Description Of Study Areca
The U.K. district is located in the Midwestern part of the state. “It lies between 74 9 ‘to 75 10’ East longitude and 13 55’ 15 31’ North latitude and extends over an area of 10,327 Sq. Km., which is 5.37 percent of total area of the state. It extends to about 328 Km. North, South and about 160 Km. East and West”. The Dist. Which has long and narrow strip of territory is surrounded by Belgaum Dist. And Goa Territory in the North, Dharwad Dist. in the East, Daxina Kannada and Shimoga Dist.s in the south and Arabian sea in the West.
The Dist. Is hilly and thickly wooded in the most of the parts. Its major part is essentially highland, the lowland being restricted to pockets along the courses of rivers. A somewhat broken and irregular Sahyadri range of centre hills with an average height of 700 meter’s divides the Dist. in to two parts, the uplands or the regions above the GHAT with an area of nearly 7,770 Sq. Km., is 600 to 700 meter’s above level and low lands covering about 3370 Sq Km. Therefore, Dist. Has 3 main distinctive regions: The Coastal land comprising Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar and Bhatkal Talukas, Sahyadrian interior (Upperghat section) having Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur, Joida Talukas and the eastern margin covering Mundgod and Haliyal Talukas. The Sahyadri and region is the green and lustrous compact, which has significance, as the belt of areca and spice for which it has been famous since antiquity. Rich red soil, perennial water supply, leaf manure and uniform most heat throughout the year and hereditary gardening ski are the major natural gifts of the nature to emerge and develop areca garden in this area. Therefore, even today the economy of the Dist. revolves around agriculture and an overwhelmingly large majority of the people derives their substances from areca cultivation. The area of the Dist. Is 10327 Sq Km.Out of 7 rivers 5 are flowing towards west and 2 are moving towards east. The river water for irrigation is not being utilized to the desired extent. Nearly area of 2362 hectare is irrigated from different sources. The plantation crops like Banana, Mango, Pineapple, Jackfruit, Chikku are also grown. Natural forest resources are available in the Dist. It is also famous for Medicinal Plants. Limestone, Manganese, Lime shell, Iron ore, Moulding sand, Bauxite, China Clay are notable mineral resources in the Dist. There is a wide scope for agro-based home and small scale industries in the Dist.
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