Kodagu District

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Kodagu landslide survivors' experiences
A community-involved micro-level disaster management plan to ensure a coordinated disaster relief response
Prabhath Matpady
Arun G Maiya
Kiran K V Acharya
D S Anupama
Prashanth Bhagavat
Arathi P Rao
Jeevan K Shetty
Posted on 11 Jun, 2023 10:59 PM

Kodagu, a picturesque hill station nestled in the western ghats of India, faced catastrophic landslides in 2018. The cumulative rainfall in Kodagu district was 3464 mm from January 1 to August 31, 2018. It was 32% more than the average annual rainfall over the last 20 years.
Landslides have become an annual occurrence and have spread to other districts of the Western Ghats range (Image: Ashish Gupta; (CC BY 2.0))
Only few nations working to fight climate change: COP24
News this week
Swati Bansal
Posted on 11 Dec, 2018 02:38 PM

Most nations lack the political will to fight climate change: COP24
Man-made emissions is one of the reasons for extreme rainfall events in India. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos; photo for representation only)
Cauvery row: When source is the cause
Karnataka and TN are sparring over the dwindling Cauvery water. Kodagu, where the Cauvery begins its journey, is witnessing landscape changes which is impacting the water inflow to the river.
Manu Moudgil
Posted on 17 Sep, 2016 09:27 PM

Even as Karnataka and Tamil Nadu fight over their rights on Cauvery water, not much thought has gone into the place where the river originates. Kodagu district, earlier known as Coorg, lies on the eastern slope of Western Ghats, a biological hotspot which is home to the Cauvery and is also the primary catchment area of the river.  
Cauvery river at Kodagu. Source: Rameshng/Wikimedia Commons
Rare floral diversity in the Western Ghats forests
Many plants are in equal danger of becoming as extinct as some animals. Does anyone care?
Indian Biodiversity
Posted on 03 May, 2013 02:29 PM

A fluttering butterfly or a dashing cheetah immediately bring vivid images to mind. Does the image of a plant stir us as much? Are we as fascinated watching a flower bloom? Probably not. Maybe that’s why there is such a large focus on endangered animals and birds and not so much on plant species that are dying out.
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