‘Unplanned development paththreatening Netravathi basin’
- | Saturday | 24th February, 2018
It said that river diversions, hydro electric projects, coastal reservoirs, commercial plantations, unscientific tourism, etc., would cause irreplaceable loss of rich biodiversity in the river basin. The report assumes significance in view of the ongoing Yettinahole diversion project in the Netravathi basin. Referring to the river basin, it said that Netravathi having a catchment area of 4,409 sq km covers 11 taluks in Chikkamagaluru, Hassan, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. An unplanned development path adopted by “unscrupulous decision-makers” is threatening the ecologically sensitive regions in the Netravathi river basin in the State, according to a study report released by a team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, here on Friday. The basin is part of the ecologically fragile Western Ghats, one among the 35 global hotspots of biodiversity.
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