Ambaragudda is a hill, covering Template:Convert located in Western Ghats village named "Marati" near Kodachadri in Sagara taluk, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is covered with rainforests. Mining operations have drawn protests.[1] The Karnataka government declared it as a natural heritage site of Western Ghat region in 2009.[2][3]
Ambaragudda is a part of Sharavathi valley and is located near Linganamakki hydroelectric dam and the hill and Ammanaghatta hill range give birth to five tributaries of Sharavathi river.[2]
Mining
Mining is opposed by local people, including environmentalists such as Raghaveshwara Bharathi, in view of massive damage to surrounding hills.[4] Local people stopped mining activity during 2005.[4] It was alleged that the mining company furnished false information to the court, stating that the hill is barren, even though it is covered with forests.[4] Certain mining companies undertook illegal mining in 2004.[5] Local people formed a front named "Kodachadri Sanjeevini" to protest all mining activities in and around Ambaragudda and Kodachadri hill range.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Plea to stop mining in Western Ghats. The Times of India(18 October 2009). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Natural heritage site tag for Ambaragudda, Ammanaghatta. The Hindu(16 February 2009). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ Kodachadri now a Heritage site. Times of India- mobile e paper. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Andolan seeks restoration of ban on mining at Ambargudda, Special, Correspondent(17 August 2005). Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ↑ Dynamites & JCBs greet you at this bio-diversity hotspot. Deccan Herald (Spectrum)(6 July 2004). Retrieved 5 October 2012.