IEE Haveri (23-05-09).pdf - kuidfc

NKUSIP (Package I - Dharwad)Tranche I Sub-Projects in Haveri CMCInitial Environmental ExaminationIII. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTA. Environmental Profile of Haveri1. Physiography53. Haveri is situated in the central part of Karnataka. Geographically, the town islocated at 75 0 35’E longitude and 14 0 35’N latitude. The town is developing as animportant trade centre in the district. It has good educational facilities. Thetown extends to an area of 26.19 sq. km and houses more than 55,000population as per Census 2001.54. The town is situated on a flat terrain, with predominant slope from north tosoutheast. The ground levels vary from the maximum of 570 m in the north to555 m in the south. The predominant soils in this town are red and black cottonsoil. The major commercial crops grown on these soils are Jowar, Red Chillyand Maize.2. Seismology55. As per the seismic zoning map of India, the Haveri town falls under the ZoneII, which is the lowest earth quake risk zone in India. This zone is termed as“low damage risk zone”.3. Climatic Conditions56. The town is characterised with hot summer months and low rainfalls duringmonsoon. The temperature varies between 42 0 C during summer and 17 0 Cduring winter. Generally, April and May are the hottest months whileDecember to February is the coldest. The following Table 11 shows the meanmaximum and minimum temperature recorded in the region. As there was nometeorological observatory present at Haveri, the data presented here is of theobservatory located at Gadag, around 50 km north of Haveri. This data isconsidered as representative data as both the towns are located in the samephysiographical zone and also they are closely located.KUIDFC26WSAPL