Jogimatti is a hill station and forest reserve in Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India. The reserve covers Template:Convert in Chitradurga, Holalkere and Hiriyur taluks, Template:Convert south of the city of Chitradurga. There is a century-old hilltop bungalow built by the British to house travellers, and a nearby temple dedicated to the local saint for whom the hill station was named, with 155 steps. The reserve has a small zoo called Adumalleshwar, which the Central Zoo Authority of India ordered renovated in 2012 to better house the animals,[1] and an ecotourism adventure centre which opened in 2010.[2][3] A waterfall called Himavatkedara or Himavatkedra has created a natural cave in which a Shiva lingam and idols of Veerabhadra and Basavanna have been placed.[2][4]
Jogimatti is the highest point in the district, at Template:Convert in elevation,[4] and one of the coolest places in the state. The vegetation is dry deciduous forest and scrub. It is rich in wildlife[5] and until the 1950s was tiger habitat, but is threatened by encroachment from farms and from nearby windmills,[6] which endanger birds. The tigers and sloth bears are reported to have almost died out, and the medicinal plants found in the reserve are endangered.[7] A proposal has been made to declare it a wildlife refuge.[2][7] Jogimatti was declared as sanctuary in 2018.[8]
References
- ↑ Adumalleshwar zoo to be renovated. The Hindu(29 June 2012).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sachidanand Kuragund, "Forest Tales", Deccan Herald, 31 July 2012.
- ↑ Firoz Rozindar, "A fillip for adventure tourism: First low-cost ecotourism adventure centre now in Chitradurga district ", The Hindu, 8 July 2010.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "In and around Chitradurga", Chitradurga district, retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ M. N. Harisha, G. A. Ajay, M. D. Kumar, B. B. Hosetti, "Floristic and avifaunal diversity of Jogimatti State Forest, Chitradurga, Karnataka", MyForest 44.3 (September 2008) 225–35.
- ↑ Wind turbine project in Jogimatti forest reserve opposed. The Hindu(2015-06-08). Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pradeepkumar Kadkol, "Need to declare Jogimatti as wildlife sanctuary stressed", The Hindu, 27 August 2012.
- ↑ Declare 10 km around 21 national parks as eco-sensitive. Deccan Herald(11 December 2018). Retrieved 6 January 2021.