naa a22 4500 510756700 CHVBK 20180411083125.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20131101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12594-013-0175-7 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12594-013-0175-7 Development potential of Kappatagudda hill ranges in Gadag district, Karnataka [Elektronische Daten] [R. Sawkar, V. Hegde] Gadag district in Karnataka, being drought prone with vast stretches of dry land, holds substantial prospect for overall development in general and gold resources in particular. The Kappatagudda hill ranges in the district can be a target of economic and environmental development initiatives as it encompasses huge gold reserves that are partially exploited and physiographic features that could be used for impounding river water pumped during rainy season for use in the dry seasons and development of medicinal plant reserves besides wind power.. The proposal to declare the Kappatagudda hill ranges as wildlife sanctuary may not be in the public interest of more than 100,000 population whose mainstay is agriculture. The cause of public opposition and also the better prospects of the region have to be understood before declaring a large area as wildlife sanctuary that imposes restriction for the development opportunity at a later date. This article presents an overview of the natural resources potential and opportunities for harnessing the same. Geological Society of India, 2013 Gold nationallicence Water nationallicence Wind energy nationallicence Exploration nationallicence Wildlife nationallicence Gadag nationallicence Karnataka nationallicence Sawkar R. E-mail: sawkar35@gmail.com aut Hegde V. E-mail: vrhegde@zoominsoftech.com aut Journal of the Geological Society of India Springer India 82/5(2013-11-01), 447-454 0016-7622 82:5<447 2013 82 12594 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-013-0175-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-013-0175-7 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sawkar R. E-mail: sawkar35@gmail.com aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hegde V. E-mail: vrhegde@zoominsoftech.com aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of the Geological Society of India Springer India 82/5(2013-11-01), 447-454 0016-7622 82:5<447 2013 82 12594 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer