DISTRICT MINERAL SURVEY REPORT DISTRICT LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY (DEIAA) HAVERI DISTRICT DISTRICT MINERAL SURVEY REPORT Sl. No Contents Page No. 1 Introduction 1 2 Administrative setup 2 3 General Profile of the District 4 4 Transportation and Communication 6 5 Land use pattern 9 6 Climate and Rainfall 9 7 Geology and Mineral wealth 12 8 Overview of Mining Activity in the District 16 9 Process of Deposition of Sediments in river bed 20 1. Introduction : Haveri district is situated in the western sector of the Karnataka state. The district encompasses an area 485156 hectares laying between the latitudinal parallels of 140190 North to 150090 North and the longitudes of 750010 East to 750500 East. In its shape the district may be regarded as roughly resembling an inverted square shape. Its greatest length from north to south is about 111 kms and its great breath from east to west is about 87 km. The district is bounded on the North by the districts of Dharwad and Gadag; on the south by the district of Davangere and Shimoga and the west by the district of North Kanara. All these districts which surround Haveri belong to Karnataka state itself. Varada river act as the central part of the district and it flows west to east direction about 128 kms on the north-east and south, the Tungabhadra river flows in between Haveri-Gadag, Shimoga, Davangere and Bellary districts. 2. Administrative Setup The district is divided into seven taluks having a total geographical area of 4848 sq. kms. The district is also divided into two sub divisions with taluks Shiggaon, Hangal, Savanur coming under Savanur subdivision and taluks Haveri, Hirekerur, Byadagi and Ranibennur coming under Haveri sub division. Haveri is the administrative and political headquarters of the district, whereas Ranebennur in the south is a business hub. The important towns and villages in Haveri District are: Haveri: The district's administrative, culture and political headquarters, it also famous for its cattle markets, oil mills and cotton markets. Haveri is also known for "Haveri Nyaya". a typical method of settling the disputes. Haunsabhavi: Famous Place for Education (Mruthyunjaya vidya peeta). Hangal: Taluk headquarters. Place of the beautiful Tarkeshawar temple. Akki-Alur: City in Hanagal Taluk. Rice bowl of Haveri District. Famous for its lake and gardens. Kumar Pattanam: Place of Birla industries on the bank of the river Tungabhadra. Byadgi: Famous for Byadgi chilli. Bankapura: Notified as Bankapur Conservation Reserve offering a safe haven for peacocks. Ranebennur: Important trade centre in central Karnataka. Kaginele: Kaginele Kanaka Guru Peetha, a religious Math (institution) dedicated to sage Kanakadasa is present here. Rattihalli : City in hirekerur taluk. Place for beautiful kadambeshwar temple. 3. General profile of the district; Semi-malnad Semi-malnad lies in the Western part of the district and covers Shiggoan, Hanagal, Hirekerur and Byadagi talukas. It covers half of the districts total area. It consists of a typical landscape having low ranges with monsoonal forest cover. The hill ranges of Dundshi and Hanagal are rounded and subdued in topography. The hill range of Masur and Marvalli spread towards the extreme south. Maidan To the East of the semi-malnad belt lies the undulated plain region called “Maidan Area”. It is characterized by isolated hills like Devagirigudda, NelogalGudda, SiddapurGudda and MalthihalliGudda. The isolated hills are 609 mts. above the sea level. The whole ranges from 527 to 610 mts. above the sea level. The maidan region extends over the talukas of Haveri, Ranebennur, Savanur and Eastern part of Byadgi 4. Transportation and Communication Transportation plays a vital role in bringing goods and services, an interaction between the people residing in different surrounding areas of a particular district, state or any other region of the world. It is well recognized fact that the absence of transportation facilities results in the subsistence level of economy in any region. Talukawise Extent of Roads in Kms – 2011-12 Sl.No Taluk National State Main Rural Others Highway Highway Roads Roads 1 Byadagi 13.00 46.60 188.32 424.50 12.20 2 Hanagal - 114.48 321.40 896.70 0.00 3 Haveri 20.00 113.06 280.46 776.20 8.40 4 Hirekerur - 95.86 347.37 781.05 0.00 5 Ranebennur 32.00 83.03 288.56 770.00 0.00 6 Savanur 5.00 34.69 236.01 507.45 0.00 7 Shiggaon 31.00 99.49 181.55 644.70 0.00 Total 103.00 587.21 1843.67 4800.60 20.60 The study region has a well developed transportation network. The district has 103 kms of national highways, 587.21 kms of state highways, 1843.67 kms of main district roads, 4800.60 kms of rural village roads and only 20.60 kms of other district roads (table 2.16). The national highways NH4 which connected Pune to Bangalore passes through Haveri city, Shiggaon and Ranebennur talukas. TRANSPORTATION MAP OF HAVERI DISTRICT The state highways and main roads constitute about 2430.88 kms. It is observed that the rural roads are to the extent of 4800.60 kms which pictures the thrust accorded to rural sector/rural infrastructure. The roads laid under NABARD and schemes are tending towards rural sectors maintaining high quality work, because of NABARDs thrust on laying quality roads almost all rural roads will be converted into unmetalled to metalled or tar roads within few years Talukawise Railway Lines in Kms – 2011-12 Sl.No. Taluk Kms Number of Stations 1 Byadagi 15 (Broad-Gauge) 01 2 Hanagal Nil Nil 3 Haveri 31 (Broad-Gauge) 02 4 Hirekerur Nil Nil 5 Ranebennur 27 (Broad-Gauge) 03 6 Savanur 26 (Broad-Gauge) 03 7 Shiggaon Nil Nil Total 99 (Broad-Gauge) 09 In the district there is a broad-gauge railway network with 99 kms except Hanagal, Hirekerur and Shiggaon talukas. The railway line passes through all the other four talukas connecting important suburban or town centres in the district. There are 9 important railway stations in the study region. Railways are used for transportation of maize, groundnut and other agricultural goods. 5. Land Use Pattern Land utilization by the Forest Agriculture, Horticulture and Mining Activity etc., given in the table below. Agriculture, Horticulture and Sericulture and Forest Year 2015-16 Land Utilization (Hectares) Sl Taluk Geogra Forest Non Barr Total Cultiv Perme Tree Total No phical agricul en able nent s & Area ture waste Pasteu Gro re ves 1 Byadagi 43656 4889 2145 501 2646 190 1109 20 1319 2 Hangal 77525 8474 6501 1885 8386 734 2061 1535 4330 3 Haveri 79985 3849 5519 466 5985 1178 1754 2 2934 4 Hirekerur 80694 8876 6818 712 7530 0 2701 298 2999 5 Ranebennur 90475 10614 6275 834 7109 552 2417 100 3069 6 Savanur 53901 801 2585 624 3209 0 722 181 903 7 Shiggaon 58920 9951 3464 771 4235 335 1445 154 1934 Total 485156 47454 33307 5793 39100 2989 12209 2290 17488 Area utilization of land for the Quarrying Activity (2015-16) Source :- Mines and Geology Minor Mineral Quarry lease areas utilize details. Sl Purpose Total in Extent No No’s (in acres) 1 Active building Stone Quarry lease 59 98.00 2 Expired/ Determined/Surrendered 25 30.30 building stone quarry lease 4 RRC Issued building stone quarry 78 73.19 lease 5 RRC Issued building Sand lease 23 162.68 6. Climate & Rainfall Climate is one of the important factors, through which the activities of mankind find their place on the surface of earth. The climatic of any locality or a region is not determined by a single factor element, but rather by the combinations of climatic elements and ofweather types prevailing there. The climatic condition of a region also depends upon man made features like industrial, upon the intensity of the transportation system, the density of population and the green spaces in the towns and villages of theregion. The climate of the Haveri district is characterized by the tropical monsoon, which indicates the seasonal weather throughout the year, and it is product of the inter play of the two opposing air masses of the South-West and North East monsoon over Haveri district. The districts dry season combined with a moderate annual range of temperature. According to recent Indian climatic classification the district falls in the semi- humid zones. The summers are uncomfortably hot. Summers are milder in the in the North Western part of the district rather then in the in eastern part these are Hanagal and Shiggaon talukas, etc., in the district on the whole the climate of the district is healthy and agreeable. The climate of any region is determined by the combination of climatic elements such as temperature, rainfall, relative humidity and wind direction, etc. Through the district is exposed to both the monsoons, it receives most of the rainfall from the south-west monsoon. The monsoon usually starts from the first week of June. Continuous rainfall is found in the malnad region, till the end of September with abreak of few days in the middle. The yearly rainfall of Haveri district is given in table Actual Rainfall of Haveri District DURING 2015, 2016 Sl.No. Month Normal(mm) 2015 (mm) 2016 (mm) 1 January 0.40 0 0.20 2 February 0.60 0 0.10 3 March 4.10 17.9 1.30 4 April 43.6 10.50 12.42 5 May 78.4 99.70 55.26 6 June 114.9 162.40 161.18 7 July 170.00 63.30 124.04 8 August 111.30 79.00 65.82 9 September 99.40 72.50 47.65 10 October 118.90 97.90 6.27 11 November 43.9 24.40 17.01 12 December 7.30 0.00 Dist.