Answer:
Explanation:
Flanked by the Arabian Sea, Karnataka is a coastal state in
the south west of India. It is the eighth largest state by size
and the ninth by population.While the Western Ghats
account for a bulk of the state’s forest cover, over 77 per cent
of its geographical area is arid or semi-arid. Much of this is
concentrated in North Karnataka. Karnataka is also the third
most urbanised state in the country and water availability is a
major concern. In terms of its economy, over 50 per cent of the
state’s Gross State Domestic Product comes from the services
sector. There has, however, been a dip in manufacturing and a
reduction in mining and quarrying operations.
Much of Karnataka’s environmental legacy revolves around two
issues; industrial activity in the Ghats in the form of paper mills,
gold and iron mining, and hydro power generation; and the
supply and usage of water.10 The most notable manifestation of
the latter is the Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu.11 A related concern is the sharp disappearance of
lakes and water bodies, owing to encroachment, pollution and
infrastructural activity in the state. Karnataka has a number of prominent scientific and researchbased institutions based in its capital city Bengaluru (formerly
Bangalore) and this has played an important part in the framing
and content of Karnataka’s SAPCC.
