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Indian Forest Records. 
FVol. IV 
Area No. III. {See portion marked C on may).) 
The Mungod Forests of the East Kanara Forest Division. 
(1) Name and Situation. 
The area is situated on the Deccan plateau, stretching from the edge 
of the Western Ghats inland for a distance of above 20 miles. It is 
situated in the Yellapur and Mungod Ranges of the East Kanara Forest 
Division of the North Kanara Collectorate. The configuration of the 
land is characterised by an undulating plain, which is cut into by small 
rivulets, the southern portion being the upper catchment area of a river, 
known in its upper reaches as the Bedti and as the Gangavalli as it 
approaches the sea. The northern portion of the area is tapped by the 
Kala Nadi which runs more or less parallel to the Gangavalli, and finds 
an outlet into the sea at Karwar (see map). 
(2) Description of the forests. 
The area is covered with dry deciduous forests, while, here and there 
along the rivulets and on low-lying areas, evergreens occur. It is well 
stocked with trees and bamboos are found everywhere. 
(3) Area of the forests covered with bamboos. 
The whole area consists of bamboo forest of a practically uniform 
type. It has been divided into five blocks in the Working-Plan, of 
which the portions contemplated in this scheme are as follows :— 
Block No. 
Acres. 
XIII . 
. 
25,000 
XIV . . . 
. 
. 
. 20,000 
XV . 
21,000 
XVI . 
. 
. 
. 
8,000 
XVIII (part) 
. 
. 
5,000 
XXIII (part) 
. . . 34,000 
Total . 113,000 
As the growth of the bamboos is fairly uniform throughout,, the 
whole area has been grouped into one quality class. 
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