CAUVERI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY

Deputy Conservator of Forests Kaveri Wild Life Sanctuary MM Hills Kollegal Chamaraj Nagar Karnataka

8/22/2009

Deer Plenty in Basavanbetta Valley

While on way to Basavanbetta Top of the mountain deer herds in plenty can be seen. Entering Muthathi from Sathanur we can clearly see the Bandalli Gudda top of the mountain. Road to Basavanbetta Top is highly damaged & Forest IB is also not well maintained.

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Soligere Guest House on Top of the Basavanbetta

Potential Site for Eco Tourism Development

Top of Basavanbetta View

1050 M Top View of Basavanabetta from where 50 Km Spread of Kaveri is seen all over.

Alambadi Ranganatha Temple

Pallava Dynasty

Erkam Stream Where P Sriniwas IFS martyred by Veerappan in 1992

Under this tree of Erakam Stream which joins Kaveri Late Sriniwas met with casuality

Women Emphasised in NREGS Program

Women of Gopinatham, Sisters & Cousins of Veerappans getting Employment in Kaveri Sanctuary

Plenty of Carisa caranda

Chloroxylon sweitenia Plenty

Goat Infestation On Other Side of the Kaveri

Tagartala TN

Fisherman Inhabit Other Part of the Kaveri

Public Utility

Cattle Grazing

100 Cows at a stretch grazed in almost every 10 Sq Km

Fishing Towards Tamilnadu

Coracle Boat Carrying Fishing Net. Tamilnadu side people come for fishing and vanish.

Sheep Rearing

Sheep & Goat Rearing Common very common in the sanctuary

Terminalia arjuna Tree at Uduthorai Halla Merger Point with Kaveri

Arjun Tree with 1000 Branches known as Savira Maththi Tree

Sholiga Tribals Encroached The Peripharl Areas

880 Encroachments of 1000 Ha

Bank of the River treaded by grissly squirrels,snakes & monitor lizards

Cauveri River Bank

NRGS & HABITAT IMPROVEMENT

Habitat Improvement & Employment Guarantee Scheme is creating almost 1000 mandays a day in the sanctuary clearing weeds from around ponds,water tanks including their desiltation,view line clearance,EPT repairs etc.

Mekedattu Means Goat Jump Point on the Granite Stones of River

Pink Granite across Cauvery River are so stupendously studded in the river base that even a goat can cross-jump over the river from Mysore side to Old Madras side.

Whirlwinds Are Jeopardizing in Kaveri River

Kaveri River