Kalburagi Division Natural Resources And Dams

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The important rivers of this division are Bhima, Tungabhadra, Krishna, Mullamari and Bennetora. Karanja dam is a boon to Bidar district. Red, black and alluvial soils are found in this division. Paddy is the major crop of Koppala and Raichur district. Sugarcane is the major commercial crop. The other major crops are cotton, foxtail millet, horsegram and pulses. The forest is sporadic in this division. Dense forest is present in the Sandur taluk of Ballari district. Bidar has the most sporadic forest and Koppala has the lowest forest cover.

The minerals available in this division are: Silver,Silica, Gold (Raichur district), Iron ore, limestone, Manganese ore (Ballari). Granite stone is available in all the districts of this division. This division is not rich from natural resources perspective. Tungabhadra Dam provides irrigation facilities to Raichur and Ballari districts of this division. Basavasagara dam built across river Krishna provides irrigation facility to Raichur and Kalaburagi districts. Karanja project provided irrigation facilities to Bidar district.