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(3) Area of the forests covered with bamboos. 
The total area in which bamboos are found between Kadra village 
and the Shivpur Nala, a stretch of the valley covering some 30 miles, 
is computed to be 20,374 acres. Of this, 14,264 acres are classed as 1st 
class, and 6,110 acres as 2nd class bamboo forest—the figures based on 
enumerations made in the Working-Plans. To the above figures must 
be added the Gund area, which is a continuation of the Kala Nadi forests, 
in which the Divisional Forest Officer, Mr. Copleston, estimates 7,000 
acres to be of the 1st class, giving a total of 27,374 acres of bamboo 
forest. 
(4) Species of bamboo and mode of growth. 
The common bamboo in these forests is Bambusa arundinacea, grow¬ 
ing from 60 to 80 feet in height and 8" mid-girth in the lower parts of the 
valley and to an even larger size on the Gund slopes, while on the 
drier slopes it attains a height of 50 feet and 6" mid-girth. It is found 
fringing the banks of the main stream throughout its length, and is 
plentiful on the more level ground, especially near Sulgeri, Birkol, 
Devkar and above Bobrigadda, as also in Gund, while, on the warmer 
slopes of the hills, it is found in scattered clumps, being densest up the 
dry rivulets. 
(5) Possible factory site. 
The best place for a factory would be just above tidal level, on the 
north bank of the river between Kadra and Balamani villages. Here the 
river is over 100 yards broad and flows with a strong current throughout 
the year. Five-ton sailing boats come up daily to Kadra, and from there 
to the factory would be under two miles, or a total distance of under 
24 miles from Karwar harbour. There would be no question of want of 
water near Balamani, as the river never approaches a state of dryness 
at any time of the year. There is also plenty of open land on the north 
side of the river, on which a large mill could be erected. 
(6) Outturn. 
In estimating the outturn of bamboos from these forests, it will 
be necessary only to consider Bambusa arundinacea, as the other two 
species, i.e., Oxytenanthera monostigma and Dendrocalamus strictus are 
not found in sufficient quantities to justify their inclusion in the estimate. 
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