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Eco-Hydrological status of riverine ecosystem Kali river Central Western Ghats Vinay S, Bharath Setturu, Vishnu M D, Shrikant Naik, Bharath H A, Subash Chandran M D, Ramachandra T V Eco-Hydrological footprint Resource Carrying Capacity Riverscape of Kali Catchment area: 5085.9 km 2 ; Spread across Uttara Kannada, Dharwad and Belgaum Districts; Originating at Diggi village (Supa Taluk) Kali flows 184 km, joins Arabian sea at Karwar Major dams: Supa, Bommanahalli, Kadra, Tattihalla, Kaaneri,Gudisalla Wildlife reserves/ National Parks: Kali Tiger Reserve, Anshi Hornbill Reserve, Attiveri Bird Sanctuary, Bheemghad Wild life Sanctuary Eco-Hydrological status Scarce Sufficient ECO-HYDROLOGICAL STATUS Topography Rainfall Land use Demography Forest cover reduced from 86.72% to 58.31% between 1973 to 2016 Biodiversity and Hydrology Relationships ESR and Flow regime Method Supply Demand Eco Hydrological index
E -H riverine ecosystem Kali river C W Gwgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/sahyadri_enews... · 2018. 11. 19. · E co-H ydrological status of riverine ecosystem Kali river C entral
Eco-Hydrological status of riverine ecosystem Kali river Central
Western Ghats
Vinay S, Bharath Setturu, Vishnu M D, Shrikant Naik, Bharath H
A, Subash Chandran M D, Ramachandra T V
Eco-Hydrological footprintResource Carrying Capacity Riverscape
of Kali
Catchment area: 5085.9 km2; Spread across Uttara Kannada,
Dharwad and Belgaum Districts;Originating at Diggi village (Supa
Taluk) Kali flows 184 km, joins Arabian sea at KarwarMajor dams:
Supa, Bommanahalli, Kadra, Tattihalla, Kaaneri,GudisallaWildlife
reserves/ National Parks: Kali Tiger Reserve, Anshi Hornbill
Reserve,Attiveri Bird Sanctuary, Bheemghad Wild life Sanctuary
Eco-Hydrological status
Scarce
Sufficient
ECO-HYDROLOGICAL STATUS
Topography Rainfall Land useDemography
Forest cover reduced
from 86.72% to 58.31%
between 1973 to 2016
Biodiversity and Hydrology Relationships ESR and Flow regime
