Conclusion

The role of bioresources in meeting a region’s requirement of fuel, food, fodder and timber has increased the interest for quantifying the amount of biomass available in a region. In addition to the many environmental benefits, biomass offers many economic and energy security benefits. The estimation of biomass of tropical forests has continually been refined over the past decade or so as the methodologies, knowledge and the technology available for such methods and for such estimation have improved. The technologies and methods used to develop and deploy DSS to aid in biomass energy assessment make work easier for a decision maker. The possibility of quickly accessing and processing large spatial databases over high speeds offers a tremendous improvement. In spite of rapidly advancing computer technology and the proliferation of software for decision support, relatively few DSS have been developed for assessment of biomass energy. This DSS is a User--friendly GUI, which provides user with all needs to estimate and calculate biomass energy at different locations with different conditions. The entire framework is designed in such a way that, user is provided with helpful tips and context--sensitive help options.

The bioresource status analysis shows that Kolar is a bioresource deficit district. Kolar depends mainly on non--commercial forms of energy. Non--commercial energy constitutes 84%, met mainly by sources like firewood, agricultural residues and cow dung, while commercial energy share is 16%, met mainly by electricity, oil, etc.