Pin : 577101 OP-SO 12 BILLEKALAHALLI M P C S - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR BILEKALLAHALLI M P C S CKM ,Pin : 577101 13 BKTHARAHALLI - - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR BHATHARAHALLI M P C S CKM ,Pin : 577101 14 BYIGURU P A C S 8262250120 - Chikmagalur CHIKMAGALUR BYGURU PA C S CKM ,Pin : 577101 15 CHIK-TALUK -
Annexure 5.8 (Chapter V
ANNEXURE 5.8 (CHAPTER V. PARA 25) Form 9 List of Applications for inclusion received in Form6 Designated location Assembly Constituency :123 - Revision identity identity (where applications Sringeri have been received) 1. List Number 2. Period of applications (covered in From Date: To Date: this list) 10/10/2018 11/01/2019 Name of Father / Part Date of Place of Application Sl No. Name of Claimant Mother / Husband Application No. No. receipt Residence Status and (Relationship) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 1 01/12/2018 Ramla C S Abdul Janatha Kareem (H) calony,Mutthinako Application is ppa 53656415123 Approved- Part village,Mutthinako No is 1 ppa post, Burj, Muttinakoppa 2 1 01/02/2018 Manjula Shantha kumara Application is Village, (H) 21484321123 Approved- Part Muttinakoppa No is 1 Post, 3 1 15/11/2018 Mohmad Khaliv Dadapeer (F) Janatha calony,Mutthinako Application is ppa 87061477123 Approved- Part village,Mutthinako No is 1 ppa post, Burj, Muttinakoppa 4 1 01/02/2018 Shantha Kumara Rangappa (F) Application is Village, 55682835123 Approved- Part Muttinakoppa No is 1 Post, Mallikoppa,Malliko 5 1 01/12/2018 Rajini T Thomas (F) Application is ppa 89238416123 Approved- Part village,Mutthinako No is 1 ppa post, Mallikoppa,Malliko 6 1 01/12/2018 Prajna Praveena M (H) Application is ppa 68345039123 Approved- Part village,Mutthinako No is 1 ppa post, 7 1 01/12/2018 C S Abdul C V Syed Ali (F) Janath Kareem calony,Mutthinako Application is ppa 71812417123 Approved- Part village,Mutthinako No is 1 ppa post, 8 1 01/12/2018 Sowmyashree R Dhinesha N (H) Bhadra -
Depth-Wise Distribution of Soil-Carbon Stock Under Shaded- Perennial Agroforestry Systems: Case Studies from India and Costa Rica
DEPTH-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF SOIL-CARBON STOCK UNDER SHADED- PERENNIAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS: CASE STUDIES FROM INDIA AND COSTA RICA By NILOVNA CHATTERJEE A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2018 1 © 2018 Nilovna Chatterjee 2 To my late grandfather R. K. Sen Sharma 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS At the outset, I am indebted to my parents, Biman and Gouri Chatterjee for their relentless support of my decision to endeavor on this career path. While the decision did not come without its consequences— moving 8,800 miles away from the familiar East to the foreign West only added to the challenge. In this spirit, I would not have been able to dream of an education abroad had it not been the grace and kindness of my advisor Dr. P.K. Nair and the School of Forest Resources and Conservation who offered me a Graduate Research Fellowship to pursue this program. Even though, I lacked formal training in forestry and soil science, Dr. P.K. Nair believed in my enthusiasm and abilities to pursue a doctoral degree in soil carbon sequestration. His excellent mentorship weaved in with critical comments, patience, and suggestions have helped me throughout my doctoral program and I consider him as the most influential mentor in my academic life. I am thankful to Dr. Vimala Nair, who showed her concern for me through these four years. Dr. Vimala Nair facilitated the laboratory work in the Soil and Environmental Chemistry Lab at the Soil and Water Sciences department. -
Award Winners List Name of the Estate and The
THE FLAVOUR OF INDIA FINE CUP AWARD CUPPING COMPETITION 2014 Award winners list Name of the estate and the grower Type of coffee Category BADRA JAGALIKAL ESTATE M/s BadraEstates and Industries Ltd. Empire Infantry, III rd Floor, # 29 Plantation Bulk BEST Infantry Road ,Bangalore – 560 001 SLN -4 (Agaro) ARABICA Ph: 080-22866268, 22861065 Email: [email protected] [email protected] BADNEKHAN ESTATE M/s Devon Plantations & Industries Ltd. BEST Basarikatte - 577114. Estate Branded SPECIALTY Chikmagalur Parchment Bulk ARABICA Ph:08265-240535/24635, SLN. 9 Mail: [email protected] HARLEY 'B' ESTATE , Mr. D.S. SHRAVAN TEJAS, Robusta parchment Sakaleshpura Taluk “AB’’ BEST Ph: 9980898868, Old Peredenia ROBUSTA email: [email protected] DEVARACADOO ESTATE Robusta Kaapi M/s TATA COFFEE LIMITED, Royale BEST Pollibetta - 571215 Organic Robusta ROBUSTA South Kodagu Peredenia SPECIALTY PH: 08274 251411 Email: [email protected] CATEGORY - ARABICA Sl. NAME OF THE ESTATE AND THE REGIONAL NO. GROWER RANKING 1. BADRA JAGALIKAL ESTATE M/s BadraEstates and Industries Ltd. Empire Infantry, III rd Floor, # 29 BEST OF Infantry Road, Bangalore – 560 001 BABABUDANGIRIS Ph: 080-22866268, 22861065 REGION Email: [email protected] [email protected] 2. M.S.& KOTORDIE ESTATES M/s Balanoor Plantations and Industries Ltd. BEST OF Basarikatte Post , Chikmagalur district, CHIKMAGALUR Karnataka- 577114, REGION Ph: 08265- 240722 3. SILVER CLOUD ESTATE Mr.AshokRampuria, M/s Silver Cloud Estate Pvt. Ltd. Gudalur -643211, BEST OF Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, NILGIRIS Ph: 04262-261255, 09487315960, REGION Email: [email protected] 4. ATTIKAN ESTATE M/s Sangameshwar Estates Pvt. Ltd. "VaidyanathaVijayam" No.1/8, BEST OF BILIGIRIS Artillery Road Halasuru Bangalore-560008. -
Chikkamagaluru
K.S.R.T.C. CHIKKAMAGALURU DIVISION: CHIKKAMAGALURU KADUR BUS STAND TEL NO-7022030216 SL NO FROM TO TYPE OF SERVICE VIA PLACES DEP TIME 1 BENGALURU ANEKAL EXPRESS ARASIKERE 12.30 2 SHIVAMOGGA ARASIKERE EXPRESS MATTIGHATTA 8.00 3 SHIVAMOGGA ARASIKERE EXPRESS MATTIGHATTA 13.00 4 SINDHANUR ARASIKERE EXPRESS MATTIGHATTA 16.30 5 GAJENDRAGAD ARASIKERE EXPRESS MATTIGHATTA 18.00 6 DHARMASTALA BALLARI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 5.15 7 KADUR BALLARI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 8.15 8 KADUR BALLARI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 9.00 9 DHARMASTALA BALLARI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 10.30 10 CHIKKAMAGALURU BALLARI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 15.00 11 DHARMASTALA BALLARI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 20.00 12 CHIKKAMAGALURU BELAGAVI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 7.00 13 CHIKKAMAGALURU BELAGAVI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 9.45 14 MYSURU BELAGAVI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 10.30 15 MUDIGERE BELAGAVI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 19.00 16 HASSAN BELAGAVI EXPRESS BIRUR, TARIKERE,SHIVAMOGGA, HARIHAR 21.15 17 BELAGAVI BELUR EXPRESS SAKHARAYPATNA, CHIKKAMAGALURU 17.30 18 HUBBALLI BELUR EXPRESS ARASIKERE 18.00 19 SHIVAMOGGA BENGALURU EXPRESS ARASIKERE, TUMAKURU 4.30 20 KADUR BENGALURU EXPRESS ARASIKERE, TUMAKURU 5.00 21 SHIVAMOGGA BENGALURU EXPRESS ARASIKERE, TUMAKURU 6.00 22 SHIVAMOGGA BENGALURU EXPRESS ARASIKERE, TUMAKURU 6.00 23 SHIVAMOGGA BENGALURU EXPRESS ARASIKERE, TUMAKURU 6.30 24 SHIVAMOGGA BENGALURU -
Government of Karnataka Revenue Village, Habitation Wise
Government of Karnataka O/o Commissioner for Public Instruction, Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore - 560001 RURAL Revenue village, Habitation wise Neighbourhood Schools - 2015 Habitation Name School Code Management Lowest Highest Entry type class class class Habitation code / Ward code School Name Medium Sl.No. District : Tumkur Block : CHIKNAYAKANHALLI Revenue Village : HANDANAKERE 29180100101 29180100101 Govt. 1 8 Class 1 HANDANKERE GMHPS HANDANKERE 05 - Kannada 1 29180100101 29180100102 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 HANDANKERE GULPS HANDANKERE (URDU) 18 - Urdu 2 29180100101 29180100103 Pvt Aided 1 7 Class 1 HANDANKERE AMBEDKAR HPS HANDANKERE 05 - Kannada 3 29180100101 29180100109 Pvt Unaided 1 5 LKG HANDANKERE SRI BANASHANKARIDEVI LPS HANDNKERE 05 - Kannada 4 Revenue Village : KENGALAPURA 29180100201 29180100204 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 KENGALAPURA GLPS KENGALAPURA 05 - Kannada 5 29180100202 29180100202 Govt. 1 7 Class 1 KENGALAPURADA HATTI GHPS KENGALAPURA HATTI 05 - Kannada 6 29180100203 29180100203 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 NAYAKARA PALYA GLPS NAYAKARA PALYA 05 - Kannada 7 Revenue Village : RAMAGHATTA 29180100301 29180100301 Govt. 1 7 Class 1 RAMAGHATTA GHPS RAMGHATTA 05 - Kannada 8 29180100302 29180100302 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 TAKKALU PALYA GLPS TAKKALUPALYA 05 - Kannada 9 Revenue Village : PURADAKATTE 29180100401 29180100401 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 PURADAKATTE GLPS PURADAKATTE 05 - Kannada 10 Revenue Village : HALLITIMMALAPURA 29180100501 29180100501 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 HALLI TIMMALAPURA GLPS HALLITIMMALAPURA 05 - Kannada 11 29180100502 29180100502 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 GUNGARABAAGI GLPS GUNGABAAGI 05 - Kannada 12 Revenue Village : HUCCHANAHALLI 29180100601 29180100601 Govt. 1 5 Class 1 HUCCHANAHALLI GLPS HUCCHANAHALLI 05 - Kannada 13 e-Governance, CPI office, Bangalore 1/1/2015 -5:48:16 PM 1 Government of Karnataka O/o Commissioner for Public Instruction, Nrupatunga Road, Bangalore - 560001 RURAL Revenue village, Habitation wise Neighbourhood Schools - 2015 Habitation Name School Code Management Lowest Highest Entry type class class class Habitation code / Ward code School Name Medium Sl.No. -
New Vtp Applicants List
Contact Person Date of Name Address City District PinCode Telephone Mobile Email Contact Person Name VTP CP Email Mobile Application RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SRIRANGA nithyananda_mv@yah OPP SBM BANK, MAIN ROAD Mandya 571438 08236-252334 9845446401 [email protected] NITHYANANDA MV 9845446401 15-Apr-15 SOCIETY(R) PATNA oo.in RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SRIRANGA nithyananda_mv@yah OPP SBM BANK, MAIN ROAD Mandya 571438 08236-252334 9845446401 [email protected] NITHYANANDA MV 9845446401 15-Apr-15 SOCIETY(R) PATNA oo.in BENGALU [email protected] RACHANA ENTERPRISES PLOT NO-15, ABOVE CORPORATION BANK, KENGARI Bangalore 560074 080-28437482 9620400770 [email protected] UMA RUDRESH 9972920022 15-Apr-15 RU m # 2934/25 E 2ND FLOOR ABOVE HDFC BANK CLUB ROAD BANGALO [email protected] raghunathv@sriakshay SRI AKSHAY TECHNOLOGIES Bangalore 560040 080-41493098 9739011252 RAGHUNATHA.V 9739011252 15-Apr-15 VIJAYANAGAR RE m tech.com # 2934/25 E 2ND FLOOR ABOVE HDFC BANK CLUB ROAD BANGALO [email protected] raghunathv@sriakshay SRI AKSHAY TECHNOLOGIES Bangalore 560040 080-41493098 9739011252 RAGHUNATHA.V 9739011252 15-Apr-15 VIJAYANAGAR RE m tech.com RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING SRIRANGA nithyananda_mv@yah OPP. SBM BANK , MAIN ROAD Mandya 571438 08236-252334 9845446401 [email protected] NITHYANANDA M V 9845446401 15-Apr-15 SOCIETY(R) PATNA oo.in # 2934/25 E 2ND FLOOR ABOVE HDFC BANK CLUB ROAD BANGALO [email protected] raghunathv@sriakshay SRI AKSHAY TECHNOLOGIES Bangalore 560040 080-41493098 9739011252 RAGHUNATHA.V -
Making Resettlement Work: the Case of India's Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION 139 (2007) 315– 324 available at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon Making resettlement work: The case of India’s Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Krithi K. Karanth* Nicholas School of Environment and Earth Sciences, P.O. Box 90328, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: The relocation and resettlement of people from nature reserves is a controversial issue in Received 24 January 2007 the conservation community. The perceived poor success rate of resettlement efforts, com- Received in revised form bined with availability of few well-documented studies, warrants a detailed examination of 17 May 2007 this issue. I have analyzed a relocation and resettlement project in India’s Bhadra Wildlife Available online 4 September 2007 Sanctuary. I examine the relocation experience of 419 households who moved to two vil- lages located outside the reserve. I interviewed 61% of relocated households in 2002 and Keywords: 55% relocated households in 2006. In 2002, 71% of households were satisfied with the relo- Conservation cation effort and their quality of life. In 2006, 52% of households were satisfied with their India quality of life. Four years after relocation, all households have access to electricity, water, Protected areas schools, health care, transportation, and communication facilities. Many households have Relocation increased their income and assets. Yet, there were differences between the two different- Tropics resettlement villages, with one of them faring better in terms of economics, hardships, and Western Ghats uncertainty. This paper draws out insights important for improving conservation practices related to resettlement efforts. It documents short to mid-term successes and challenges that affect the communities involved. -
Assessment of Water Quality Index for the Groundwater in Tumkur Taluk, Karnataka State, India
ISSN: 0973-4945; CODEN ECJHAO E-Journal of Chemistry http://www.e-journals.net 2009, 6(2), 523-530 Assessment of Water Quality Index for the Groundwater in Tumkur Taluk, Karnataka State, India C. R. RAMAKRISHNAIAH * , C. SADASHIVAIAH # and G. RANGANNA § *Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, S.I.T, Tumkur-572103. #Karavali Institute of Technology, Neerumarga, Mangalore-575023, India. §Department of Mathematics, UGC-CSA, Central College Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore-560 001, India. [email protected] Received 18 August 2008; Revised 29 November 2008; Accepted 11 December 2008 Abstract: The present work is aimed at assessing the water quality index (WQI) for the groundwater of Tumkur taluk. This has been determined by collecting groundwater samples and subjecting the samples to a comprehensive physicochemical analysis. For calculating the WQI, the following 12 parameters have been considered: pH, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, bicarbonate, chloride, nitrate, sulphate, total dissolved solids, iron, manganese and fluorides. The WQI for these samples ranges from 89.21 to 660.56. The high value of WQI has been found to be mainly from the higher values of iron, nitrate, total dissolved solids, hardness, fluorides, bicarbonate and manganese in the groundwater. The results of analyses have been used to suggest models for predicting water quality. The analysis reveals that the groundwater of the area needs some degree of treatment before consumption, and it also needs to be protected from the perils of contamination Keywords : Groundwater, Water quality standards, Water quality index, India Introduction Groundwater is used for domestic and industrial water supply and irrigation all over the world.