Sahyadri Conservation Series: 24 ENVIS Technical Report: 54,  April 2013 Home Page | Content Content Executive Summary Introduction Kumaradhara River basin Land use analysis Intervention in the river basin: KukkeMini Hydel Scheme (Kukke MHS) Submergence area Valuation of ecosystems Vegetation status in forest ecosystems of Kumaradhara River basin Impact scenario from MHS in Kumaradhara river Objections to irrational interventions in Western Ghats Discussion Conclusions References Annexures | Photos | Citation | Contact | PDF | HOME Kumaradhara River Basin, Karnataka Western Ghats: Need for Conservation and Sustainable Use     T.V. Ramachandra1,2,*         M.D. Subash Chandran1,3         H. Surya Prakash Shenoy4         G. R. Rao1         S. Vinay1         Vishnu Mukri1         Sreekanth Naik1     1Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India. 2Member, Western Ghats Task Force, Government of Karnataka, 3Member, Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Government of Karnataka 4Member, Tree Authority  Mangalore (Rural),  Government of Karnataka *Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in PHOTOS BACK  «  TOP  »  NEXT E-mail    |    Sahyadri    |    ENVIS    |    GRASS    |    Energy    |    CES    |    CST    |    CiSTUP    |    IISc    |    E-mail

T.V. Ramachandra
Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP),
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in
Tel: 91-080-22933099/23600985, Fax: 91-080-23601428/23600085
Web: http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy

Subash Chandran M.D
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: mds@ces.iisc.ernet.in

H. Surya Prakash Shenoy
Member, Tree Authority Mangalore (Rural), Government of Karnataka

G.R. Rao
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: grrao@ces.iisc.ernet.in

S. Vinay
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: vinay@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Vishnu Mukri
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.

Sreekanth Naik
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.

Citation: Ramachandra T.V, Subash Chandran M.D, Surya Prakash Shenoy H, Rao G.R., Vinay S, Vishnu Mukri and Sreekanth Naik, 2012. Kumaradhara River Basin, Karnataka Western Ghats: Need for Conservation and Sustainable Use., Sahyadri Conservation Series 24, ENVIS Technical Report : 54, April 2013, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012.

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Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, New Biological Sciences Building, 3rd Floor, E-Wing, Lab: TE15 Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA. Tel : 91-80-22933099 / 22933503(Ext:107) / 23600985 Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in,    Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy