area development near almatti dam, bijapur, bagalkot, karnataka

Detailed Project Report

PROJECT REPORT

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA INITIATIVE

AREA DEVELOPMENT NEAR ALMATTI DAM, BIJAPUR, BAGALKOT

TOURISM PROJECTS FOR INVESTMENT

OPPORTUNITIES

INVEST KARNATAKA 2016

January 2016

Area Development near Almatti Dam, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Karnataka


Table of contents

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................... 6

1.1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 6

1.2 Objectives ................................................................................................................................ 7

1.3 Approach and Methodology .................................................................................................... 7

2. Regional Profile ................................................................................................. 8

2.1 Background .............................................................................................................................. 8

2.2 Location and Regional Settings ................................................................................................ 9

2.3 Physical Features ................................................................................................................... 10

2.4 Regional Connectivity ............................................................................................................ 11

2.5 Demographic and Socio - Economic Overview ...................................................................... 12

2.6 Education ............................................................................................................................... 14

2.7 Tourism Perspective .............................................................................................................. 16

2.8 Tourist Footfalls ..................................................................................................................... 17

2.9 Infrastructure Initiative .......................................................................................................... 18

2.10 Growth Direction ................................................................................................................... 18

3. Catchment Profiling of Almatti Dam ........................................................ 20

4. Site Analysis ..................................................................................................... 25

4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 25

4.2 Site Features: ......................................................................................................................... 25

4.3 Site Connectivity .................................................................................................................... 29

4.4 Development Control Regulations ........................................................................................ 33

4.5 SWOT Analysis ....................................................................................................................... 33

4.6 Real Estate Market Trends ..................................................................................................... 34

5. Tourism scenario In Karnataka with respect to Project Catchment

41

5.1 Location and Physiographic Characteristics .......................................................................... 42

5.2 Regional Connectivity ............................................................................................................ 43

5.3 Overview of Tourism Scenario ............................................................................................... 45

5.4 Tourism Scenario in Bijapur & Bagalkot District .................................................................... 49

6. Market Study - Perception Analysis and Consultation ...................... 76



6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 76

6.2 Perception Survey Findings ................................................................................................... 76

7. Almatti Dam: A Tourist Destination ......................................................... 85

7.1 Framework for the Tourism Destination ............................................................................... 85

7.2 Destination Plan Strategy ...................................................................................................... 86

8. Financial Assessment ................................................................................. 102

8.1 Assumptions ........................................................................................................................ 102

8.2 Estimated Project Cost......................................................................................................... 102

8.3 Financial Assumptions ......................................................................................................... 103

8.4 Operating assumptions ........................................................................................................ 104

9. Way Forward ................................................................................................. 109

10. Annexure-1: Case Studies on Tourism Focused Developments .. 111

Integrated Tourism Destination ...................................................................................................... 111

International Case Studies .............................................................................................................. 118

Theme Based Tourism Destination ................................................................................................. 130

11. Annexure 2- Area details of KBJNL & Ticket Charges...................... 134

12. Annexure-3 Photo Gallery of Prominent Tourist Potential Areas in

Bijapur and Bagalkot ........................................................................................ 136

13. Annexure-4 Infrastructure Projects in Bijapur and Bagalkot ...... 138

14. Annexure-6 List of ASI Protected Monuments In Karnataka ........ 141



List of Tables

Table 1: Population Growth Trends of the city and Districts ................................................................ 12

Table 2: Registered Small Scale Industries in Bijapur and Bagalkot Districts ....................................... 14

Table 3: Site Details ............................................................................................................................... 25

Table 4: The immediate site surroundings ........................................................................................... 26

Table 5: Infrastructure Status of Project Site ........................................................................................ 26

Table 6: Distance from important nodes .............................................................................................. 29

Table 7: SWOT Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 33

Table8: List of Prominent Hotels in Primary Catchment of Project Site Development ........................ 36

Table 9: Consolidated Rankings of Top Ten States ............................................................................... 46

Table 10: Population Growth Trends of Karnataka .............................................................................. 47

Table 11: Special Tourism Areas in Karnataka ...................................................................................... 48

Table 12: Government allocation for tourism in INR in Crore .............................................................. 48

Table13: Major Tourist Destinations in Bijapur and Bagalkot District .................................................. 51

Table 14: Other Tourist Areas in the close proximity to Project Site Development ............................. 54

Table15: Tourist Inflow to Bijapur and Bagalkot District ...................................................................... 60

Table16: Key Assumptions Used in Demand Projection of the Tourism Industry in Karnataka ........... 63

Table 17: Projection of Number of Tourists Visiting Bijapur and Bagalkot District .............................. 63

Table 18: Projection of Number of Tourists Making Overnight Stay in Hotels of Bijapur and Bagalkot

District ................................................................................................................................................... 65

Table19: Daily Demand Projection for Unstarred Accommodation Facilities in Bijapur and Bagalkot

District ................................................................................................................................................... 68

Table 20: Daily Demand Projection for Starred Accommodation Facilities in Bijapur and Bagalkot

District ................................................................................................................................................... 70

Table21: Demand-Supply-Gap Analysis for Unstarred Accommodation Facilities in Bijapur and

Bagalkot District .................................................................................................................................... 72

Table 22: Demand-Supply-Gap Analysis for Starred Accommodation Facilities in the Bijapur and

Bagalkot District .................................................................................................................................... 72

Table 23: SWOT Analysis of the Project Site Development .................................................................. 85

Table24: Description of Tourism Destinations ...................................................................................... 86

Table 25: Potential Self of Project for the Project Site ......................................................................... 89

Table26: Option-I- Identified Potential Self of Project at Project Site Development ........................... 90

Table 27: Option-II- Identified Potential Self of Project at Project Site Development ......................... 90

Table 28: Phasing of Project facilities ................................................................................................... 92

Table.29: Strategy for Phasing of the Proposed Project Site Development. ........................................ 97

Table.30: Suggestive Packaging for the Project Site Development ...................................................... 99

Table 31: Cost Assumptions ................................................................................................................ 102

Table 32: Estimated Project Cost ........................................................................................................ 103

Table 33: Financing assumptions ........................................................................................................ 103

Table 34: Assumptions for Revenues from facilities ........................................................................... 104

Table 35: Assumptions for O & M expenses of each facility ............................................................... 105



Table 36: Projections for Revenue and Operating Expenses .............................................................. 107

Table 37: Project financial indicators .................................................................................................. 108

List of Figures

Figure 1: Approach to the project ........................................................................................................... 7

Figure 2: View of Almatti Dam .............................................................................................................. 25

Figure 3Contribution of Karnataka to domestic and international tourist arrival ................................ 46



1. Introduction

1.1 Background

Department of Tourism (DoT) Government of Karnataka (GoK) is determined to boost

the tourism industry in the state. The Tourism Sector has been identified as one of the

key sectors propelling the country’s economic growth. Karnataka State has been

ranked as the 3rd preferred destination among domestic tourists in the tourism sector.

Karnataka’s thriving economy has created many opportunities across the State in the

last decade.

For GoK, the tourism sector constitutes a real priority because it is an important sector

for the generation of employment, therefore various initiatives are been undertaken

with the involvement of all stakeholders, both public and private, that will foster a

more favourable environment for the development and consolidation of the tourism

sector. One of the initiatives in this direction is the formulation of Karnataka Tourism

Policy for 2015-20.

GoK intends to encourage the investors to invest in the tourism sector. A host of

incentives and concessions are provided to the investors in tourism sector, in the New

Tourism Policy for 2015-20. A large emphasize has been laid on enhancing hospitality

services and standards, promoting innovative developments and rejuvenation of older

tourist attractions, with the aim of offering visitors the experience that will

commensurate with higher expectations.

With this background, DoT has prepared a shelf of Project Reports of potential tourism

projects which could be undertaken for development along with collaboration with the

Private sector. Area development near Almatti Dam is one of the projects identified for

development near Bijapur in Bagalkot.

The land for the project is in possession of Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited (KBJNL)

a company set up by GoK Karnataka for implementing the Upper Krishna Project (UKP)

in the State. KBJNL is responsible for planning, investigation, estimation, execution,

operation, and maintenance of all irrigation projects under the UKP. The land is about

72 acres (approx.), located near Almatti Dam.



1.2 Objectives

GoK intends to develop the area near Almatti Dam to:

i. Attract footfalls, encourage extended stays and provide a wholesome

experience to the tourists.

ii. Encourage entrepreneurship and livelihood opportunities for the locals.

iii. Encourage and promote Private Sector Participation in the development of

tourism sector.

1.3 Approach and Methodology

The Approach to the entire assignment is depicted in the flow chart below. The

detailed analysis and inferences drawn at each stage have been covered in detail in

the each of the following sections.

Figure 1: Approach to the project



2. Regional Profile

Karnataka State comprises of 30 districts and has

been classified into four divisions namely

Bangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Mysore

Divisions. Of the divisions, Bijapur and Bagalkot

district are under Belgaum Division, which is

located towards the northern part of the State of

Karnataka. These two districts date back to ages

due to its historical important. While Bagalkot

development is associated to Chalukyas1 period,

the development of Bijapur is associated to Adil

Shahi dynasty2.

Bijapur is sub classified into six Taluks namely Bijapur, Basavana-Bagewadi, Indi,

Muddebihal, Sindgi and Babaleshwar. Bagalkot district was carved out of Bijapur in

1997 3 and consists of six Taluks namely Badami, Bagalkot, Bilagi, Hunugund,

Jamakhandi and Mudhol. Bijapur stands 4th in the State in terms of area having a total

area of about 10,541 sq. km.

2.1 Background

Apart from the historical importance, Bijapur and Bagalkot districts are emerging as

destination for education Institutes, resulting in development of various Schools,

under Graduation, Graduation and Post-Graduation colleges in fields of Engineering,

Medical, and Management etc.

As per the census 2011 provisional figure, Bijapur district literacy rate is 81.35 and

79.04 percent, which is in par with State literacy Rate of 86.214 percent. In-addition,

in-terms of infrastructure development, considering the strategic location of districts,

tourism development and its inflow, demographic, socio-economic and cultural

1 Bagalkot was the capital of the Chalukyan Empire of South India under Pulakesi I, who conquered the district in 550 CE.

Bagalkot's Badami taluk remained the seat of the throne of the Chalukyas from 550 CE - 753 CE, when Chalukya king

Kirtivarman II was overthrown by the Rashtrakutas.

2 The Adil Shahi or Adilshahi dynasty ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur in the Western area of the Deccan region of Southern

India from 1490 to 1686. Bijapur had been a province of the Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1518), before its political decline in

the last quarter of the 15th century and eventual break-up in 1518. The Bijapur Sultanate was absorbed into the Mughal

Empire on 12 September 1686, after its conquest by the Emperor Aurangzeb.

3 Government of Karnataka directive Notification RD 42 LRD 87 Part III.

4 Source: 2011 Census- Provisional Figure



importance of the districts, GoK has proposed Airport at Bijapur5. This proposed

airport will serve the northern region ie, the Bayalusime6 region of Karnataka and this

proposed infrastructure facility will increase the catchment for the city tourism sector.

This chapter presents a brief profile of Bijapur and Bagalkot District in terms of its

geographic location, connectivity, physical, demographic and socio-economic

characteristics. This profiling is envisaged to understand the overview of the districts

and its Influence region.

2.2 Location and Regional Settings

Bijapur and Bagalkot district is located northern part of the state of Karnataka, which

are about 530 and 413 km northwest of Bangalore. Both the districts have its fame in

the state for its rich tradition, education and fine arts.

These districts are bound by Gulbarga and Yadgir district towards east, Raichur and

Koppal District to southeast, Gadag and Belgaum District to the south and southwest,

Belgaum District to the west. The northern area of Bijapur is bound by Maharashtra

state ie, Sangli and Sholapur. Location of the district within the state is given in the

map below.

Bijapur and Bagalkot district is located northern part of the state of Karnataka, which

are about 530 and 413 km northwest of Bangalore. Both the districts have its fame in

the state for its rich tradition, education and fine arts.

These districts are bound by Gulbarga and Yadgir district towards east, Raichur and

Koppal District to southeast, Gadag and Belgaum District to the south and southwest,

Belgaum District to the west. The northern area of Bijapur is bound by Maharashtra

state ie, Sangli and Sholapur. Location of the district within the state is given in the

map below.

5 The Karnataka government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with infrastructure development

company, Marg, for developing a green field airport at Bijapur. The airport will initially cater to smaller aircraft like ATR 72

or ATR 42. 6 Karnataka is divided in to three regions on the basis of topography and climate. They are the coastal region (Karavali),

hilly region (Malenadu) and the plains (Bayalusime). Malnad region is formed by the Sahyadri mountain range of Western

Ghats. It is distributed in the districts of Shivamogga, Hassan, Cikkamagalur and Coorg. It runs for a distance of about 400

kilometers from north to south and has an average height of about 900 ft. M.S.L. However certain peaks in this region are

much higher. They are Kuduremuka (1900 M.), Bababudan Giri, (1975 M.) and Mullayyanagiri (1975M.) Plains (Bayalusime)

constitute the major part of Karnataka and they are distributed in a number of districts including the Malnad region. The

rain fall dwindles as we move from the west to east and many regions in the north and east hardly receive rain. However a

number of dams built across the major rivers and the ponds and tanks spread all over the region constitute alternative

sources of water. Krisna, Kaveri, Bima, Tungabadra, Gatapraba, Malapraba, Hemavati and Kabini are some rivers that re

used for irrigational purposes.



2.3 Physical Features

The Project Site development is located 45 -65 km from Bagalkot and Bijapur District

wherein Krishna River separates both the districts. , the geography location of same

has been dealt in the below section.

Geography: As stated earlier, Bijapur and Bagalkot districts are located in the tract of

the Deccan Plateaus of Karnataka State.

Bagalkot district lies between 15º46¹ and 16º46¹ north latitude and 74º59¹ and 76º20¹

east longitude. Where as Bijapur district is located between 15 º50’- 17 º 28’ north

latitudes and 74 º 59’- 76 º 28’ east longitudes and lies between two major rivers

namely the Krishna7 and the Bhima.

Climate: The climate of the districts is generally dry and hot. The hot weather season

begins by middle of February reaches peak during April / May and slowly temperature

declines. Southwest monsoon season starts from June and extends till November. The

cold season starts from December, end by the middle of February. It is said that the

season from December to February is a period of fine cool weather in the both the

districts. 7 The Krishna River forms the southern boundary with Bagalkot district and Bhima river forms northern boundary with the

Maharashtra State. Southern part of Bijapur district forms a catchment area of the Krishna while northern part forms

catchment area of Bhima. Bhima River is an important tributary of the Krishna River.



2.4 Regional Connectivity

Bijapur and Bagalkot District is connected only by Rail and Road but lacks in Air

transport. Presently the helipad at the Sainik School is used only when government

guests or public office bearers visit the district and is not open for general public. The

State owned run buses as well as private tour operators also run buses and luxury

buses to all parts of the district and other cities like Bangalore, Hubli, Dharwad and

Belgaum. Bijapur is a Broad gauge station of South Western Railways, with direct train

connections to Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Hubli, Sholapur and Shirdi.

Map showing the regional connectivity with respect to Project Site Development is

presented in map below:



The nearest airport is at Hubli, which is about 140 km from Almatti. Considering the

inflow of tourist population in the northern region especially in Bijapur and Bagalkot

region, an Airport is also proposed in the close proximity to Bijapur City.

2.5 Demographic and Socio - Economic Overview

2.5.1 Demography

As the Project Site development is located between the Bijapur and Bagalkot District,

the population analysis of both the district is been analyzed according. As per the 2011

census, the total population of both the district is about 4.07 million of which Bijapur

alone constitutes about 53.5 percent with an average growth rate of 20.4 percent and

ranks 7th in the population across Karnataka. It has to be noted that Bijapur is 4th

largest district in the state in terms of area. In the case of Bagalkot it’s the 2nd largest

district in the Belgaum Division and the 11th most populous district in Karnataka. With

over 1,651,892 inhabitants, the district has 28.97 percent which is urban. Bagalkot

accounts for over 18 percent of the total population of the Belgaum Division.In the

case of literacy rate, Bijapur and Bagalkot district has 81.35 and 79.04 percent, which

is marginally less than the State literacy Rate of 86.21 percent. Demographic features

of the districts are presented in the table below.

Literacy rate: Bijapur and Bagalkot district have 81.35 and 79.04 percent, both of

which are marginally less than the State literacy Rate of 86.21 percent.

Table 1: Population Growth Trends of the city and Districts

City/ District

Area

(sq.km)

Population (Nos.) Decadal Growth Rate Literacy Rate

(%) 1991 2001 2011 (1991-

2001) (2001-2011)

Bijapur City (CMC*)

97.00 1,93,131 2,53,891 3,26,360 31.5% 28.5% 83.43

Bagalkot City (CMC)

41.23 76,903 90,988 1,12,068 18.3% 23.2% 86.15

Bijapur District**

10,541 14,88,358 18,06,918 21,75,102 21.4% 20.4% 81.35

Bagalkot District

6,575 13,90,000 16,51,892 18,90,826 18.8% 14.5% 79.04

Source: Census of India; 2011, Real Estate Market Research & Analysis; Jones Lang LaSalle; May 2012

*CMC: City Municipal Council

** Inclusive of Urban and Rural Population



2.5.2 Economic Overview

In Bijapur and Bagalkot, agriculture is the major contributor to the economy and has

played an important role in the economic development of the districts. Almost 60-65

percent of working population engaged in it. It is said that approximately 80 percent

of female workers in Bagalkot are engaged in agriculture.

In-addition, Bagalkot has an ideal ecosystem for a flourishing cement industry, given

the availability of natural resources and infrastructure support. Further sericulture

and handloom industries have contributed to the economic growth of the District.

Though Bagalkot District is well connected to Maharashtra, there is a potential for

the growth of auto industry and its allied activities. Bijapur has total geographical

area of 10,530 sq.km, of which 7760 sq.km is available for cultivation which is 74

percent of the total area, while areas under forest account for only 0.19 percent of

the total area. Only 17.3 percent of the net cultivable area is irrigated and the

balance 82.7 percent of the area has to depend on the monsoon. In addition,

horticulture crops like grapes, pomegranates, Ber, Guave Sapota, lime are also

grown. A recent trend shows that in Bijapur there is a low shift towards fruit crops

like Pomegranate and grapes of the total area of 8,610 sq.km.

There is a slight shift towards commercial crops like cotton and sugarcane over last 3

years. The chief crops cultivated are Rabi and Jowar, as well as groundnut, cotton,

maize, Bajra, wheat, sugarcane and tobacco. Jowar is largely cultivated because it

can be grown during rainy seasons as well as during the winters. The crop also is the

chief supply of food for the people. Pulses are also grown in the region, primarily

Tuvar Daal, Gram, Kulith and Mūng Daal. Castor Oil, Linseed, and Sesamum are also

grown in the district.

Presently the per capita income of Bagalkot is INR 17,500 and for Bijapur is INR

18,000. It has to be noted that Bagalkot is 12th largest economy in Karnataka.

2.5.3 Industries

Bijapur and Bagalkot district houses many small and large scale industries.

Prominent amoung them are Kanoria Industries, Katwa Udyog, Lokapur Cement,

Shree Kalcity Cement, Bagalkot Co-Operative Spinning Mill, Pink Granites of Ilkal,

Godhawari Sugar Mill, Jamkhandi Sugar Mills, Dempo Diary Industries, Agro

Industries, Banhatti Co-Operative Spinning Mill. Presently in Bijapur and Bagalkot

there are about 2 & 17 large scale and medium industries with an investment of INR

146.41 & 2058 crores. Prominent players in Bijapur are Anjani Portland Cement,

Dyanayogi Shri Shivakumar Swamiji Sugar Ltd., Nandi Sahakari Sakkare Kharkane and



Sri Keshav Cements & Infra Ltd. whereas in Bagalkot, Nirani Cements & Sugars,

Jaykaycem Ltd. and Bagalkot Industries are the prominent players.

There are about 16,430 Small Scale Industries in Bijapur and Bagalkot District with an

Investment of INR 33,100 lakhs with 80,211 employees. The details’ pertaining to the

small scale industries in the Bijapur and Bagalkot District is presented in the table

below:

Table 2: Registered Small Scale Industries in Bijapur and Bagalkot Districts

Year Bijapur District Bagalkot District

Units in Nos.

Investments (INR in Lakhs)

Employment in Nos.

Units in Nos.

Investments (INR in Lakhs)

Employment in Nos.

2004-05 350 658 1370 273 893 1,066

2005-06 401 1157 1472 310 1,229 1,202

2006-07 441 983 1359 337 1,372 2,003

2007-08 441 615 1427 334 1,319 2,098

2008-09 504 861 1212 352 1,641 1,963

2009-10 555 1161 1692 375 1,644 1,963

Source: Real Estate Market Research & Analysis; Jones Lang LaSalle; May 2012

Presently the focus of State Government for Bijapur is towards IT & BT, Integrated

Steel Plant, Readymade Garments and Food Park and for Bagalkot district it’s on

Cement, Sugar-based industries, Silk and handloom industries and Agriculture and

food processing.

2.6 Education

Bijapur and Bagalkot district is also a

major centre for education in the State.

A relatively high literacy rate (Urban) of

81.35 & 79.04 percent in the district is

testimony to the fact.

As compared to Bagalkot, Bijapur is

emerging as a hub for professional

education. Previously (i.e. before 1980s)

there were very few professional

educational institutions. Along with the professional colleges there are many colleges



which provide under-graduate and post-

graduate degrees in the faculty of arts,

science and social-sciences. Many of these

colleges except professional are affiliated to

Karnataka University Dharwad. Karnataka

University has a Post-Graduation Centre at

Bijapur also. Engineering colleges are

affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological

University and Medical colleges are affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health

Sciences.

At present there are 47 affiliated colleges under jurisdiction of 12 districts namely

Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal,

Raichur, Uttar Kannada Additionally Bijapur boasts of the only Sainik school in the

whole state. This is a residential school preparing cadets for the Defence forces.

Bijapur has IGNOU regional center. There are 7 districts under its jurisdiction (Districts

Bagalkot, Bijapur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Koppal Raichur and Yadgir).The newly created

Bijapur Regional Centre would cater to seven northern districts.

Following are some of the prominent education institutions in the district offering

education at different levels: Luqman Unani Medical College and Hospital, SECAB

Institute of Engineering and Technology, BLDE College of Engineering & Technology,

Government Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Late Smt Rajeshwari Karpurmath Ayurveda

Medical College, A.V. Samiti's Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Mannikeri, Dr. Basavaraj

Nagur Rural Ayurved Medical College, Taluka S.P.S. Mandali's Ayurvedic Medical

College, BLDEA's B.M.Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Al-Ameen

Medical & Dental College, BLDEA's Nursing & Pharmacy College, Al-Ameen's Fatima

School of Nursing, V.B.Darbar Pre-University College, Anjuman Arts, Science &

Commerce College, Anjuman Pre-University College, Anjuman College of Education,

SECAB P.U.College for Boys & Girls, Banjara P U Collage, Banjara B.Ed Collage, Banjara

Master of Artes(HINDI)Collage and P.D.J P.U Collage.

These above colleges are also potential target segment for entertainment sector as

majority of the students falling middle and upper middle income category. A brief

perception survey of entertainment sector indicated that there is very high preference

for F&B outlets follwed by entertainment and leisure facilities. This mismatch in

demand and supply for most of the categories like F&B, leisure and entertainment etc

indicate a high feasibility for Theme Based activities (Water based Theme Park, Fine

Dine Restaurents etc) within the Project Site Development.



2.7 Tourism Perspective

Presently Bijapur and Bagalkot district have several places of tourist interest and are

rich in historical attractions such as Jumma Masjid, Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Roza, Gagan

Mahal, Malik-e-Maidan, Asar Mahal, Upli Buruj, Saat Kabar, Chand Bawdi, Barakaman,

Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole, Kudalasangama, Mahakuteshwara temple, Banashankari

Temple and Mudhol etc. As per 2011 tourist statistics, Bijapur and Bagalkot District has

registered 1,188,369 tourists, registering an overall growth rate of 12 percent. The

sectoral contribution of domestic tourist is about 99.8 percent and the remaining is of

foreign tourists. On an average, right from year 2006 to 2011, Bijapur has registered

cumulative growth rate of 11 percent.

Although the districts are rich in heritage tourism, presently the tourists visit only few

places in covering prominent areas like Gol Gumbaz, Kudalasangama, Aihole,

Pattadakal and Badami. Bijapur region alone houses 183 monuments, of which only 80

plus are taken care by the respective department (ASI) and been frequently visited by

tourist. This is mainly due to various reasons like poor maintenance of the heritage

zone and areas outside the monument are very unhygienic in nature, Poor promotion

and marketing (including packaging) of the attractions within the district, lack of

availability of quality tourism infrastructure like starred hotels, resorts, amenities, lack

of entertainment activities like restaurants, retail, amusement arcades and poor

connectivity and undeveloped area development schemes for tourist attractions.



Similarly in Project Site development (Almatti Dam) only 63.5 of the total district

tourist visit, of which majority of them are domestic tourists, locals followed by

student population. This is mainly because; the development offers limited option for

the tourist to explore apart from the Gardens and Musical Dancing Fountain. It has to

be noted that the Musical Dancing Fountain is operational during the night hours,

making non-viable option for the tourist to extend the stay in Almatti Region. It is

expected that the Packaging and the destination development in the district especially

in Project Site Region will enhance more nos. of tourist followed by revenue

generation in the forthcoming years. Further it also necessary to augment the

necessary tourism infrastructure at the Project Site and regional level like quality

accommodation, restaurants, entertainment facilities and the road connectivity etc. to

encourage tourists to extend the stay.

2.8 Tourist Footfalls

Annual tourist footfalls in Bagalkot district is nearly 35 lakhs per year (2014 tourist

data). Thus, the average tourist footfalls in each tourist destination will be 5 lakhs.

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Destination/Spot

Annual Tourist Inflow

(Nos)

Domestic Foreign Total

1

Bagalkot

Badami 5,03,144 8,902 5,12,046

2 Pattadakal 3,74,701 6,763 3,81,464

3 Aihole 3,51,756 6,445 3,58,201

4 Mahakoota 3,95,898 3,524 3,99,422

5 Banashankari 6,09,396 4,957 6,14,353

6 Kudalasangama 6,10,173 3,988 6,14,161

7 Shivayogimandira 5,83,624 511 5,84,135

The following table represents the annual tourist footfalls for various tourist

destinations in Bijapur district. The average tourist footfall will be around 4.6lakhs

per year for each destination.

SL N

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t

Destination/Spot

Annual Tourist Inflow

(Nos)

Domestic Foreign Total

1 Bijapur

Almatti Dam 6,43,301 -- 6,43,301

2 Basavanabagevadi 63,079 -- 63,079



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No .

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ct

Destination/Spot Annual Tourist Inflow

3 Golgumbaz & Ibrahimroza 10,83,374 2,718 10,86,092

4 Toravi 50,000 200 50,200

Thus, the expected tourist footfall for this newly developed tourist destination will

be around 8 lakhs tourist per year.

2.9 Infrastructure Initiative

There are various proactive measures taken up by the GoK in augmenting & expanding

the region (Bijapur and Bagalkot) physical infrastructure and developing major

infrastructure projects to encourage overall economic development. There are about

24 large scale urban and rural infrastructure projects in Bijapur and Bagalkot region, of

which 14 road augmentation, especially the State and National Highways projects and

which are been implemented in Bijapur and Bagalkot region. These projects are at

various stage of construction and will be pace by 2015.

The completion of the same will have significant impact on the regional and economic

development of the region as well as it will induce more no. of tourist population.

Considering the strategic location of districts, tourism development and its inflow,

demographic, socio-economic and cultural importance of the districts, GoK has

proposed Airport at Bijapur8. This proposed airport will serve the northern region ie,

the Bayalusime region of Karnataka and this proposed infrastructure facility will

increase the catchment for the city tourism sector. The proposed airport at Bijapur is

expected to have projected traffic inflow of 180,860 no’s tourist and business

population, of which majority of them are expected to have high disposable income.

2.10 Growth Direction

In the case of current direction of growth, Bijapur and Bagalkot are rich heritage

tourism followed by industrial activities as well as in educational institutes, resulting in

immigrant population in the region. However the industrial developments are at

8 The Karnataka government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with infrastructure development

company, Marg, for developing a green field airport at Bijapur. The airport will initially cater to smaller aircraft like ATR 72

or ATR 42.



minor scale as compared to other districts in Karnataka. Presently the proposed

infrastructure projects like Minor Airport development at Bijapur and Multi-Product

SEZ at Bagewadi in Bijapur and road improvement projects will have significant impact

and also open avenues for many real estate developers to build large scale

developments across the region. Broadly there will be a restricted growth towards

northern region as there is abuttting the Maharastra State. However a postive growth

can be expected towards the southern direction, especially towrads towarsd the

Project Site Development (Almatti) as there is significant availability of land at a lower

cost and also excellent connectivity from NH-13 and NH-218. Similary growth also

can be expected towards northeastern direction – Sindgi along NH-218 till Gulbarga

district as the proposed airport project is in the close proximity.



3. Catchment Profiling of Almatti Dam

Bijapur and Bagalkot Cities located towards the northern part of the state of

Karnataka, are town urban centers which are located 59 & 29 km from Almatti Dam

(KBJNL development). KBJNL development is in-between Bijapur and Bagalkot

Districts, abutting Krishna River towards south, accordingly the catchment of the

proposed development is envisaged to serve the Bijapur and Bagalkot District, which is

said to be the Primary Catchment (120 km Radius) of the Project Site development and

the entire Bayalusime Region’ covering Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal, Gadag,

Belgaum districts and will be secondary catchment (250 km Radius) of the Project Site

development. The Southern part of Maharashtra covering areas like Solapur and Sangli

etc., will be part of secondary catchment.

The map below presents the outcome of the delineation exercise.

Prominent tourist potential areas in the primary catchment of the Project Site

Development are Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, The Malik-e-Maidan, Upli Buruj, Chand

Bawdi, Asar Mahal, Gagan Mahal, Barakaman (Ali Roza-II), Saat Kabar, Lord Shiva

Statue, Torvi Narasimha Temple, Basavana Bagewadi, Aihole, Badami, Pattadakal

(Virupaksha Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Sangameshwara Temple,



Kashivishveshvarayya Temple, Jain Temple, Twin Temples and Papanatha Temple)

Banashankari Temple and Kodihal Village etc.

In the case of demographic profile of the Primary catchment9 (Bijapur & Bagalkot

District), as per the census 2011 provisional figure, the total population of both the

district is about 4.07 million of which Bijapur alone constitutes about 53.5 percent with

an average growth rate of 20.4 percent and ranks 7th in the population across

Karnataka. In the case of Bagalkot it’s the 2nd largest district in the Belgaum Division

and the 11th most populous district in Karnataka. With over 1,651,892 inhabitants, the

district has 28.97 percent which is urban. Bagalkot accounts for over 18 percent of the

total population of the Belgaum Division.In the case of literacy rate, Bijapur and

Bagalkot district has 81.35 and 79.04 percent, which is marginally less than the State

literacy Rate of 86.21 percent.

Key Features of the Districts envisaged as Part of the Catchment (primary and

secondary) of the Proposed Development at Almatti is presented in the table below:

9 Bijapur City Municipal Council covers an area of about 97 sq.km with 326,360 population figure whereas Bagalkot covers

41.23 sq.km with population of 121,000.

Parameters Profile of Districts within the Catchment

Bijapur Bagalkot Raichur Yadgir Belgaum Gulbarga

Administrative Headquarters


Distance from KBJNL Development

57 km 28 km 157 km 139 km 158 km 155 km

District Area (sq. km)

10541 sq.km 6575 sq.km 8,386 sq.km 5,160.88 sq.km 13415 sq.km 16174 sq.km

District Population (2011)

2,175,102 1,890,826 1,924,773 1,172,985 4,778,439 2,174,742

Urban Population of the District (2011)

500791 598790 487414 220503 1210700 832594

Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)

20.38% 14.46% 15.27% 22.67% 13.38% 17.94%

Major Urban Centers

Basavana Bagevadi, Bijapur, Indi, Muddebihal, Sindagi, Talikota

Badami, Guledgudd, Kerur, Kulageri, Bagalkot, Kaladgi, Sitimani, navagar, Anagwadi, Bilgi, Amingad, Hungund, Ilkal, Karadi, Jamkhandi, Savalagi, Terdal, Mahalingpur, Lokapur, Mudhol

Raichur, Devadurga, Sindhanur, Manvi and Lingsugur.

Shahpur, Surpur and Yadgir

Athani, Bail, Hongal, Belgaum, Chikodi, Gokak, Hukeri, Khanapur, Kudchi, Mudalagi, Nipani, Ramdurg, Raybag, Sadalgi, Sankeshwar and Saundatti.

Afzalpur, Aland, Chincholi, Chitapur, Gulbarga, Jevargi, Sedam, Shahabad, Wadi

Literacy Rate (Urban)

81.35% 79.04% 75.61% 72.98% 86.16% 79.82%





Significance and Importance of the District

The Bijapur district is known for its temples, structural monuments, art and architectural heritages and archaeological sites and has significant share to the State in tourism related activities

Significant share in the State in Agriculture produce

Presently emerging as a hub for professional education.

Bagalkot is the second largest district in the Belgaum Division and the 11th most populous district in Karnataka.

The district is known for its temples, art and architectural heritages, archaeological sites and cave temples and has significant share to the State in tourism related activities.

Popularly known for Cottage industries as it occupies a predominant position in Bagalkot.

The chief manufactures are cotton and silk cloths and Large quantities of cotton yarn are also dyed and exported to

The Raichur Thermal Power Station at Shaktinagar in this district provides a large portion of the electricity consumption in Karnataka.

Raichur District is one of few places in India with gold resources. Hatti Gold Mines are situated in Raichur District.

Raichur is known for its paddy fields and its rice is of extremely superior quality and also has many rice mills which export high quality rice to different countries.

It also has a good

This district was carved out from the erstwhile Gulbarga district as the 30th district of Karnataka on 10 April 2010.

Significantly rich in historical and cultural traditions.

The district is also known for cluster of cement industries and a distinct stone popularly known as “Malakheda Stone.

Presently Yadgir which is known for of industries is presently showing great deal of signs of growth in the cement, textile, leather, and chemical production in the industrial sector.

Belgaum is the Divisional Head quarter of North Karnataka

Significant share to the State in tourism related activities

Belgaum is one of the fastest growing cities with a very good Industrial scenario in the northwestern part of Karnataka.

Several large industries, like Indal Aluminum Factory and the Polyhydron Pvt. Ltd. have their presences in the district.

Belgaum acts as a trade centre for

Gulbarga was known as 'Kalburgi' in former days which means stony land in Kannada

Significantly rich in historical and cultural traditions.

Significant share in the State in Agriculture produce.

The recent investments in Cement by ACC, Rajashree and India Cements made the district as an emerging destination for Cement





other parts of the state and country.

Most of the immigrants in the district are either money lenders or cloth merchants.

trading market in cotton industry.

food grains, sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oilseed, and milk products.

Industries include leather, clay, pottery, soap, cotton, and precious metals also exist.

The district is also famous for its Power-loom Industries which provide employment for many weavers. The Hydraulic Industry started here was first of its kind in Belgaum District.

industries

AREA DEVELOPMENT NEAR ALMATTI DAM, BIJAPUR, BAGALKOT, KARNATAKA Project Structure Report

Infrastructure Development Corporation (Karnataka) Limited

4. Site Analysis

4.1 Introduction

The Project Site is located along NH-13, which are about 66 km from Bijapur Town and

45 km from Bagalkot. Major part of the Project Site development is under Bijapur

district Basavana Bagewadi Taluk and part is under Bilgi Taluk, Bagalkot, covering an

area of about 200 acres. Out the 200 acres development, 123 acres of land parcel is

been utilized by KBJNL for Rock Garden, Mughal Garden, Lava Kush garden, Krishna

garden, Musical Fountain and Italian Gardens etc. Remaining 77 acres has been

earmarked for future development. However a part of the development, Lava Kush

garden and Krishna garden are towards southern side of Almatti Dam, as Krishna River

bisects the development.

4.2 Site Features:

The salient feature of the Project Site Development is presented in the table below:

Table 3: Site Details

Area 200 acres (i.e. 8,711,933 sq. ft approximately)

Access Has dual access from NH-13 from eastern side and a cross road

connect the part development of Almatti in the south

Shape Irregular in shape

Topography Marginally undulated

Visibility Excellent visibility from the approach roads and also Almatti Dam

Contiguity Non Contiguous as the Krishna River bisects the development

Other Information /

Issues

The KBJNL development is bisected by Krishna River into

northern and southern areas which lie in Bijapur and Bagalkot

districts respectively.

Power Exist within the development, as Almatti dam is the main

Figure 2: View of Almatti Dam



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reservoir of the Upper Krishna project, an irrigation project

produce about 290 MW power.

Telecommunication Exist within the development

Water Supply &

Sewerage

Exist within the development

Table 4: The immediate site surroundings

North Vacant land parcels and Private

Properties

West Catchment of Krishna River

(Almatti Dam)

South 13 m wide Cross Road, Krishna

Garden, railway track, Lava Kusa

Garden (Nidagundi hill hock) and

forest land

East NH-13, Private Properties and

vacant land parcel

The following table represents the infrastructure status of the project site:

Table 5: Infrastructure Status of Project Site

Power Exist within the development, as Almatti dam is the main

reservoir of the Upper Krishna project, an irrigation project

produce about 290 MW power.

Telecommunication Exist within the development

Water Supply &

Sewerage

Exist within the development

Photographs below present some of the features of the Project Site and its

surroundings:

Main Entrance of Almatti Dam View of Italian Garden



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View of Arch View of Musical Fountain

Tourist Infrastructure- Pay & Use Toilet by

Tourism Department

View of French Garden

View of Lava Kusa Garden



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View of Rock Garden

View of Rock Garden

View of Krishna Garden

Photos of other potential tourist location in Bijapur and Bagalkot are presented in

Annexure-3.



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4.3 Site Connectivity

Almatti Dam is well connected though public transport as it is located along NH-13.

There are regular State owned buses operating across the region and the

surrounding districts.

North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) covers North West

regions like Belgaum, Dharwad, North Canara, Bagalkot, Gadag & Haveri districts.

From Bangalore NWKRTC operates about 8 buses at an average interval of about 3

hours. Similarly for Belgaum 13 buses (Avg. 30 minutes interval), Chitradurga 8 buses

(Avg. 3 hours interval), Tumkur 8 buses (Avg. 4 hours interval), Hospet 9 buses (Avg.

2 hours interval), which passes through Project Site Development. In-terms of rail

connectivity, about 14 train’s pass via Almatti Station, of which majority of them are

express trains. Matrix showing the distance chart form the Almatti to prominent

location is presented in the map and table below show the location of the Project

Site and its surroundings.

The following table represents the distance of the project site from important

destinations:

Table 6: Distance from important nodes

Distance (in Km) Bijapur Almatti Bagalkot

Bijapur 0 59 72

Almatti 59 0 29

Basavana-Bagewadi 43 33 73

Muddebihal 72 25 49

Sindgi 57 72 100

Bagalkot 72 29 --

Badami 101 54 29

Hungund 92 35 40

Jamkhandi 55 67 57

Mudhol 70 66 48

Bangalore 473 416 409



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Distance (in Km) Bijapur Almatti Bagalkot

Kudalasangama 79 23 38

Aihole 92 37 27

Pattadakal 99 46 29

Belgaum 167 159 132

Gulbarga 152 155 184

Hampi 187 130 126

Raichur 191 158 179

Hospet 189 131 126

Koppal 171 -- 104

Dharwad 169 137 109

Tumkur 416 358 350

Hubli 177 141 113

The following Google map shows the location of the Project site and its

surroundings.



Note: Zone A: Developed Zone of KBJNL and Zone B: Area kept for Future Development



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4.4 Development Control Regulations

As stated earlier, the Project Site is far away from the jurisdiction of Bijapur Master

Plan area. However the Project Site development forms part of The Karnataka Town

and Country Planning Act, 1961 and thus the Development Controls Regulations

stipulated under the same will be applicable for the Project Site development and

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.5 will be assumed for the any development within the

Project Site Development.

Considering the future development of KBJNL, it is recommended that KBJNL should

envisage for Master Plan Regulation. This Master Plan will act like a guideline for

future KBJNL areas and it should be in line with Karnataka Town and Country

Planning Act, 1961. Also the guideline will ensure homogeneity in the development.

4.5 SWOT Analysis

SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis has been done

for the Project Site based on location, infrastructure, linkages, frontage and potential

usage.

Table 7: SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Good connectivity

Visual Appeal

Potential expansion of the catchment

areas to neighbouring districts

Presently on radar of almost 63% of

tourist visitors

No extreme seasonal fall in tourist

interest

Weaknesses

Quality of Connectivity not

satisfactory

Inadequacy of information channels

and marketing

Lack of coordination between the

people/ Local Authorities/ Tourism

groups/ Tourism Providers

Immediate catchment – Willingness

to spend on L&E is low

The present revenue generation

indicates requirement for revision of

tariff due to high O& M Costs



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Opportunities

Development by KBJNL covers an area

of about 200 acres development and it

encompasses many gardens (Rock

Garden, Mughal Garden, Lava Kush

garden, Krishna garden, Musical

Fountain and Italian Gardens etc.),

which is said to significantly more than

KRS Development (Mysore).

Packaging the proposed & existing

development with the tourist

destination in Bijapur and Bagalkot will

attract more tourists resulting in more

revenue generation.

Untapped latent potential for tourism

related activities due to lack of

facilities - nature tourism and leisure

activities.

Proposed airport at Bijapur will act like

a catalyst for the tourism development

and also in terms of regional

connectivity.

Threats

Environmental factors impose a

threat.

Marketing the proposed

development will be challenging task

because of undeveloped real estate

market

4.6 Real Estate Market Trends

4.6.1 General Sector Trends

Though the Project Site development is located far away from major urban center

namely the Bijapur (57 km) and Bagalkot city (28 km) and there are no prominent

real estate development especially to with respect to commercial (dominated by

service sector) and retail development, the above said cities has not witnessed

graded development as well as in the proximity to the Almatti Dam (KBJNL

Development). Apparently the commercial and retail segment are not evaluated in

the below section. However since Bijapur and Bagalkot districts are prominent for

tourism sector, the hospitality market trend in the region has been evaluated in

detail.



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4.6.2 Hospitality Sector Overview

As stated earlier, the tourism sector plays a vital role in the hospitality development.

A brief description of tourism potential areas in Bijapur and Bagalkot is presented in

the below section.

The Bijapur and Bagalkot districts are known for historical importance and have

significant potential to attract more tourist population in the fourth coming years. It

is expected that the urban infrastructure projects like augmentation of National

Highways and proposed Airport Development at Bijapur will further enhance the

growth of the tourism sector followed by economic growth of the region.

Though the tourism department is actively involved in the growth of tourism in the

region (Bijapur and Bagalkot), pursuing the same many tourism related projects like

circuit tourism development project with self of projects have been identified in

each prominent location and been submitted a plan of action to the GoK and

Department of Tourism to augment infrastructure facilities along the Tourist

destination. Further to the tourism development projects, Improvement of road

augmentation and regional connectivity, signage’s, tourism information centers were

also been proposed to enhance the tourism related activities.

Apart from Almatti Dam, prominent tourist potential areas in the region are Gol

Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, The Malik-e-Maidan, Upli Buruj, Chand Bawdi, Asar Mahal,

Gagan Mahal, Barakaman (Ali Roza-II), Saat Kabar, Lord Shiva Statue, Torvi

Narasimha Temple, Basavana Bagewadi, Aihole, Badami, Pattadakal (Virupaksha

Temple, Mallikarjuna Temple, Sangameshwara Temple, Kashivishveshvarayya

Temple, Jain Temple, Twin Temples and Papanatha Temple) Banashankari Temple

and Kodihal Village etc.

However major constraints to promote tourism activities in the region are poor road

connectivity, lack of quality accommodation facilities, unhygienic condition outside

the monument area, lack basic civic amenities like drinking water, toilets, No road-

side amenities like motels, restaurants, and lack of parking facilities and signage.

This fact is evident from the statistics of the tourism department of Karnataka (GoK),

that in the Project Site Catchment, especially Bijapur alone attracts majority of

tourist and the tourist inflow per day during peak season is 1,250 to 1,500 tourists

per day. At the same time the tourist inflow in the districts (Bijapur & Bagalkot) is

about 1,186,045 of which the share of domestic tourist is 99.8 percent, with an

average growth rate of 11.7 percent and CAGR of 11.4% (2006-2011). It is expected

that growth rate is expected to reach 15-16 percent over next 10 years over the

implementation of Urban Infrastructure Projects.



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Considering the growth and potential of tourist in the region, the primary catchment

area has only 61 hotels with a six (6 Nos.) starred category hotels (141 rooms) and 55

budget hotels (Unstarred- 1,418 rooms).

Following table presents inventory of hospitality sector in the primary catchment of

the Project Site.

Table8: List of Prominent Hotels in Primary Catchment of Project Site Development

District Hotel/Lodging Name Location Category Keys

(nos.)

Absorption

Rate

Tariff

(INR per

Day)

Bijapur

District

Hotel Madhuvan

International

Station Road 3-Star 27 55% 2020 -

2500

Pearl Hotel Opp. Gol

Gumbaj

Budget

Hotel

49 75% 650 -900

Kanishka

International Hotel

Station Road 2-Star 24 58% 850 -

1400

Sagar Deluxe Hotel Basaveshwar

Circle

Budget

Hotel

50 65% 200 - 320

Navaratna

International Hotel

Station Road Budget

Hotel

34 55% 864 -964

KSTDC Mayura Adil

Shahi

-- Budget

Hotel

18 62% 600 -950

Hotel Mayura

Annexe

Anand Mahal

Road

Budget

Hotel

18 55% 600 -950

Megharaj Hotel Railway Station

Road

Budget

Hotel

36 58% 200-700

Pleasant Stay Hotel Solapur Road 2-Star 20 65% 700-

1800

Samrat Hotel Station Road Budget

Hotel

22 76% 350 -750

Sanman Hotel Station Road Budget

Hotel

24 65% 200 - 400

Shashinag Residency

Hotel

Bye-Pass Road 3-Star 20 60% 2700-

3900

Shree Godavari

Lakshmi Hotel

Opp. KSRTC

Workshop

Budget

Hotel

37 78% 700 - 800



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(nos.)

Absorption

Rate

Tariff

(INR per

Day)

Parekh Residency Near

Siddeshwara

Temple

Budget

Hotel

45 65% 600-

1000

Aradhana Hotel Near Bus Stand Budget

Hotel

22 80% 850- 950

Hotel Rajdhani Near Station

Road

Budget

Hotel

25 75% --

Hotel Everest Tippu Sultan

Chowk

Budget

Hotel

25 65% --

Hotel Tony Bijapur Ring

Road

Budget

Hotel

25 75% --

Saliyan Sunanda

Kallappa Hotel

M G Road Budget

Hotel

82% --

Kallappa Hotel Ganapathi Circle Budget

Hotel

18 65% 750 -900

Hotel Santhosh Opposite KSRTC

Bus stand

Budget

Hotel

85 45% 300 - 450

Parashant Hotel Station Road Budget

Hotel

14 65% 600

Momin Lodge Kabraji Bazar Budget

Hotel

12 67% 60

Shri Lodge Azad Road Budget

Hotel

50 68% 300

Swagat Lodge M G Road Budget

Hotel

6 85% 250

Hotel Heritage Station Road Budget

Hotel

24 75% 500- 600

Hotel Ratna Palace Solapur Road Budget

Hotel

15 75% 450-550

Hotel Town Palace Athani Road Budget

Hotel

7 75% 300-600

Hotel Golden Heights Station Road

Bijapur

2-Star 24 70% 1350



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(nos.)

Absorption

Rate

Tariff

(INR per

Day)

Hotel Ashoka Near Almatti

Dam

Budget

Hotel

24 56% Proposed

Bagalkot

District

Anugraha Deluxe

Hotel

Station Road Budget

Hotel

35 64% 850 -

1010

Hotel Shivasangam SH 57 Budget

Hotel

30 65% 850

Chalukya Hotel Bagalkot Budget

Hotel

26 65% 500 -

1100

TenCafe Near Sai Mandir Budget

Hotel

20 65% --

Homestay-inn Akkimaradi

layout

Budget

Hotel

26 55% 750 -1

000

Durga Vihar Lodging NA Budget

Hotel

30 58% 400 -550

Akshaya Hotel Navanagar Budget

Hotel

50 80% 700 -

1000

Aradhana Deluxe Bus Stand Area Budget

Hotel

42 70% 800 -

1000

Hotel Moonlight Road Vidyagiri Budget

Hotel

18 65% 650 -900

Hotel saheb Darga Halapeth Budget

Hotel

40 45% 850

Krupa Lodge 10 Bus Stand

Area

Budget

Hotel

16 55% 450 -700

Veerabhardeshwar

Hotel

Gaddanakeri

Cross

Budget

Hotel

26 65% 550 -975

Hotel Mookambika

Deluxe

Station Road Budget

Hotel

24 64% 600 -800

Shri Laxmi Vilas

Hotel

Station Road Budget

Hotel

30 68% 450 -825

Hotel Badami Court Station Road Budget

Hotel

16 70% 550

Hotel Badami Court Station Road, 3-Star 26 55% 1480-



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(nos.)

Absorption

Rate

Tariff

(INR per

Day)

(Resort) Badami 2500

Hotel Anand Deluxe Near Bus Stand,

Badami

Budget

Hotel

22 72% 800

KSTDC Mayura

Chalukya

Ramdurg Road,

Badami

Budget

Hotel

21 74% 160-350

vaibhav Lodge Near Almatti

Dam

Budget

Hotel

42 65% 400

Highway Lodge Near Almatti

Dam

Budget

Hotel

12 55% 300 - 400

Tourist Lodge Near Almatti

Dam

Budget

Hotel

7 68% 250 -350

Kamat Upachar Kudalasangama Budget

Hotel

46 69% 900-2200

Dwaraka Lodging &

Boarding

Opposite KSRTC

Bus stand

Budget

Hotel

10 65% 300

Sadananda Lodging Jamkhandi Budget

Hotel

20 55% 350

Shree Shaila Lodging Bus Stand Road Budget

Hotel

37 58% 275

Swagath Lodging &

Boarding

Jamkhandi Budget

Hotel

20 72% 80-240

Shivani Hotel Jamkhandi Budget

Hotel

14 68% 200

Hotel Shiv Sagar Near Vaibhav

Talkies

Budget

Hotel

22 62% 150-200

Sri Ganesh Hotel Near

Mallikarjuna

Talkies

Budget

Hotel

18 60% 300

Hotel Panchamruta Near Hosatti

Building

Budget

Hotel

15 58% 250

Irfan Imran Hotel Jamkhandi Budget

Hotel

18 45% 150-275




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Considering the above tourist inflow and accommodation availability in the region,

there is a huge shortage for unstarred category accommodation. While in the case of

starred category, the shortage is significantly low but upon completion of urban

infrastructure projects in the region and improvement in regional connectivity will

have significant impact on the starred category hotel. It is expected that the

projected traffic inflow of tourist through proposed airport at Bijapur will have traffic

inflow of 180,860 no’s, of which majority of them are expected to have high

disposable income.

Presently the above inadequacy in terms of quality accommodation is also reflected

in terms occupancy (average annual) as Starred category has witnessed almost 55

percent and Un-starred category of 70 percent.

It is noteworthy that out of the total budget hotels (92 %), 85 percent of available

rooms in the catchment are not feasible to accommodate the visiting tourists. The

Average Daily Room Rate (ADRR) in the above said category hotels range from INR

60 – 3,900 per day. In the case of lodges, the daily rental rate for room is INR 60 –

1,100 per day, while for the starred category the ADRR ranges from INR 700-3,900

per day.

The detail estimation of total visitors/ tourist in the primary catchment of the Project

Site development is presented in the upcoming chapter.



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5. Tourism scenario In Karnataka with respect to Project

Catchment

With respect to tourism the State by virtue of its varied geography and long history,

Karnataka hosts numerous spots of interest for tourists. There is an array of ancient

sculptured temples, modern cities, scenic hill ranges, unexplored forests and endless

beaches. Karnataka has been ranked as the fourth most popular destination for

tourism among the states of India. Karnataka has the second highest number of

nationally protected monuments in India, second only to Uttar Pradesh, in addition to

752 monuments protected by the State Directorate of Archaeology and Museums.

Another 25,000 monuments are yet to receive protection. Prominent among them is

Mysore Palace followed by Hampi, Gol Gumbaz, Pattadakal, Aihole, Badami, Belur and

Halebidu, which is one of the most visited monuments in India.

The districts of the Western Ghats and the southern districts of the state have popular

eco-tourism locations including Kudremukh, Madikeri and Agumbe. Karnataka has 25

wildlife sanctuaries and five national parks. Popular among them are Bandipur

National Park, Bannerghatta National Park and Nagarhole National Park. The ruins of

the Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi and the monuments of Pattadakal are on the list of

UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. The cave temples at Badami and the rock-cut temples

at Aihole representing the Badami Chalukyan style of architecture are also popular

tourist destinations. The Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebidu, which were built with

Chloritic Schist (Soap Stone) are proposed UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Gol

Gumbaz and Ibrahim Rauza are famous examples of the Deccan Sultanate style of

architecture. The monolith of Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola is the tallest

sculpted monolith in the world, attracting tens of thousands of pilgrims during the

Mahamastakabhisheka festival.

In addition to it the waterfalls of Karnataka and Kudremukh National Park are listed as

must-see places and among the “1001 Natural Wonders of the World. Jog Falls is

India’s tallest single-tiered waterfall with Unchalli Falls, Magod Falls, Abbey Falls and

Shivanasamudra Falls among other popular waterfalls. Several popular beaches dot

the coastline including Murudeshwara, Gokarna and Karwar. In addition, Karnataka is

home to several places of religious importance. Several Hindu temples including the

famous Udupi Krishna Temple, the Marikamba Temple at Sirsi, the Sri Manjunath

Temple at Dharmasthala and Sharadamba Temple at Sringeri attract pilgrims from all

over India. Most of the holy sites of Lingayats, like Kudalasangama and Basavana

Bagewadi, are found in northern parts of the state. Shravanabelagola, Mudabidri and

Karkala are famous for Jain history and monuments. The Jain faith had a stronghold in

Karnataka in the early medieval period with Shravanabelagola as its most important

center.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandipur_National_Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandipur_National_Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannerghatta_National_Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagarhole_National_Park

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aihole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap_stone

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomateshwara

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahamastakabhisheka

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivanasamudra

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murudeshwara

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingayats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudalasangama

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavana_Bagewadi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basavana_Bagewadi

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Recently Karnataka has emerged as a hot spot for health care tourism. Karnataka has

the highest number of approved health systems and alternative therapies in India. The

Healthcare landscape in Karnataka is changing rapidly with corporate and foreign

hospitals setting up centres offering high quality healthcare. Presently the health city

concept is also gaining prevalence with the presence of specialized medical research,

collaboration with healthcare operators and a self-sustaining health cluster including

hospital, wellness, and residential centers. Prominent among them is Narayana Health

City. Apparently a three-tier health infrastructure comprising primary health centres,

health units, community health centres and sub-centres state is also been planned

and implemented in the State of Karnataka. There are policies of the government to

establish one primary health centre and one dispensary each for every 30,000

inhabitants, 15,000 - 20,000 inhabitants respectively and a sub-centre for 5,000

inhabitants.

The cost of health care and waiting time is more in US & European countries and

hence there is a wider scope for medical tourism in Karnataka since the super

specialty hospitals are offering medico and clinical facility in line with international

standards and the cost of treatment and hospitalization is affordable to the foreign

patients.

5.1 Location and Physiographic Characteristics

Karnataka is situated on a tableland where the Western and Eastern Ghat ranges

converge into the Nilgiri hill complex and it is confined roughly within 11.5° North

and 18.5° North latitudes and 74° East and 78.5° East longitude. Karnataka State

forms part of two well-defined macro regions of Indian Union; the Deacon Plateau

and the Coastal plains and Islands. The State has four physiographic regions:

Northern Karnataka Plateau: It comprises of the districts of Belgaum, Bidar, Bijapur

and Gulbarga and is largely composed of the Deacon Trap. It represents a

monotonous, treeless extensive plateau landscape with a general elevation of 300 to

600 m from the mean sea level. However the river plains of the Krishna, the Bhima,

the Ghataprabha and the Malaprabha with the intervening watersheds, the step like

landscapes, lateritic scarpments, residual hills and ridges break the monotony of this

extensive plateau. The general slope is towards the east. This region is largely

covered with rich black cotton soil.

Central Karnataka Plateau: It covers the districts of Bellary, Chikamagalur,

Chitradurga, Dharwad, Raichur and Shimoga. The region represents the transitional

surface between the Northern Karnataka Plateau of Deacon Trap and southern

Karnataka Plateau with relatively higher surface. By and large, this region represents



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the area of Tungabhadra basin. The general elevation varies between 450 and 700

m. The general slope of this region is towards the east.

Southern Karnataka Plateau: It covers the districts of Bangalore, Bangalore Rural,

Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mandya, Mysore and Tumkur. This region largely covers the

area of the Cauvery river basin lying in Karnataka. It is bounded by 600 m contour

and is characterized by a higher degree of slope. In the west and south, it is enclosed

by the ranges of Western Ghats and the northern part is an interrupted but clearly

identifiable high plateau. In the East, the valleys of the Cauvery and its tributaries

open out to form undulating plains. The general elevation of the region varies from

600 to 900 m. However, residual heights of 1,500 to 1,750 m are found in the

Biligiriranga hills of Mysore district and the Brahmagiri range of Kodagu district.

Karnataka Coastal Region: This extends between the Western Ghats, edge of the

Karnataka Plateau in the east and the Arabian Sea in the West, covers Dakshina

Kannada and Uttara Kannada districts. This region is traversed by several ridges and

spurs of Western Ghats. It has difficult terrain full of rivers, creeks, water falls, peaks

and ranges of hills. The coastal region consists of two broad physical units, the plains

and the Western Ghats. The Coastal plains, represent a narrow stretch of estuarine

and marine plains. The abrupt rise at the eastern flanks forms the Western Ghats.

The northern parts of the Ghats are of lower elevation (450-600 m) as compared to

Southern parts (900 to 1,500 m). The Coastal belt with an average width of 50 to 80

km covers a distance of about 267 km. from north to south.

5.2 Regional Connectivity

Road: The total Road length in

the State is 142,754 km which

covers an area of 191,791 sq.

km and caters to a population

of 50 million. The total length

of National Highways (NH) and

the State Highways (SH) in

Karnataka is 3,394 km and

11,288 km respectively. A road

length of 748 km is proposed

to be covered by Golden

quadrilateral project. Out of

the total 27066 inhabited

villages in Karnataka, about 60

percent have All Weather

Road Connectivity and Network Map of Karnataka



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roads, 23 percent Fair Weather Roads, 16 percent Katcha and non-motorable roads

and the rest around 1 percent are not connected by any roads.

Rail Network: The rail network in Karnataka is 3,270 km- with broad gauge covering

an area of 2,706 and covering

564 km by metre gauge. Most

of the cities are well

connected by rail except for

the coastal belt and the Hilly

District of Mercara. As per

Pink Book 2002-2003, there

are around 22 ongoing

railways in various parts of

Karnataka being undertaken

by the Railway authority.

Some of them are Whitefield-

Kuppam, Bangalore-Kengeri

with electrification,

Yeshwantpur-Tumkur,

Hospet-Guntakal, Bangalore-Hubli-Shimoga-Talguppa, Arsikere-Hassan-Mangalore,

Mysore Hassan Solapur-Gadag, Kottur-Harihar, Hassan-Bangalore via

Shravanabelagola, Gulbarga-Bidar etc. The total estimated amount for the project

works out at around INR 500 million.

Ports: Karnataka coastline called Karavali stretches 300 km between Mangalore in

Dakshina Kannada district and Karwar in Uttara Kannada district. The coastline of

Karnataka has been along the eastern shore of Arabian Sea and has one major and

ten minor ports in this coastal belt. The minor ports are Karwar, Honnavar,

Coondapur, Belekeri, Tadri, Bhatkal, Malpe, Hangarkatta, Mangalore and Padubidri.

The revenue earned in minor ports of Karnataka in the year 2010-11is about INR

2876.65 lakhs which is about 28 percent more than the previous year.

Airports: Karnataka has only two major International Airports namely the Bengaluru

and Mangalore International Airport followed by five (5 nos.) Domestic Airports, Two

(2.nos.) Air Base, Five (5 Nos.) private Air Strips, 17 proposed domestic Airports

(Private, Flying School, Air Base & others). This includes Proposed Airport at Bijapur

also.

Especially Bangalore is an important destination for commercial as it is called as

Silicon Valley of India and acts as transit point for other tourist destination in the

State. Presently Bengaluru International Airport is the busiest airport in the country

in terms of overall passenger traffic of 11.59 million and fifth busiest in terms of

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international passenger traffic. It has been awarded "India's best airport" for the

year 2011 by the survey conducted by Skytrax.

5.3 Overview of Tourism Scenario

As stated earlier in the above section that Karnataka is situated in the southern part

of India and the province of the same spreads over the Deccan Plateau. It is also the

eighth largest state in India in both in terms of area and population and it is also

formerly known as Mysore. The topography of Karnataka is largely a reflection of the

geology of the state. The Sahyadris are covered with evergreen forests. They drop

abruptly towards the Arabian Sea, thus forming a natural barrier between the

plateau and the coastal regions. There are four Ghats in Karnataka namely

Subrahmanya Ghat, the Charmadi Ghat, the Shiradi Ghat, and the famous Agumbe

Ghat which provide access to the coast. The Western Ghats slope gently towards the

Bay of Bengal.

Karnataka hold many attractions in terms of tourist interest such as wildlife

sanctuaries, Hill stations, beaches, plantations, historical monuments & monolithic

statue and water falls. The details pertaining to the same are mentioned in below.

The wild life sanctuaries at Bandipur, Nagarhole, Dandeli, and Ranganathittu Bird’s

Sanctuary. 5 Km. from Srirangapatna which is itself a well-known tourist center, hill

stations like Nandi Hills and Kemmannagundi and Mercara, beach resorts like

Karwar, Ullal, Malpe and Maravanthe, the world famous Brindavan Gardens at

Krishnarajasagara, the monolithic statue of Gommateshwara at Shravanabelagola,

Gol Gumbaz with its whispering gallery at Bijapur, the Jog falls and other water falls

at Shiva Samudram, Magod, Unchelli or Lushington near Siddapur, Lalguli at Yallapur

and other places indicate the variety and richness of the attractions that Karnataka

State holds out to the visitors

There are many places of historic and religious importance. The great Acharyas,

Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhwa, preached in this region. Great reformers like Sri

Basaveshwara, mathematicians like Baskaracharaya, commentators like Sayana,

saint poets like Purandaradasa and Kanakadasa, great writers like Pampa, Harihara

and Kumara Vyasa have all enriched the heritage of Karnataka.

Trend in Tourist Arrival: Karnataka has witnessed the largest increase in rank,

moving from twelfth place in 2009 to fourth place in 2011 according to India State

Ranking Survey 2011. This is primarily due to two parameters: State Expenditure on

Tourism and Effectiveness of Marketing Campaign. Eleven parameters were taken to

evaluate the different states and their influence and/or impact on the hospitality

industry. The parameters were Luxury Tax on Hotels, State Expenditure on Tourism,

Tourist Arrivals, GDP Per Capita, Effectiveness of Marketing Campaign, Urbanization,



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Road and Railway Infrastructure, Aircraft Movement, Literacy Rates and Intangible

Aspects. Presently around 38,202,077 domestic tourist and 324,573 foreigners

visited the state during 2010.

Table 9: Consolidated Rankings of Top Ten States

Top Ten States Ranking Variance

2011 2009

Maharashtra 1 4 3

Goa 2 3 1

Delhi 3 6 3

Tamil Nadu 4 1 -3

Karnataka 4 12 8

Kerala 6 2 -4

Gujarat 7 9 2

Uttarakhand 8 7 -1

Sikkim 10 5 -5

Jammu & Kashmir 10 5 -5

Source: HVS, 13 September 2011

As per the information gathered from Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, Karnataka

accounted for 2.1 percent of the total foreign tourists visiting India (17,852,777 nos.)

during the year 2010 and ranked 11th among all the Indian states. The domestic

tourist, accounts about 5.2 percent and 5th in terms of ranking.

Figure 3Contribution of Karnataka to domestic and international tourist arrival



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Mysore accounts for the highest tourist arrivals in the State. The other major tourist

destinations are Belur, Halebid, Jog falls, and Bijapur which together attract more

than 75 percent of the total tourist arrivals in the State. Jog falls has shown the

highest growth in the total tourist arrivals in the last few years. A negative growth

rate in the recent past has been observed in tourist arrival in the destinations like

Bijapur, Badami, Aihole Hospet, Hampi (world heritage center), Chitradurga, and

Nandi Hills. Barring few places like Shravanabelagola, Bijapur, Aihole, Nandi Hills.

Whereas the destinations like Mysore, Belur, Halebid attract maximum number of

domestic tourists as well as foreigners visiting the State. The overall growth of the

above said location which fall under the project are been briefly described in the

below section. The overall growth of tourist (Domestic & Foreign) inflow in the State

is shown in the table below.

Table 10: Population Growth Trends of Karnataka

Year Domestic Tourist International Tourist Total Tourist

Nos. Growth

rate

Nos. Growth

rate

Nos. Growth

rate

2005 2,46,98,243 -- 5,45,225 2,52,43,468 --

2006 3,61,95,907 47% 5,05,524 -7% 3,67,01,431 45%

2007 3,78,25,953 5% 5,34,563 6% 3,83,60,516 5%

2008 3,70,10,928 -2% 5,20,041 -3% 3,75,30,969 -2%

2009 3,27,29,679 -12% 2,29,847 -56% 3,29,59,526 -12%

2010 3,82,02,077 17% 3,24,573 41% 3,85,26,650 17%

Source: Department of Tourism, Karnataka, Real Estate Market Research & Analysis; Jones Lang LaSalle; May

2012

Categorization of Existing & Potential Tourism Destinations: The State government

has already taken up some tourism projects on priority basis. These projects include

development and protection of world heritage centers of Hampi and Pattadakal, Jog

development in Shimoga district, development of beaches in coastal Karnataka, and

luxurious Palace on Wheel project covering the key places of tourist interest in the

state. In addition, GoK is also planning for reactivation and renovation of all the

minor airports in the State. The detail pertaining to the same are mentioned in the

below section.

Beside developing interesting and convenient regional or Hub and spoke type tourist

destinations, a lot of efforts are also being taken to form theme based circuits like

Coastal circuit, Hill circuit, Wildlife circuit, Southern circuit, Northern circuit, Golf

circuit, Jain pilgrimage circuit, Temple circuits, Mixed circuits, etc. Presently under



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the current State Tourism Policy, the government has reclassified the tourist places

of Karnataka under category A, B, C, D & E. Apart from the existing and potential

tourism area, the government has also identified Special tourism areas, which is

presented in the Table below:

Table 11: Special Tourism Areas in Karnataka

District Area

Bijapur Bijapur Taluk, Hungund Taluk

Bidar Bidar Taluk, Basavakalyan Taluk

Chitradurga Chitradurga Taluk

Hassan Hassan taluk, Belur taluk, Channarayapatna taluk, Arakalgud taluk

Kodagu Madikeri taluk, Somawarpet taluk, Virajpet taluk

Mandya Srirangapatna Taluk

Mysore Mysore Taluk except Mysore Corporation Limits, Gundlupet Taluk, T.

Narasipur Taluk, Kollegal Taluk, Yelandur Taluk

North

Canara

One km width of entire coast line from the high tide line

Shimoga Sagar Taluk

South

Canara

One km width of entire coast line from the high tide line except the area

covered by Mangalore City Corporation limits

Regarding State wise no. of projects and amount sanctioned for Karnataka with

respect to tourism development by Ministry of Tourism is two projects and INR 8.59

crores in the year 2010-11, which is comparatively less than what it has been

sanctioned in the year 2009-10 (13 projects & 42.42 Crores) by Ministry of Tourism.

However the State Department of Tourism has allocated INR 50 crores for

infrastructure works in the Year 2011-12 and INR 100 crores for a Theme Park in

Hampi. Apart from this an INR 10 crores has been allocated for the development of

Hampi City. However as a whole a fund allocation of INR 250 crores has been

allocated for tourism development in the year 2011-12. Year wise allocation for

tourism development is presented in table below:

Table 12: Government allocation for tourism in INR in Crore

Year Infrastructure Allocation Marketing allocation

2007-08 148 40

2008-09 250 144



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Year Infrastructure Allocation Marketing allocation

2009-10 180 208

2010-11 204 132

Source: Economic Ssurvey-2010-11, Department of Tourism, Karnataka

5.4 Tourism Scenario in Bijapur & Bagalkot District

5.4.1 Major Tourist Attractions

Bijapur and Bagalkot district is located in Northern plateau of Karnataka and is

largely composed of the Deacon Trap. It represents a monotonous, treeless

extensive plateau landscape with a general elevation of 300 to 600 m from the mean

sea level. However the river plains of the Krishna, the Bhima, the Ghataprabha and

the Malaprabha with the intervening watersheds, the step like landscapes, lateritic

scrapments, residual hills and ridges break the monotony of this extensive plateau

and it slope is towards the east directions.

View of Aihole

View of Ibrahim-Rouza (Bijapur)



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View of Patadakal View of Jama_Masjid (Bijapur)

View of Malik-e-Maidan (Bijapur) View of Bara Kamman

View of Kudalasangama Ibrahim-Rouza (Bijapur)

View of Badami Agasthya Lake- Badami



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The above said districts were once the capital of the early Chalukyan dynasty (6th to

8th centuries), Aihole and Patadakal (Bagalkot District), are picturesque villages on

the banks of the Malaprabha river and are historically famous as the cradle of Hindu

temple architecture built between the 6th & 8th centuries and some even earlier.

Badami is known for its rock-cut cave temples.

The other major attractions in this ruined city are Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, Malik-

e-Maidan, Upli Buruj, Chand Bawdi, Asar Mahal, Gagan Mahal, Barakaman (Ali Roza-

II), Saat Kabar, Torvi Narasimha Temple and Almatti Dam etc. The details pertaining

to the same are described in the below table and photograph of tourist potential

areas in this districts are shown in Annexure- 3. The details pertaining are listed in

table below;

Table13: Major Tourist Destinations in Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Districts Major

Tourist

Location &

Destination

Description

Bijapur

District

Bijapur City Bijapur is well known for its historical monuments of

architectural importance built during the rule of Adil Shahi

dynasty. It is located 473 km from Bangalore. Bijapur is close

to Belgaum, the gateway to Karnataka from Goa and

Bombay. It has many places of historical, cultural and

architectural interests. Bijapur is well connected by road and

rail to Bangalore, Belgaum and Goa. The nearest airport is

Hubli which is located 140 km from Bijapur. It is about 59 Km

from Project Site development.

Gol Gumbaz It is the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah. It is 44 m in diameter

and the interior of the dome is mysteriously unsupported and

has a whispering gallery under it, whose acoustics are superb.

The dome forms a highly sensitive echo-chamber. The

slightest whisper echoes seven times over and the tick of a

clock held at one end can be distinctly heard at the opposite

end, 125 feet away.

Ibrahim Roza This monument shows the creativity of its Iranian born

architect. Built on a single slab of bed-rock, the architect has

attained a perfect balance on the site, with the mausoleum

on the left and the prayer hall to the right. This whole

structure lies above a basement which houses secret

passages and also holds living quarters for the cavalry, with

stables opposite.

The Malik-e- The Malik-e-Maidan is the largest medieval cannon in the



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Districts Major

Tourist

Location &

Destination

Description

Maidan world, is 14 ft long, weighing 55 tons. This cannon was

brought back from Ahmadnagar in the 17th century as a

trophy of war by 400 oxen, 10 elephants and tens of men. It

was placed on the Sherza Burj (Lion Gate) on a platform

especially built for it. It is said that after igniting the cannon,

the gunner would remain underwater in a tank of water on

the platform to avoid the deafening explosion.

Upli Buruj Built around 1584 by Hyder Khan is 24m high tower standing

to the north of Dakhani Idgah in Bijapur. This is a spherical

structure with stone steps winding round the outside. This is

also known as Hyder Burj, and it consists of two guns of huge

size.

Chand Bawdi Ali Adil Shah (1557–1580) built this tank near eastern

boundary of Bijapur, catering the need of the people of

Bijapur after the fall of the Vijayanagar empire. This has a

storage capacity of 20 million liters and became a benchmark

for many other tanks in the City.

Asar Mahal The Asar Mahal was built by Mohammed Adil Shah in about

1646, which was used to serve as a Hall of Justice and there is

restricted access for women. Every year there is urs (festival)

held at this place. The site is under maintenance of

Archeological Survey of India and also encompasses a citadel

and water tanks within the development.

Gagan Mahal Gagan Mahal was built with a 21- meter façade and four

wooden massive pillars, has a majestic central arch. Sikandar

Adil Shah, in silver chains, surrendered to Aurangzeb during

the year 1681.

Barakaman

(Ali Roza-II)

Barakaman of Ali Roza was built in 1672 and it was previously

named as Ali Roza. During Shah Nawab Khan period the name

was changed to Bara Kaman as this was the 12th monument

during his reign. Presently Barakaman has now seven arches

and the tomb containing the graves of Ali.

Saat Kabar This tourist spot is called as the 'dark tourist spot' as it

containes 60 sixty graves. The architectural characteristics of

Saat Kabar is not like Gol Gumbaz or Ibrahim Roza to offer to

its visitors, but the epics and stories narrates makes it a the

area worth. This heritage site tells the story of a passionate

army chief (Afzal Khan of Ali Adil Shah II) who killed his 63



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Districts Major

Tourist

Location &

Destination

Description

wives fearing they would remarry after his death.

Lord Shiva

Statue

This is the second largeststatue of Lord Shiva in the country,

weighs around 1,500 tonnes. The statue was installed by the

T.K. Patil Banakatti Charitable Trust in Bijapur at Shivapur on

Sindagi Road is gradually developing as a pilgrimage place.

Torvi

Narasimha

Temple

Torvi Narasimha temple is located 5 km from Bijapur City and

was built underground and it is very close to Adil Shahi's

Sangeeth mahal. Nearby this temple, another Hindu temple

of Devi Lakshmi is also located. As per the statistics from

Department of Tourism, almost 1000-1500 people of this

location during the every weekends and it is peak (2500-

3000) during auspicious days.

Basavana

Bagewadi

This location is located about 43 km from Bijapur City and it is

famous for Saint Basaveshwara, which is said to be birth-

place

Bagalkot

District

Pattadakal 11 km from Aihole, on the left of bank of Malaprabha River,

second capital of the Chalukyas, used mainly for coronations

of Kings. More than 30% of the tourists come to Bagalkot

with the intention of visiting Pattadakal. Pattadakal has been

declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Badami

Caves

Badami, a Taluk headquarters town and was the capital of

the early Chalukyas. It is picturesquely situated at the mouth

of a ravine between two rocky hills and it has four rock-cut

cave temples. The first three belong to the Vedic faith and

the fourth cave is the only Jain temple. It is located 24 km

from Aihole and 101 km from Bijapur.

Aihole The temple of Aihole is famous as the 'Cradle of Indian

Temple Architecture'. Aihole has over 125 temples all

intricately carved and rich in detail. The oldest temple here, is

the Lad Khan Temple, which dates back to the 5th Century.

Apart from Lad Khan Temple there are few other temples

which are very prominent. They are The Huchappayyya Gudi,

The Huchimalli Gudi, Galaganatha temple, The Durga Temple,

Melguti Jain Temple, Ravana Phadi, Suryanarayana Temple.

Kodihal This is a prominent village in Bagalkot District, wherein the

village as about ,500 families out of which 800 are

astrologers. This village is located 20 kms from Kudala

Sangama where the 12th century reformer Basaveshwara



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Districts Major

Tourist

Location &

Destination

Description

attained salvation. It is said that there are over 8000

astrologers from Kodihal who have migrated across the

country.

Banashankari

Temple

Banashankari Temple is a Hindu shrine located at

Cholachagudd near Badami (5.0 km), in Bagalkot district. The

temple is popularly called Banashankari or Vanashankari

since it is located in the Tilakaaranya forest. The temple deity

is also called the Shakambhari an incarnation of the goddess

Parvati.

The temple attracts devotees from Karnataka as well as the

neighbouring state of Maharashtra. The temple was built by

the 7th century Kalyani Chalukya kings and the current 18th

century structure was built by a Maratha chieftain. The

temple celebrates its annual festival called Banashankari

jatre, in the months of January or February. The festival

comprises cultural programmes, boat festival as well as a

Rath yatra, when the temple goddess is paraded around the

city in a chariot. It was said that during those period almost a

lakh nos. tourist visit the place.


Table 14: Other Tourist Areas in the close proximity to Project Site Development

Other Major

Tourist

Location /

Destination

Description

Gulbarga Gulbarga was founded by the Bahmani Sultans in the 14th century as

their capital and was formerly a part of Nizam's Hyderabad state.

Gulbarga is 200 km from Hyderabad and 623 km north of Bangalore.

Other prominent places are Khaja Banda Nawaz Dargah, Shri Kshetra

Ganagapur (Ganagapura), a well-known pilgrimage of God Shri Sadguru

Dattatreya Narasimha Saraswati, Sri. Hulakantheshwar Temple (Herur. B),

and the Ghathargi Bhagamma Temple (Afzalfur Taluk) located on the

bank of Bhima River. Devotees from all over the world visit the above

location for worship.

Hospet Hospet, is a city in Bellary District and it is abutting Tungabhadra River

(also include Tungabhadra Dam) in the south and 12 km from the World

Heritage site (Hampi) consisting of the ruins of the medieval city of



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Other Major

Tourist

Location /

Destination

Description

Vijayanagara, former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Bellary (58 km)

is located close proximity to Hospet.

Hampi Hampi is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river and the first

historical settlements in Hampi date back to 1CE. Hampi is located

353 km from Bangalore, 74 km from Bellary and 13 km from Hospet. The

city is within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the

Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara, it continues to

be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, as well

as several other monuments belonging to the old city. The ruins are a

UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at

Hampi.


Location potential tourist spots in this district are show in map below.

Although the district is rich in heritage tourism, presently the tourists visit only few

places in Bijapur and Bagalkot covering prominent areas like Gol Gumbaz,

Kudalasangama, Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami. While in Bijapur, the town itself is

famous for its historically important place and attracts more number of domestic

tourists from Maharashtra State as well from the other districts of Karnataka and a

significant no. of international tourist visit the monuments. Although there are

nearly about 183 monuments existing in Bijapur Region, only 80 plus are taken care

by the respective department and of which only 13 percent (10 Nos.) of the

monuments are visited frequently.



5.4.2 Almattti

Similarly trend is also been witnessed in the Project Site development (KBJNL –

Almatti Dam). Only 63.5 of the total district tourist visit, of which majority of them

are domestic followed by student population. This is mainly because of lack of

awareness about the other potential areas, lack in tourism related infrastructure

facilities (hotels & restaurants, tourist information centers, Health centers) and the

supporting infrastructure facilities (such water supply, sewerage and sanitation, road

etc).

Regarding Festival / special events linked to the destination there are many few

prominent among them are:

Siddeshwara temple car festival is held in January each year; Asar Mahal Urs in September; Bijapur music and dance festival in January; The Ramalinga temple in Aihole, situated along the banks of the Malaprabha

river has its annual Car festival in February-March, Banashankari temple festival near Badami during January- February, Virupaksha temple car festival in Pattadakal in March, Mallikarjuna temple festival in Pattadakal in March-April. The Vijaynagara Festival in December with dance, drama, music, fireworks,

puppet shows, spectacular processions are carried out. The Purandaradasa Aradhana (Hamli) commemorating the birth anniversary of

the great poet composer Purandaradasa is celebrated in the Mantap near the Vittala Temple in January - February every year.

3 day Basava Utsav at Basavana Bagewadi village

Matrix showing the distance chart form the Almatti to prominent location is

presented in the table below:



Distance (in

Km)

Bija

pu

r

Alm

atti

Bas

avan

a-

Bag

ew

adi

Mu

dd

eb

iha

l Si

nd

gi

Bag

alko

t

Bad

ami

Bilg

i

Hu

ngu

nd

Jam

khan

di

Mu

dh

ol

Ban

galo

re

Ku

dal

asan

g

ama

Aih

ole

Pat

tad

akal

Be

lgau

m

Gu

lbar

ga

Ham

pi

Rai

chu

r

Ho

spe

t

Ko

pp

al

Dh

arw

ad

Tum

kur

Hu

bli

Bijapur 0 59 43 72 57 72 101 -- 92 55 70 473 79 92 99 167 152 187 191 189 171 169 416 177

Almatti 59 0 33 25 72 29 54 -- 35 67 66 416 23 37 46 159 155 130 158 131 137 358 141

Basavana-

Bagewadi

43 33 0 28 45 73 104 -- -- -- 117 561 60 128 91 228 166 184 188 172 136 217 485 203

Muddebihal 72 25 28 0 66 49 66 262 30 91 91 404 17 43 54 181 138 118 133 121 109 154 348 156

Sindgi 57 72 45 66 0 100 126 324 96 109 119 462 82 107 117 218 95 180 145 184 175 208 408 213

Bagalkot 72 29 73 49 100 0 29 225 40 57 48 409 38 27 29 132 184 126 179 126 104 109 350 113

Badami 101 54 104 66 126 29 0 198 43 78 64 385 51 24 15 126 204 107 183 105 81 88 324 90

Bilgi -- -- -- 262 324 225 198 0 233 247 228 335 245 219 208 172 397 208 344 200 183 272 115

Hungund 92 35 -- 30 96 40 43 233 0 94 88 381 14 19 28 167 164 95 142 97 81 131 324 131

Jamkhandi 55 67 -- 91 109 57 78 247 94 0 19 463 88 83 84 112 203 182 224 182 159 121 403 132

Mudhol 70 66 117 91 119 48 64 228 88 19 0 449 84 74 73 99 212 171 224 170 145 103 387 113

Bangalore 473 416 561 404 462 409 385 335 381 463 449 0 394 384 380 461 469 286 360 285 305 391 65 376

Kudalasanga

ma

79 23 60 17 82 38 51 245 14 88 84 394 0 27 38 170 154 108 141 110 95 139 337 140

Aihole 92 37 128 43 107 27 24 219 19 83 74 384 27 0 11 149 181 100 160 100 80 113 325 113



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Distance (in

Km)

Bija

pu

r

Alm

atti

Bas

avan

a-

Bag

ew

adi

Mu

dd

eb

iha

l Si

nd

gi

Bag

alko

t

Bad

ami

Bilg

i

Hu

ngu

nd

Jam

khan

di

Mu

dh

ol

Ban

galo

re

Ku

dal

asan

g

ama

Aih

ole

Pat

tad

akal

Be

lgau

m

Gu

lbar

ga

Ham

pi

Rai

chu

r

Ho

spe

t

Ko

pp

al

Dh

arw

ad

Tum

kur

Hu

bli

Pattadakal 99 46 91 54 117 29 15 208 28 84 73 380 38 11 0 141 191 98 168 98 75 102 321 103

Belgaum 167 159 228 181 218 132 126 172 167 112 99 461 170 149 141 0 311 219 309 214 186 69 396 85

Gulbarga 152 155 166 138 95 184 204 397 164 203 212 469 154 181 191 311 0 216 112 223 225 292 425 294

Hampi 187 130 184 118 180 126 107 208 95 182 171 286 108 100 98 219 216 0 138 8 34 157 230 148

Raichur 191 158 188 133 145 179 183 344 142 224 224 360 141 160 168 309 112 138 0 146 161 266 319 262

Hospet 189 131 172 121 184 126 105 200 97 182 170 285 110 100 98 214 223 8 146 0 28 152 227 141

Koppal 171 136 109 175 104 81 183 81 159 145 305 95 80 75 186 225 34 161 28 0 124 246 114

Dharwad 169 137 217 154 208 109 88 131 121 103 391 139 113 102 69 292 157 266 152 124 0 327 16

Tumkur 416 358 485 348 408 350 324 272 324 403 387 65 337 325 321 396 425 230 319 227 246 327 0 311

Hubli 177 141 203 156 213 113 90 115 131 132 113 376 140 113 103 85 294 148 262 141 114 16 311 0



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5.4.3 Tourist Arrivals

As stated earlier, Bijapur and Bagalkot district is located in northern plateau of

Karnataka where the region is monotonous, treeless extensive plateau landscape.

However the river plains of the Krishna, the Bhima, the Ghataprabha and the

Malaprabha watersheds this region. The most attracting places in the region are

Bijapur, Bdami, Aihole and Pattadakal.

As per 2011 tourist statistics, Bijapur and Bagalkot district has registered 1,188,369

tourists, registering a overall growth rate of 11.7 percent. The sectoral contribution of

domestic tourist is about 99.8 percent and the remaining of foreign tourists. On an

average, right from year 2006 to 2011, Bijapur has registered cumulative growth rate

of 11 percent.

In the case of origin of the tourist majority of domestic tourists are from the adjoining

districts followed by Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and UP etc. regarding

foreigners tourist majority of them are from France, Italy, German, USA, Holland,

Japan, UK etc. Regarding the nature of the tourist, 85 percent of the tourist

constitutes the Heritage & Pilgrimage tourists followed by leisure tourists.

Regarding the seasonal inflow, It was observed that the flow of tourist were high

(peak season) during the month of September to February. Maximum tourists are

seen during December. Very low tourists turn out during the extreme summer

months. The overall tourist inflow of this region is mentioned in table below;

Table15: Tourist Inflow to Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Year Domestic

Tourists

(Nos.)

Annual

Growth

Rate (%)

Foreign

Tourists

(Nos.)

Annual

Growth Rate

(%)

Total

(Nos.)

Annual

Growth

Rate (%)

2006 689,947 -- 2722 -- 692,669 --

2007 649,291 -5.9% 2752 1.1% 652,043 -6%

2008 836,716 28.9% 3986 44.8% 840,702 29%

2009 962,852 15.1% 2901 -27.2% 965,753 15%

2010 1,061,335 10.2% 2481 -14.5% 1,063,816 10%

2011 1,186,045 11.8% 2324 -6.3% 1,188,369 12%

Source: 2011, Department of Tourism, Real Estate Market Research & Analysis; Jones Lang LaSalle; May 2012

The table above shows that the overall tourist arrival to Bijapur and Bagalkot was

remarkable during the year 2008, registering a growth rate of 29 percent. However,



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the trend has decreased to 12 percent (Year-2011). This is mainly due to various

reasons and some of them are listed below:

Areas outside the monument, heritage area are very unhygienic in nature. Poor promotion and marketing (including packaging) of the attractions within the

district; Lack of availability of quality tourism infrastructure like starred hotels, resorts,

amenities, etc. Lack of entertainment activities like restaurants, retail, amusement arcades, etc.

and Poor connectivity and undeveloped area development schemes for tourist

attractions.

At the same time it was observed that the present duration of stay of tourist

(Domestic & Foreigners) is only for 2 days and majority of them preferred to stay in

Bijapur rather than Bagalkot and Hospet.

The above trend indicates that the Bijapur and Bagalkot attract only visiting tourists than

those who extend stay in the district though the district is abundant with tourist attractions

adequate enough to extend stay for 2 days. Thus, the poor turnout in terms of stay in the

catchment may be largely attributed to lack of proper accommodation and tourist

infrastructure facilities, which encourages / facilitates tourists to make a stay in the tourism

destination.

Thus, it is evident that the sustainable tourism promotion for districts shall focus on

Destination Development, wherein Almatti will be developed as a destination and the will be

attributed by Packaging the existing tourism products in the primary and secondary

catchment. Further it also necessary to augment the necessary tourism infrastructure like

quality accommodation, restaurants, entertainment facilities and the road connectivity etc. to

encourage tourists to extend the stay for 3-5 days.

5.4.4 Tourism Infrastructure

Amongst all tourist destinations across Karnataka, Bijapur and Bagalkot district is

blessed with mainly with Heritage tourism. However the major constraints to

promote tourism activities in the region are poor road connectivity, lack of quality

accommodation facilities, unhygienic condition outside the monument area, lack basic

civic amenities like drinking water, toilets.. No road-side amenities like motels,

restaurants, and lack of parking facilities and signage has resulted in decrease in

tourist inflow.

This fact is evident from the statistics, that in the catchment, Bijapur attracts majority

of tourist and the tourist inflow per day during peak season is 1250 to 1500 tourist per

day At the same time the tourist inflow in the districts (Bijapur & Bagalkot) is about



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1,186,045 of which the share of domestic tourist is 99.8 percent, with an average

growth rate of 11.7 percent and CAGR of 11.4% (2006-2011).

Considering the growth and potential of tourism in the region, the primary catchment

area has only 61 hotels with a six (6 Nos.) starred category hotels (141 rooms) and 55

budget hotels (Unstarred- 1,418 rooms).

5.4.5 Demand Assessment of Hospitality sector

Karnataka accounted for 2.1 percent of the total foreign tourists visiting India

(17,852,777 nos.) during the year 2010 and ranked 11th among all the Indian states

whereas the domestic tourist, accounts about 5.2 percent and 5th in terms of ranking.

Karnataka principal tourism products can be broadly categorized into six categories,

viz. Wild Life Sanctuary, Temple, Jain Pilgrimage, Eco Tourism, Plantation, Spiritual,

Beaches and Hill Station with coffee and tea plantations of green environs

harmonizing them all together to form a Green Symphony. Destination-wise tourist

statistics suggest that heritage/ cultural/religious sites & events attract 75 percent of

the tourists visiting the State, followed by Hill Station, Eco Tourism and adventure

tourism with 25 percent.

Demand assessment and projections of tourism sector in the region have been

analyzed based on the following key performance/normative indicators arrived based

on the situation analysis of the prevailing sector performance Karnataka.

Historic performance of the tourism industry in the subject tourist spots in terms of number of visitors (both foreign and domestic);

Behavioral analysis of the tourists in terms of preferred typology of accommodation and duration of stay;

Positive implications of the Karnataka Tourism Vision and other tourism promotion efforts of the GoK; and

Induced demand through appropriate packaging of the tourism products.

It may be noted that the sector performance of this tourism catchment has been

considered only for the assessment of behavior of the tourists in terms of overnight

visitors (domestic & foreign), preferred typology of accommodation and duration of

stay etc. At the same time the demand analysis is also an element for Tourism

Destination Plan as the plan itself provides the competitiveness of the destination

with other tourism destinations with similar attractions.

Following table presents various assumptions utilized while doing the demand

projections and the rationale for the assumptions.



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Table16: Key Assumptions Used in Demand Projection of the Tourism Industry in Karnataka

No. Particulars Unit Description Rationale

1 Historic Growth Rate

(2006-2011)

Based on the statistics of the

Department of Tourism, GoK,

for the year 2011,

extrapolated from the State

tourism statistics.

Since the growth rate of

Foreign tourist is negative the

growth rates at the national

level have been considered

for the analysis (Domestic

tourists: 12%, Foreign tourists:

10%).

- Domestic tourists Percent 12.01

- Foreign tourists Percent (0.42)

Average Growth Percent 11.96

2. Induced Additional

Growth Rate due to

Promotional Aspects

Assumptions based on

industry performance

elsewhere due to policy

initiatives and promotional

aspects - Year 2008-2010 Percent 7.00

- Year 2011-2013 Percent 5.00

- Year 2014-2015 Percent 3.00

- Year 2016-2020 Percent 2.00

3. Average Duration of

Stay

3 days 5 days Worked out separately for

two scenarios

4. Average Annual

Occupancy

Percent 70.00-

Unstarred

Hotel

55.00-

Starred Hotel

Assumed across all typology

of rooms to arrive at total

demand for rooms

Based on the above assumptions, the tourists visiting the Project Site Catchment has

been projected (using the historic tourists statistics of the Nation from 2007 to 2010)

and presented below.

Table 17: Projection of Number of Tourists Visiting Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Year Domestic

Tourists

Foreign

Tourists

Total

Tourists

Year Domestic

Tourists

Foreign

Tourists

Total

Tourists

2007 6,49,291 2,752 6,52,043 2022 66,72,542 11,171 66,83,714



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Year Domestic

Tourists

Foreign

Tourists

Total

Tourists

Year Domestic

Tourists

Foreign

Tourists

Total

Tourists

2008 8,36,716 3,986 8,40,702 2023 76,98,933 12,707 77,11,639

2009 9,62,852 2,901 9,65,753 2024 87,96,961 14,313 88,11,274

2010 10,61,335 2,481 10,63,816 2025 1,00,51,591 16,122 1,00,67,713

2011 11,86,045 2,324 11,88,369 2026 1,14,85,157 18,160 1,15,03,317

2012 14,08,345 2,720 14,11,065 2027 1,31,23,180 20,455 1,31,43,635

2013 16,72,310 3,184 16,75,495 2028 1,49,94,819 23,040 1,50,17,860

2014 19,85,750 3,728 19,89,478 2029 1,71,33,393 25,952 1,71,59,346

2015 23,57,939 4,363 23,62,302 2030 1,95,76,972 29,233 1,96,06,205

2016 27,47,058 5,011 27,52,069 2031 2,23,69,056 32,928 2,24,01,984

2017 32,00,392 5,755 32,06,147 2032 2,55,59,350 37,089 2,55,96,439

2018 37,28,537 6,610 37,35,147 2033 2,92,04,646 41,777 2,92,46,423

2019 43,43,839 7,591 43,51,431 2034 3,33,69,837 47,058 3,34,16,895

2020 50,12,022 8,635 50,20,656 2035 3,81,29,072 53,006 3,81,82,077

2021 57,82,986 9,821 57,92,807

Utilizing the assumptions on the proportion of tourists making overnight stay and stay

in starred and Un-starred category hotels, projection has been carried out separately

for both domestic and foreign tourists visiting the region and is presented below.



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Table 18: Projection of Number of Tourists Making Overnight Stay in Hotels of Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Year No. of Tourists making Overnight Stay No. of Tourists making Overnight Stay in

Unstarred Hotels

No. of Tourists making Overnight Stay in

Starred Hotels

Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total

2007 2,07,773 1,752 2,09,525 1,85,334 1,437 1,86,770 2,909 145 3,054

2008 2,67,749 2,538 2,70,287 2,38,832 2,081 2,40,913 3,748 211 3,959

2009 3,08,113 1,847 3,09,960 2,74,836 1,515 2,76,351 4,314 153 4,467

2010 3,39,627 1,580 3,41,207 3,02,947 1,295 3,04,243 4,755 131 4,886

2011 3,79,534 1,480 3,81,014 3,38,545 1,213 3,39,758 5,313 123 5,436

2012 4,50,670 1,732 4,52,402 4,01,998 1,420 4,03,418 6,309 144 6,453

2013 5,35,139 2,028 5,37,167 4,77,344 1,663 4,79,007 7,492 168 7,660

2014 6,35,440 2,373 6,37,813 5,66,813 1,946 5,68,759 8,896 197 9,093

2015 7,54,540 2,778 7,57,319 6,73,050 2,278 6,75,328 10,564 231 10,794

2016 8,79,059 3,191 8,82,249 7,84,120 2,616 7,86,737 12,307 265 12,572

2017 10,24,125 3,664 10,27,790 9,13,520 3,005 9,16,525 14,338 304 14,642

2018 11,93,132 4,209 11,97,340 10,64,274 3,451 10,67,725 16,704 349 17,053

2019 13,90,029 4,833 13,94,862 12,39,905 3,963 12,43,869 19,460 401 19,862

2020 16,03,847 5,498 16,09,345 14,30,631 4,508 14,35,140 22,454 456 22,910

2021 18,50,556 6,253 18,56,809 16,50,696 5,128 16,55,823 25,908 519 26,427

2022 21,35,214 7,113 21,42,326 19,04,610 5,832 19,10,443 29,893 590 30,483



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Year No. of Tourists making Overnight Stay No. of Tourists making Overnight Stay in

Unstarred Hotels

No. of Tourists making Overnight Stay in

Starred Hotels

Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total

2023 24,63,658 8,090 24,71,749 21,97,583 6,634 22,04,217 34,491 671 35,163

2024 28,15,028 9,113 28,24,140 25,11,005 7,473 25,18,477 39,410 756 40,167

2025 32,16,509 10,265 32,26,774 28,69,126 8,417 28,77,543 45,031 852 45,883

2026 36,75,250 11,562 36,86,813 32,78,323 9,481 32,87,804 51,454 960 52,413

2027 41,99,418 13,024 42,12,441 37,45,881 10,679 37,56,560 58,792 1,081 59,873

2028 47,98,342 14,670 48,13,012 42,80,121 12,029 42,92,150 67,177 1,218 68,394

2029 54,82,686 16,524 54,99,210 48,90,556 13,550 49,04,105 76,758 1,371 78,129

2030 62,64,631 18,612 62,83,244 55,88,051 15,262 56,03,313 87,705 1,545 89,250

2031 71,58,098 20,965 71,79,063 63,85,023 17,191 64,02,215 1,00,213 1,740 1,01,953

2032 81,78,992 23,615 82,02,607 72,95,661 19,364 73,15,025 1,14,506 1,960 1,16,466

2033 93,45,487 26,600 93,72,086 83,36,174 21,812 83,57,986 1,30,837 2,208 1,33,045

2034 1,06,78,348 29,962 1,07,08,310 95,25,086 24,569 95,49,655 1,49,497 2,487 1,51,984

2035 1,22,01,303 33,749 1,22,35,052 1,08,83,562 27,674 1,09,11,236 1,70,818 2,801 1,73,619



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Assuming the duration of stay as 3 days and 5 days for each overnight stay in starred

category accommodation, daily demand projection has been carried out for starred

rooms without and with assumptions on average occupancy rate and the same is

presented in the table below.



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Table19: Daily Demand Projection for Unstarred Accommodation Facilities in Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Year Daily Demand for Unstarred Accommodation without

Assuming Occupancy Rate for 3-Days Stay

Daily Demand for Unstarred Accommodation without Assuming Occupancy

Rate for 5-Days Stay

Without Assuming Occupancy

Rate

With Assuming

Occupancy Rate

Without Assuming Occupancy Rate With Assuming Occupancy Rate

Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total Domestic Foreign Total

2007 1,523 12 1,535 2,176 17 2,193 2,539 20 2,558 3,627 28 3,655

2008 1,963 17 1,980 2,804 24 2,829 3,272 29 3,300 4,674 41 4,715

2009 2,259 12 2,271 3,227 18 3,245 3,765 21 3,786 5,378 30 5,408

2010 2,490 11 2,501 3,557 15 3,572 4,150 18 4,168 5,929 25 5,954

2011 2,783 10 2,793 3,975 14 3,989 4,638 17 4,654 6,625 24 6,649

2012 3,304 12 3,316 4,720 17 4,737 5,507 19 5,526 7,867 28 7,895

2013 3,923 14 3,937 5,605 20 5,624 6,539 23 6,562 9,341 33 9,374

2014 4,659 16 4,675 6,655 23 6,678 7,765 27 7,791 11,092 38 11,130

2015 5,532 19 5,551 7,903 27 7,929 9,220 31 9,251 13,171 45 13,216

2016 6,445 22 6,466 9,207 31 9,238 10,741 36 10,777 15,345 51 15,396

2017 7,508 28 7,537 10,726 35 10,762 12,514 41 12,555 17,877 59 17,936

2018 8,747 28 8,776 12,496 41 12,537 14,579 47 14,626 20,827 68 20,895

2019 10,191 33 10,224 14,559 47 14,605 16,985 54 17,039 24,264 78 24,342

2020 11,759 37 11,796 16,798 53 16,851 19,598 62 19,659 27,997 88 28,085



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Year Daily Demand for Unstarred Accommodation without

Assuming Occupancy Rate for 3-Days Stay

Daily Demand for Unstarred Accommodation without Assuming Occupancy

Rate for 5-Days Stay


Rate

With Assuming

Occupancy Rate

Without Assuming Occupancy Rate With Assuming Occupancy Rate


2021 13,567 42 13,610 19,382 60 19,442 22,612 70 22,683 32,303 100 32,404

2022 15,654 48 15,702 22,363 68 22,432 26,091 80 26,170 37,272 114 37,386

2023 18,062 55 18,117 25,803 78 25,881 30,104 91 30,195 43,006 130 43,135

2024 20,638 61 20,700 29,483 88 29,571 34,397 102 34,500 49,139 146 49,285

2025 23,582 69 23,651 33,688 99 33,787 39,303 115 39,418 56,147 165 56,312

2026 26,945 78 27,023 38,493 111 38,604 44,909 130 45,038 64,155 186 64,341

2027 30,788 88 30,876 43,983 125 44,108 51,313 146 51,460 73,305 209 73,514

2028 35,179 99 35,278 50,256 141 50,397 58,632 165 58,797 83,760 235 83,995

2029 40,196 111 40,308 57,423 159 57,582 66,994 186 67,180 95,706 265 95,971

2030 45,929 125 46,055 65,613 179 65,792 76,549 209 76,758 1,09,355 299 1,09,654

2031 52,480 141 52,621 74,971 202 75,173 87,466 235 87,702 1,24,952 336 1,25,288

2032 59,964 159 60,123 85,663 227 85,891 99,941 265 1,00,206 1,42,772 379 1,43,151

2033 68,517 179 68,696 97,881 256 98,137 1,14,194 299 1,14,493 1,63,135 427 1,63,561

2034 78,288 202 78,490 1,11,841 288 1,12,129 1,30,481 337 1,30,817 1,86,401 481 1,86,882

2035 89,454 227 89,681 1,27,791 325 1,28,116 1,49,090 379 1,49,469 2,12,986 542 2,13,527



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Table 20: Daily Demand Projection for Starred Accommodation Facilities in Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Year Daily Demand for Starred Accommodation without Assuming

Occupancy Rate for 3-Days Stay

Daily Demand for Starred Accommodation without Assuming



Rate

With Assuming Occupancy Rate Without Assuming Occupancy

Rate

With Assuming Occupancy Rate


2007 24 1 25 43 2 46 40 2 42 72 4 76

2008 31 2 33 56 2 58 51 3 54 93 5 99

2009 35 1 37 64 2 67 59 2 61 107 4 111

2010 39 1 40 71 2 73 65 2 67 118 3 122

2011 44 1 45 79 2 81 73 2 74 132 3 135

2012 52 1 53 94 2 96 86 2 88 157 4 161

2013 62 1 63 112 3 114 103 2 105 187 4 191

2014 73 2 75 133 3 136 122 3 125 222 5 226

2015 87 2 89 158 3 161 145 3 148 263 6 269

2016 101 2 103 184 4 188 169 4 172 307 7 313

2017 118 2 120 214 5 219 196 4 201 357 8 365

2018 137 3 140 250 5 255 229 5 234 416 9 425

2019 160 3 163 291 6 297 267 5 272 485 10 495

2020 185 4 188 336 7 342 308 6 314 559 11 571



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Year Daily Demand for Starred Accommodation without Assuming


Daily Demand for Starred Accommodation without Assuming



Rate

With Assuming Occupancy Rate Without Assuming Occupancy

Rate

With Assuming Occupancy Rate


2021 213 4 217 387 8 395 355 7 362 645 13 658

2022 246 5 251 447 9 456 409 8 418 745 15 759

2023 283 6 289 515 10 525 472 9 482 859 17 876

2024 324 6 330 589 11 600 540 10 550 982 19 1,000

2025 370 7 377 673 13 686 617 12 629 1,122 21 1,143

2026 423 8 431 769 14 783 705 13 718 1,282 24 1,305

2027 483 9 492 879 16 895 805 15 820 1,464 27 1,491

2028 552 10 562 1,004 18 1,022 920 17 937 1,673 30 1,703

2029 631 11 642 1,147 20 1,168 1,051 19 1,070 1,912 34 1,946

2030 721 13 734 1,311 23 1,334 1,201 21 1,223 2,184 38 2,223

2031 824 14 838 1,498 26 1,524 1,373 24 1,397 2,496 43 2,539

2032 941 16 957 1,711 29 1,740 1,569 27 1,595 2,852 49 2,901

2033 1,075 18 1,094 1,955 33 1,988 1,792 30 1,823 3,259 55 3,314

2034 1,229 20 1,249 2,234 37 2,271 2,048 34 2,082 3,723 62 3,785

2035 1,404 23 1,427 2,553 42 2,595 2,340 38 2,378 4,255 70 4,324



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The table below presents demand-supply-gap analysis for starred accommodation,

considering the occupancy rate the existing & committed/proposed supply in the

reference region, for next 10 years’ time horizon.

Table21: Demand-Supply-Gap Analysis for Unstarred Accommodation Facilities in Bijapur and Bagalkot District

Year Cumulative Demand for

Unstarred Accommodation

Cumulative

Supply of

Unstarred

Accommodation

Cumulative Gap for Unstarred

Accommodation

3-Days Stay 5-Days Stay 3-Days Stay 5-Days Stay

2007 2,193 3,655 1418 775 2,237

2008 2,829 4,715 1418 1,411 3,297

2009 3,245 5,408 1418 1,827 3,990

2010 3,572 5,954 1418 2,154 4,536

2011 3,989 6,649 1418 2,571 5,231

2012 4,737 7,895 1418 3,319 6,477

2013 5,624 9,374 1442 4,182 7,932

2014 6,678 11,130 1442 5,236 9,688

2015 7,929 13,216 1442 6,487 11,774

2016 9,238 15,396 1442 7,796 13,954

2017 10,762 17,936 1442 9,320 16,494

2018 12,537 20,895 1442 11,095 19,453

2019 14,605 24,342 1442 13,163 22,900

2020 16,851 28,085 1442 15,409 26,643

Figures indicated are Number of Rooms

Table 22: Demand-Supply-Gap Analysis for Starred Accommodation Facilities in the Bijapur and Bagalkot District


Starred Accommodation

Cumulative Supply

of Starred

Accommodation

Cumulative Gap for Starred

Accommodation


2007 46 76 93 -47 -17

2008 58 99 93 -35 6

2009 67 111 93 -26 18

2010 73 122 93 -20 29



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Starred Accommodation

Cumulative Supply

of Starred

Accommodation

Cumulative Gap for Starred

Accommodation


2011 81 135 117 -36 18

2012 96 161 117 -21 44

2013 114 191 141 -27 50

2014 136 226 141 -5 85

2015 161 269 141 20 128

2016 188 313 141 47 172

2017 219 365 141 78 224

2018 255 425 141 114 284

2019 297 495 141 156 354

2020 342 571 141 201 430

Figures indicated are Number of Rooms

From the above tables indicates that, the hospitality industry is expected to have

more demand from the tourism sector in the fourth coming year especially with

respect to Un-Starred Category. Presently the hospitality industry caters primarily to

the tourist population. With the proposed SEZ and airport development, there will be

significant demand for Starred category (for tourism and business related).

5.4.6 Suggested Packaging

As stated earlier in the above section that the present duration of stay in the

catchment is only for 1.5-2 days, even though there are many potential tourist spots

such as Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, Malik-I-Maidan, Bara Kaman, Jumma Masjid, Taj

Bawdi, Asar Mahal, Gagan Mahal, Museum & Art Gallery, Gardens and Parks (Gol

Gumbaz Garden, Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Park, Netaji Park) in the above said catchment,

tourist primarily visit very few prominent places such as Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Roza in

Bijapur, Aihole, Pattadakal, and Badami in Bagalkot and partly visit Almatti Dam

(KBJNL Development) as the development acts like transit point along NH-13. Further

it is also been noticed that Almatti Dam attracts more domestic tourist (includes

student population) rather than attracting the foreign tourist. This is mainly because,

the development offers limited option for the tourist to explore (Gardens and Musical

Dancing Fountain). In-addition the Musical Dancing Fountain which is presently

operational in the Almatti is operated in the night hours, making non-viable option for

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This is mainly because of certain reasons which are highlighted below;

Lack of branded/ quality Hotel & Motels in the region; Hotel exist in Bijapur and Bagalkot also are sub-standard budget category in

nature Poor regional connectivity and road condition; Lack of basic civic amenities like drinking water, toilets; No road-side graded amenities like restaurants Lack of awareness of other potential tourist spots in Bagalkot & Bijapur Region-

Due to poor marketing by the concerned department; Lack of proper tourist information centers, interpretation centers and tourist desk; Poor packaging and marketing of the potential tourist area including Almatti

Region; Lack of coordination between the departments (Tourism Dept. KSRTC, ASI etc.);

and Mix of Visual and Activity based Themes required to cater to all age groups.

List of ASI Protected monuments in Karnataka State is presented in the Annexure-6

To overcome the above mentioned issues, an in-depth analysis has been carried to

evaluate the existing and other potential tourist destinations which are exists within

the catchment and the same is packaged with Almatti Development (KBJNL

Development).It has to be noted that packaging will be suitable and viable option

when the Almatti Development is developed as Destination. The concept of

destination development is described in the next chapter.

Map showing the suggestive packaging considering the Project Site Development as

destination is presented in the map below:



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6. Market Study - Perception Analysis and Consultation

6.1 Introduction

This chapter summarises the results of the primary survey of stakeholders – Foreign

and Domestic tourists, Tour operators and Travel agents, Tourism departments, other

concerned government departments and experts.

The basic purpose of the primary field survey was to obtain a first-hand assessment of

the ground realities at various tourist destinations. The major tourist destinations in

Karnataka were identified and plotted on a map. The major areas with a cluster of

tourist destinations were segregated on the map and all these major clusters were

covered during the field survey.

The primary field survey envisaged interactions with major stakeholders at major

tourist destinations in the state. The travel and tourism industry has a number of

stakeholders:

Tourists (Foreign & Domestic tourists)

Government departments like KBJNL officials (Forest Rangers & Engineers),

Department of Tourism and Archeological Survey of India (ASI) etc.

Hotel and Restaurant industry

Students

Real Estate Developers/ Agents

6.2 Perception Survey Findings

6.2.1 Perception Analysis and Consultations

Perception surveys were carried out through a personal interview with some of the

key stakeholder such as hotel chains, developers, tour operators, tourist (Domestic &

Foreign) and government officials for identifying the key issues related to tourism and

tourism infrastructure facilities which are presently lacking in the Bijapur and Bagalkot

region. The surveys and consultations was also intended to ascertain the perception

of the above stakeholders on the tourism potential of the region & requisite

improvement/ augmentation facilities in general, and willingness of the above key

stakeholders to participate / take part in the project development as developer /

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Generally, all stakeholders highlighted the key issues and need to promote tourism

activities in the above said region unanimous opinion was need for a strategy to

address inadequacy in terms of quality accommodation facilities for both domestic

and foreign tourists. In many cases stakeholders highlighted the deficiency quality

dining restaurants and recreational facilities across the northern region of Karnataka

as a prime issue followed by basic urban infrastructure facilities.

6.2.2 Origin of Tourists

The tourists surveyed originated mainly from Germany, UK, France, Italy, Ireland,

Egypt and Japan. Out of the above side countries, tourist from UK was comparatively

more (27%) than other countries.

Regarding domestic tourist maximum domestic tourist inflow into the State is from

Maharashtra and the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Together, they

account for 48 percent of total tourist turnover. A substantial number of tourists from

the eastern part of India have also visited the region.

6.2.3 Purpose of Visit

It is to be noted that the below chart captures the major theme attracting the

surveyed tourists. Usually, combinations of themes complete the itinerary of tourists.

Say for example, majority of foreign tourist have come to enjoy both Leisure and

cultural heritage.

Punjab

7%

Sikkim

3%

Bihar

7%

Orissa

7%

Rajasthan

3%

WB

7%

UP

7%

Gujarat

3%Delhi

8%

Tamil nadu

16%

Kerala

10%

Maharashtra

22%

Japan

9%France

5%

Italy

7%

Ireland

7%

Egy pt

5%

Nigeria

5%

Sweden

7%Netherlands

9%

UK

27%

Germany

19%



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Unlike the foreign tourists, leisure was the dominant theme among domestic tourists.

The other popular theme was culture / heritage.

6.2.4 Tour Package

Majority of the foreign as well as domestic tourist, i.e. 90 percent were found

travelling without a package tour program and 10 percent of them were found to be

travelling with a tour package program. It was observed that even the tourists who

were travelling on package tour, would be travelling only a part of their tour in a

package tour. This is mainly because of poor connectivity and lack of information

about tourist potential area. It was also been highlighted that, the travel time from

Bagalkot to Almatti Dam takes more than 1.0 hours where in the distance is hardly 29

km. Similarly remarks were also observed for Bijapur (more than 1.30 hours).

6.2.5 Mode of Transport

It is to be noted that a lot of tourists use a combination of transport modes to reach

the destination from their respective port of entry. In the case of domestic tourist

majority of the responded said that their main mode of transport was road & rail but

in the case of foreign tourist air, rail and road were said to me their main mode of

transport. On an average the combination of rail & road were found to be maximum.

During survey, some of the foreigners also expressed their willingness to avail short

distance air travel to reach their places of interest in the region.

It was also highlighted by the responded (foreign and domestic tourist) that

transportation through private mode (Car/Taxis) were bound to be very expensive as

the potential are well scattered within the region. Appropriate packing by the hotelier

supported by the concerned govt. dept. will make the tour viable and less expensive.

Domestic Tourists

Adventure

17%

Business Conference

6%

Culture/Heritage

33%

Leisure

44%

Foreign Tourists

Business Conference

21%

Culture/Heritage

35%

Leisure

28%

Adventure

16%



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6.2.6 Average Length of Stay

Regarding the average length of stay, majority (49%) of domestic tourist preferred to

stay only for two days followed by one day (28%). But in the case of foreign tourist

majority of the responded preferred to stay in the destination for two day (39%)

followed by three days (30%).

This variation in stay is mainly because, the people who were visiting from the

neighboring states of Karnataka tend to spend less time than the people who are

coming from the distant places. Majority of the tourists were not much focused as far

as covering the destinations was concerned. It was also highlighted by the responded

(foreign and domestic tourist) that a quality destination with proper graded

accommodation with full-fledged amenities and facilities and F&B components will

retain the tourist population for more nos. of days in the region.

Domestic Tourists

Rail

50%

Road

35%

Airport

1%

Others

14%

Foreign Tourists

Road

29%

Airport

34%

Others

2% Rail

35%

Foreign Tourists

two days

39%

one day

19%

three days

30%

more than 3

12%

Domestic Tourists

two days

49%

three days

17%

one day

28%

more than 3

6%



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6.2.7 Frequency of Visit

In the case of foreign tourist 89 percent of the responded were visiting the

destination for the first time. However, 11 percent of the tourists were also found to

have visited the region and State more than once. Majority of these repeat visitors

were found at Bangalore followed by Hampi and Bijapur. Almost all the foreign

tourists who were survey expressed their willingness and interest to visit the

destination in future until till unless there is proper connectivity and civic amenities in

the tourist destination.

Similarly, majority (81%) of domestic tourist was found to be visiting the destination

for the first time and the remaining 19 percent of them were repeat visitors. Majority

of these repeat visitors consist of pilgrim tourists from the neighboring South Indian

States, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. Almost all the tourists surveyed expressed their

willingness and interest to visit the destination in future as well.

6.2.8 Type of Accommodation

The below mentioned chart clearly show that majority (64%) of domestic as well as

foreign tourist prefer to stay in budget hotels followed by star category hotels, Home

stay and friends & relatives. This is mainly because of non-availability of standard

Starred category hotels and the facilities provided by the existing Starred category

were comparatively equal to that of budget category at a nominal rate.

Foreign Tourists

First Visit

81%

Repeat Visit

19%

Domestic Tourists

First Visit

89%

Repeat Visit

11%



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6.2.9 Problems Faced during Stay- Foreign Tourist

The problems the foreign tourists had to face while staying and travelling in the region

were mainly pertaining to the following aspects:

Activities: Many responded highlighted that Almatti Dam lack leisure activities

other than garden areas. Appropriate planning of the region with other themes

like water based activities will hold the tourist for a longer duration. At the same

the light and sound show at night can be integrated so as to retain the tourist.

Food: Although the availability of choice foods for the domestic tourists has not

been a problem these days, the foreign tourists were confronted with the

problem. Very often, they had to search for cuisine satisfying their own taste. It

was highlighted that Almatti Dam region can have a quality multi cuisine

restaurants within the campus facing the river & dam frontage.

Transportation: The local transport or the conveyance was a problem for the

tourists mainly in the small towns, villages or places located a bit away from the

main town or district headquarters. They were not only costly but also

inconvenient at times.

Proper tourist information about the destinations and places of interests was

reported to be inadequate. It was highlighted that KBJNL should propose

information kiosk within the campus so as to give a gist about the existing

development as well as about the dam evolution and developments.

Accessibility: Accessibility to all the places of interest in the region was one of the

major problems. Lack of proper transport connectivity to the places located in

comparatively remote places, away from the main town and cities, was of main

Domestic Tourists

Budget hotels

64%

Friends & Relatives

6%

Home stay

6%

Star Hotel

24%

Foreign Tourists

Budget hotels

51%

Friends & Relatives

2%

Home stay

7%

Star Hotel

40%



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concern to them. A lot of both time and money was reported to have been wasted

to visit such places of importance.

Emergency Health Care and instant medical facilities were another aspect that the

tourists were concerned about. The above facilities were not available in most of

the places of tourist attraction. A few of the foreign tourists had to face a lot of

inconvenience when they needed immediate medical attention. Resident or

doctor on call service was not available in the Starred category hotels in the

region.

Banking facilities: The insufficient number of ATM facilities and foreign exchange

dealers at the tourist destinations was another problem faced by the tourists. No

acceptance of Credit Card payment by majority of shops, hotels and other similar

institutions was reported to be a major inconvenience.

Safety and Security: Although the safety and security aspect have never posed

major problems in the region, particularly with respect to the tourists, a need for

more number of security measures in places like Aihole and Pattadakal was felt

necessary by the foreigners. Harassment and cheating by the local miscreants,

particularly to their female members, was a matter of concern to most foreign

tourists.

Pollution and cleanliness: The increased pollution of the general environment and

the need for cleanliness at many of the places of tourist interest was pointed out

by many of the foreigners. They were particularly shocked and surprised to see

the lack of maintenance at hotels and public facilities.

6.2.10 Problems Faced during Stay- Domestic Tourist

Transportation: The local transport or the conveyance was a problem for the

tourists mainly in the small towns, villages or places located a bit away from the

main town or district headquarters. They were not only costly but also

inconvenient at times.

Inadequate tourist information about the destinations and places of interests.

Safety and Security: Although the safety and security aspect have never posed

major problems in the region particularly with respect to the tourists, a need for

more security measures in places like Almatti Dam, Kudalasangama, Aihole,

Pattadakal and Badami was felt. Especially in Almatti, many domestic tourists has

requested for proper night bus services as the region lacks in safety and security.

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6.2.11 Issues Highlighted by Government Officials (KBJNL, ASI & Tourism Dept.)

Many tourist potential area been exploited by the commuters.

Safety and Security of the monument and the other surrounding areas are lacking.

Difficulty in getting quality graded hotels in the region with full-fledged amenities

and facilities.

The region itself is not been promoted or publicized through media, newspapers.

Inadequate tourist information about the destinations and places of interests.

Frequency of the transport needs and the quality of the transport (existing) mode

to be improved.

Need for charted trip or in the form of packaging from NWKRTC.

6.2.12 Issues Highlighted by Students

The entire region is lacking in entertainment facilities (Cinemas, Amusement Park

etc.)

Frequencies of transportation mode are significantly less.

There are no information center in the region which can exhibits or translates the

tourism development.

Bagalkot and Bijapur are lacks in quality accommodation and food.

High transport cost if it is through private mode.

Need information kiosk within the KBJNL development, highlighting the evolution

of the Dam development followed explaining the economic development of the

region due to construction of Almatti dam.

6.2.13 Suggestions on Improving the Tourist Destination

Setting up of more number of information outlets at destinations and entry points

(Railway Station, Bus Stand etc.).

Transportation and accessibility to all the tourist potential area and places of

interest.

Frequency of the transport needs to be improved. More government buses and

private are required in the form charted trip or in the form of packaging.



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Improvement of basic civic facilities near the potential tourist areas.

Better and cheaper accommodation and local conveyance such as pre-paid auto

and taxis at the destinations for mostly frequented by the tourists.

Security measures at tourist destinations.

More publicity through media about the destinations.

Improvement of the hotel services and the need to become more tourists friendly.

Better informed guides and travel / tour operators.

More standard and quality hotels near to the potential areas.

Recreation in terms of Theme Park, Laser Show and Dam Trip at the destination

with proper information kiosks.

Inference: Many locals, student visitors, government officials and domestic tourists

stressed on the need for restaurants, affordable lodges and dormitories with more

entertainment sector. There was also stress on the good transport facilities. Foreign

tourists were very few and the perception they had was the need for good and

quicker connectivity, signage’s, availability of ATMs, emergency healthcare, security

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7. Almatti Dam: A Tourist Destination

7.1 Framework for the Tourism Destination

Framework for the proposed Tourism Destination Plan for the Project Site Development

(KBJNL Development) is derived through a 2-strand approach, viz. first, assessment of the

tourism potential of the district and tourist attractions; and secondly evaluating potential

activities and development considering successful case studies available both in India and

abroad (Refer Chapter-7). Thus, the framework for the proposed Destination Plan essentially

commenced with Strength-Weakness-Opportunities-Threat (SWOT) analysis of the Project

Site Development from the tourism perspective. The table below presents the SWOT analysis.

Table 23: SWOT Analysis of the Project Site Development

Strengths

Diversity of offerings

Unique tourism products

Abundance of nature based tourism

Century old and rich traditions.

Rich tradition in Art and Architecture.

Home to few important pilgrim Centre

Weaknesses

Poor infrastructure - especially road connectivity

High costs of internal transport

Poor service standards

Low quality tourist operators and guides in comparison to competitor destinations

Lack of accommodation facilities

No visitor facilitation facilities

Lack of awareness of tourism among the host population

Lack of promotion measures to encourage tourism

Opportunities

Ever growing tourism sector at the State level

Brand Image of Bijapur, Bagalkot and for Hampi (Hospet, Koppal District)

Scope for marketing Western Ghats as a strong Sustainable Ecotourism destination

Presence of airports at neighboring

Threats

Competition from surrounding districts – Shimoga, Chikamagalur, Udupi, Uttar Kannada & Dakshina Kannada etc.



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district (Hubli and Belgaum) and proposed Green Field Airport at Bijapur City.

Increased tourism focus on Northern Region and its surrounding districts, initiated by the GoK in recent times

The Destination Plan strategy has been derived based on the above analysis and

presented in the section below.

7.2 Destination Plan Strategy

7.2.1 Concept Development

As detailed earlier, The Project Site Catchment offers multiple tourist attractions

under different tourism typologies like ‘Heritage’, ‘Religious’, ‘Adventure’ and

‘Leisure’. Most prominent among the above is Heritage’, ‘Religious’, ‘Leisure’ followed

by ‘Adventure’. Existing activity can be better integrated by creating a platform

focusing on prominent tourism typologies, networked with a good connectivity. The

above can be best achieved through development of a ‘Tourist Destination’ with good

network with various tourist attractions in the district based on a theme.

A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent

to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or

more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps".

The table below presents brief description of different types of destinations, which

are developed world-wide.

Table24: Description of Tourism Destinations

Sl. Type of

Destination

Brief Description

1. Coastal Area

Destination

Could be an expanse of coastline that is specifically defined as

one area (e.g. Om Beach) but not a more general description such

as ‘Karavali’. It could also be a specific coastal resort. Islands that

are destinations popular specifically for their coastlines are also

acceptable. However, groups of islands are not considered as

destinations for this unit.

2. Business &

Conference

Destinations

Towns or cities with facilities to cope with business tourists, such

as large conference and/or exhibition centres, a range of business

tourist facilities (a large number of 4* and 5* hotels, good

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Sl. Type of

Destination

Brief Description

international airport.

3. Country Side

Areas

These are rural areas away from town and cities and not

necessarily specific named resorts. They are areas that

incorporate a number of features, such as mountains, lakes,

forests, hills etc.

4. Heritage &

Cultural

Destinations

Specific towns, cities, villages and resorts that are known for

having maintained the history and heritage of the destination

and/or the culture of the region or country. Examples include

many cultural cities such as Mysore, Belur & Halebid, etc. They

could also be destinations linked to UNESCO/ Archeological

Department cultural heritage sites.

5. Purpose Built Developed specifically for tourists which provide all the facilities

needed in one place. This is a hybrid destination concept

encompassing multiple-attractions and activities.

It is proposed to develop a ‘Purpose Built’ tourist destination with activities well

integrated with the existing activities in the Catchment. This tourist destination needs

to be networked with all tourist attractions in the primary and secondary catchment

of the Project Site Development with a packaged arrangement.

Some of few proposed projects in the Project Site Development as destination are as

follows:

Destination/ the Project Site Development should have multiple activities on a common platform

o Laser Show, Almatti Dam Trip- Can be a part of existing development. As musical fountain is operational the laser show and Dam Trip can be added as a supplementary activity.

o Cultural Center, Museum & Multi-Purpose Auditorium- Area Development and Management with Signature Project like Dilli Haat to showcase rich tradition & culture of Northern Karnataka

o Restaurants and Food Courts- Significant demand exist for restaurants and food courts within the Almatti Dam campus as the region itself lacks in quality fine dine restaurants.

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o Water Based Theme park with variety activities

Packaged tours to be organized from the proposed tourist destination to cover different themes based on the interest of the tourists (may opt one/two or all)

o Heritage

o Religious

o Leisure and Adventure

The proposed Tourist Destination will develop Almatti Dam to be a ‘One-Stop’ point

to get exposure to all activities of the region and to visit all tourist attractions of the

catchments (Primary and Secondary).

7.2.2 Proposed Activities

As stated earlier, the outcome of the case studies were analyzed with respect to their

relevance for the tourist attractions identified within the district for possible

implementation. The activities were proposed for consideration for a particulars

tourist attraction considering their natural advantages, suitability and potential to

support a particular activity with minimum capital cost. The table below presents the

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Table 25: Potential Self of Project for the Project Site

Project Category Project Description Resource Intensity

Potential Dev.

Partners Location (Zone

A/B) Land Capital Public Private

Cultural/Information Center Area Development and Management with

Signature Project like Dilli Haat

Zone-A

Laser Show Can be part of existing development. As musical

fountain is operational the laser show can be

added as a supplementary activity

Zone-A

Ropeway Can be a supplementary activity wherein the trip

exhibits and shows the serenic beauty of the entire

terrain.

Zone-A

Water Based Theme Park The development will have Thrill Rides , Spinner ,

Cyclone , Bumper Boats, Corkscrew, Family Rides,

Flying Jumbo , Boating , Wave Pool, Water Volcano,

Go-Kart, Water Scooter, Road Train and Dinosaur

Land etc.

Zone-B

3-Star Category Hotel/ Resort There is significant demand for graded hospitality

development as the region itself lacks in quality

hotels (Targeting the Higher Income Group and

Foreign Tourist)

Zone-B



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Para-sailing with motor boats This activity is mainly to attract foreign tourists and

can be added on activity for the tourist who visits

Badami for adventure sport

Zone-B

Restaurants and Food Courts Significant demand exists for restaurants and food

courts within the Almatti Dam campus.

Zone-A & B

Note: Zone A: Developed Zone of KBJNL and Zone B: Area kept for Future Development

Option wise identified self of Projects is presented in the table below and the phase of the same is presented in Chapter-7, Sub Section 7.2.6

Table26: Identified Potential Self of Project at Project Site Development

Project Category Mini. Area

Required /

Keys

Revenue Drivers and Remarks

Cultural/Information Center (Dilli Haat

Concept)

3.5 acres The revenue drivers are Gate collection, F&B, Advertising and Merchandising Sales or free

entry

Laser Show NA The revenue drivers are Gate collection, F&B and Advertising. Featuring characters, stories

(Evaluation of Dam), graphics (Future Development of KBJNL and in the region) and

fireworks choreographed to popular musical scores, transforming the park into a natural

amphitheatre.

Ropeway NA The revenue drivers will be the Gate collection and will be supplementary activity.



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Budget Hotel (Hotel + Dormitory) 50 Keys Assumed capital cost as INR 20 lakhs per key (i.e. INR 2500 Cost of Construction-incl.

Interiors & Furnishings).

Restaurants and Food Courts NA Assuming 130 seating capacity Restaurants and Food Courts of Minimum of 4,000 sq.ft

saleable area

Water Based Theme Park 25 acres The revenue drivers are Gate collection, F&B and Advertising. Encompass expenses like

Machineries / Equipment’s, Furniture & Fixtures, Office Equipment’s, Vehicles and land

development cost etc.

Para-sailing with motor boats NA A minimum of 5 Para-Sailing with motor boats can be considered and it can be augmented

based on the demand.

The revenue drivers are Gate collection and Advertising. Encompass expenses like

Machineries / Equipment’s, Furniture & Fixtures, Office Equipment’s, Vehicles and land

development cost etc.

Budget Hotel (Hotel + Dormitory) 50 Keys Assumed capital cost as INR 20 lakhs per key (i.e. INR 2500 Cost of Construction-incl.


3-Star Category Hotel/ Resort 50 Keys Assumed capital cost as INR 40 lakhs per key (i.e. INR 5000 Cost of Construction-incl.


Museum & Multi-Purpose Auditorium NA Assuming 250 seating capacity of minimum in an area of 8,000 sq.ft of Museum & Multi-

Purpose Auditorium. The revenue drivers are Gate collection. Encompass expenses like

Plants & Machinery, Furniture & Fixtures, Office Equipment’s and Air-conditioning etc.



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7.2.3 Identification of Project Facilities

The Project site has been assessed with respect to Region, City, and Catchment to

understand the potential of the location for tourism activities. Due to the existing

facilities, central location with respect to various tourist locations in proximity the

project site will act as a preferred stay put area for travellers.

To enable developing Almatti Project site as a Tourist Destination the project facilities

were identified as Short Term developments leading to Long Term destination

developments. The immediate requirement is to earn revenue so as to manage the

existing facilities and slowly build a stronger foundation in the making of Almatti

Project site as a DESTINATION POINT for tourists travelling the circuit.

Table 27: Phasing of Project facilities

Phase Proposed

Developments

Implementation

Time Frame

Location

Zone

Advantages

Short term

(First Phase)

Developments

Information Kiosks

Dam Trip – Virtual

/Real Restaurants

and Food Courts

ATM

Medical facilities

Cultural Center

Laser Show

Within 1 year Zone A

Zone A

Zone A

Existing

Zone A

Better access to all

facilities through proper

information

dissemination.

Proper marketing of

existing facilities

Create strong social

facilities for the comfort

of travellers

Add new facilities to

create need for

extended stays and

need for repeat

visitations

Long Term

(Second

Phase)

Developments

Water Based

Theme Park

3-Star Category

Hotel/ Resort

Para-sailing with

motor boats

Travel houses –

packaging tours

Within 2-3 years Zone B Add next level of social

infrastructure to attract

longer duration

travellers

Add new facilities and

create USP offerings

Develop circuit

programming with

Almatti Project site as

central point

The map below shows the location of the proposed facilities to be developed:



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Figure 4: Development Options Note: Under Option-I, the cultural Center and Restaurants & food Court can be developed in Zone-A. wherein the existing un-occupied shops can be utilised for the same. 3-Star Category Hotel/

Resort: River Facing resort and hotel commands higher room revenue when compared to non-river facing. So it is recommended to develop the same on the southern side of Helipad. This

development will also encompasses fine dine restaurant and food court.Information Kiosk should abut the Museum & Multi-Purpose Auditorium and should be placed near the entrance of the

KBJNL Development. The Information Kiosk will give a general idea about the existing development within the campus and further Museum & Multi-Purpose Auditorium will show case the

development of KBJNL, Evolution of Almatti Dam and its economic importance to the Bijapur and Bagalkot Region. This Multipurpose Auditorium can also be utilised for purpose during the lean

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7.2.4 Focus and Key Factors

The focus of the Strategy is to make the Project Site Development a more competitive

destination. Understanding of what constitutes competitiveness in tourism has

deepened in recent years. Tourism destinations compete on a range of factors - not

just price. The factors which determine the competitiveness of a tourist destination

can be grouped under the following headings:

Product

the product - natural resource base, primary attractions;

the tourism facilities and services - accommodation, internal transport, amenities;

standard of service - supply of manpower, skills, knowledge;

access transport - accessibility from source markets; and

relative prices of tourism products and services - value-for -money

Infrastructure

Supporting infrastructure - roads, utilities, telecommunications, transport.

Enabling Environment

Coordinated efforts required to involve ASI, Tourism Departments, KPCL and the Local Body in the improvement of the region with respect to Tourism Development; and

Business environment - ranging from rates of personal taxation, extent of bureaucracy, physical planning laws, etc.

7.2.5 Strategic Assumptions

Bijapur and Bagalkot District is exceptionally well endowed with the type of natural

resources that provide the raw material from which tourism attractions and products

are fashioned. Strong tourism attractions will not necessarily guarantee a successful

tourist industry on their own. Many other factors must be in place for tourism to

operate. The main strategic issues that must be addressed, failing which it will not be

possible for tourism in the Project Site Development to realize its full potential, are

summarized as follows:



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Though Bijapur and Bagalkot is well connected, significant improvement in terms of connectivity to reduce the travel time is critical to the districts tourism to get adequate recognition. In the context of tourism in Bijapur and Bagalkot, Bangalore will be the starting point for foreign tourists and domestic tourists from other states. Thus, any improvement initiatives in terms of connectivity should be to improve connectivity of the districts to Bangalore. Most important aspects in this regard are

a. Improving connectivity of the District (Bijapur & Bagalkot) to Bangalore to bring down travel time from existing 10-12 hours to at least 7 hours; and

b. Operationalization of proposed airport at Bijapur - to facilitate easy access to foreign tourists and long distance domestic tourists.

For successful operation of tourism, it is essential that there are service centres where tourists can find Information Centers (in the form of Kiosk) in the City/Town, Station Bus Stand and other Prominent areas, wherein the tourist can get information about the Project Site Development, restaurants, retail complex and taxis services for shopping and sightseeing the other potential areas and so on. In doing so they spend money from which the local community benefits. Such centres are limited in the catchment and their absence must be addressed in the Project Site Development.

While considerable progress has been made recently on improving and/or augmenting tourism infrastructure, especially in and around Gol Gumbaz, Pattadakal, Kudalasangama, Aihole and Badami. The tourism USP of the districts, there remains a major need not only continue to upgrade existing tourism infrastructure. More importantly, efforts are required to refurbish existing accommodation facilities and to make provision for accommodation for the forecast increase in the number of tourists through building new accommodation units within the Project Site development.

The role of the public sector is to regulate and control tourism and create an economic environment that will encourage private sector investment. Crucial to that environment is a feeling on the part of the private sector that their investment will be secure and that the Government will support entrepreneurship. Some of the government initiatives are a must to promote / build confidence on the following:

a. Promote tourism in the State in general district in particular at global platform on the tourism potential (like Kerala State)

b. Provide good road connectivity, basic amenities & facilities at all prominent locations.

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d. Provide equity contribution / financial incentives to encourage implementation of PPP projects

The competitiveness of the tourism product in Bijapur and Bagalkot district is affected by the fact that it does not always offer value-for-money. This is partly an issue of quality than price. Improving competitiveness is of utmost importance to promote the Project Site development as a destination.

In addition to improving physical standards, the standards of service must be brought up to expectations. This means a considerable investment in training and the provision of adequate training facilities.

With an increasing concern about the threat from terrorist attacks on Almatti Dam, security has become a priority issue and must be tackled on an on-going basis and not in response to events.

7.2.6 Strategy Components

To improve the Project Site Development competitiveness in the marketplace, the

following strategy components must be put in place:

Knowledge and ‘know-how’ strategy - improving range and quality of Information on customers, distribution channels, suppliers, etc.

Investment strategy - attracting direct foreign and local investment product strategy - expanding and improving the tourism product

Infrastructure strategy - improving roads, utilities within the development and in the region etc.

Access strategy at the regional - improving air and ground access transport

Human resource development - improving skills and service standards

Marketing and communications strategy - creating greater awareness in marketplace

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7.2.7 Phasing Plan

Based on the below phasing plan it is recommended to consider and develop tourism triangle of Bijapur & Bagalkot district covering the

Hospet (Koppal District) region for the destination development during the implementation of Option-2 projects. Following table

presents proposed phasing strategy for the Proposed Project Site Development.

Table.28: Strategy for Phasing of the Proposed Project Site Development.

Focus Proposed Tasks Criteria Activities and Remarks/ Suggestion

Immediate

Focus

(short-

term:

within 3- 5

years)

Comprehensive development of identified short terms projects.

Regional Connectivity and improvement of basic infrastructure facilities.

Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building

Less land and capital intensive

Utilization of existing Resources

Creating higher comfort zone

Building the brand

Implementation of identified short terms projects (Option-1: laser show, Dam Trip, Cultural Centers and Budget Category Hotel- 50 Keys etc.) on priority basis and operationalize the same so as to retain the existing tourist population in the Catchment.

Phasing and implementation of identified projects based on the tourist demand.

Completion of the ongoing and proposed projects initiated by the District Authority

Initiate implementation of proposed institutional strengthening & capacity building measures

Prepare a comprehensive destination Plan

Long Term

Destination

Focus

(Long-term

‘Hub’ development to form Tourism Triangle (Connecting Hospet)

Focus on long distance travellers

Create brand

Develop subsequent phases (Option-2: Water Based Theme Park, Para-sailing with motor boats and Budget Category Hotel- 50 Keys and 3-Starred Category Hotel / Resort etc.) in the Destination and operationalize the same



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Focus Proposed Tasks Criteria Activities and Remarks/ Suggestion

(within 6-

10 years)

Comprehensive development of all frequently visited Tourist Attractions

Up scaling the Institutional Strengthening & Capacity Building

developments – may be capital and land intensive

Create specific projects (adventurous/ informative/ theme based etc.) to accentuate the brand

Cultural center hub of Region with Leisure and Entertainment.

Pursue with National Highway Authority of India and the local planning authority to widen the major corridors connecting Bijapur and Bagalkot

Develop the proposed package to increase duration of stay of tourists to 3-5 days

Develop ‘Tourism Triangle’ of Bijapur & Bagalkot District covering and connecting Hospet.

Provide basic amenities at all frequently visited Tourist Attractions

Improve connectivity to all frequently visited Tourist Attractions

Market the product offered in the Project Site Development at the national level as part of the package offered through the Tourism Destination.

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7.2.8 Develop ‘Tourism Triangle’ of Bijapur & Bagalkot District covering Hospet

Most important part of the implementation is developing the ‘Tourism Triangle’ of the

Project Site Development (KBJNL development) with three hubs forming part of the

triangle, viz. Bijapur, Bagalkot and Hospet. The District Authority has already initiated

various tourism promotion and development projects in all three hubs, which should

be completed at a speed pace. This triangle would be the USP for the Project Site

destination development.

7.2.9 Develop Proposed Package to Increase Duration of Stay of Tourists

Clustering and packaging is a critical factor in attracting tourists. For example, in the

Bijapur alone there are about 300 plus monuments of which very few are accessible

and preferred by the tourist, similarly Almatti Dam- apart from the gardens the

Krishna River catchment abutting the Almatti Dam is more suitable for adventure

sports and water based theme park. In the case of Badami, many foreign tourists

prefer the location due to archeological importance as well as for adventure sports

like rock climbing, cave explorations etc. Further inclusion of Hospet (Koppal District),

wherein Hampi and Tunga-Bhadra Dam, which is located 130 km from Project Site

development can be clustered and packaged in the destination development as it

offers variety of experiences and services that tourists want.

Collaboration between cultural- heritage, adventure, Leisure, Religious & Adventure,

Eco/Wildlife and Heritage & Religious create better networking overall and also

increase tourist inflow and the extend of duration of stay.

Packaging of existing theme with different theme of tourism attractions can create a

more attractive tourism destination for a larger market of tourists. Packaging is the

combining of experiences and attractions under one "ticket price" or trip that includes

a variety of locations which will in turn extend the length of stay and spending of

tourist.

Table.29: Suggestive Packaging for the Project Site Development

Package Average Stay

Duration

Required

List of Tourist Attractions Remarks

Package 1 3-Days Almatti Development: Gardens

of KBJNL, Water Theme Park and

other related activities

Bijapur: 300 plus Monument

areas such as Gol Gumbaz,

Existing package -

needs better

promotion

Appropriate

promotion may



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Package Average Stay

Duration

Required

List of Tourist Attractions Remarks

Ibrahim Roza, The Malik-e-

Maidan, etc.

Bagalkot: Koodalasangama,

Pattadakal, Aihole and Badami.

facilitate success of

PPP Projects.

Package 2 5-days Tourist attractions under

Package 1

Surroundings: Mahakoota,

Malaprabha, Banashankari (En

route to Badami- Temple),

Hospet: Hampi and Tunga-

Bhadra Dam

To be packaged and

promoted to

increase potential

duration of stay

Map showing the suggestive packaging and tourism triangle with respect to Project

Site Development is presented in the map below:



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Figure 5: Possible network of Tourism Potential Areas



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8. Financial Assessment

A financial model for the proposed project facilities to be developed under PPP

framework was prepared and tested. This section captures the key financial highlights

of the project configuration. The fundamental assumptions and estimates for the

financial feasibility of the project are set out below.

8.1 Assumptions

The key assumptions for the project cost of the various components of the proposed

facilities based on the standard Industry norms are set out below.

Table 30: Cost Assumptions

Components Construction Period (Years)

Base Value (Fy 2012)

Inflation % p.a

Area Sq Ft

Total Inflated Cost (Rs Crores)

Laser Show 2 Lump sum

5%

- 12.1

Ropeway 2 Lumpsum - 6.6

Restaurants & food courts

2 Rs 1200 / sq ft

20,000 2.6

Water Adventure Sports

2 Rs 2.5 Crore

- 2.7

Museum / Tourist Information Center

2 Rs 2000 / sq ft

50,000 11.0

Budget Hotel/Dormitory

4 Rs 10 Lakh per key

100 Keys 11.0

3 Star Hotel / resort

4 Rs 30 Lakh per key

50 Keys 18.1

Theme Park 4 Rs. 80 Lakhs / Acre

25 Acres 24.2

Ferry Service 2 Lump sum 3.3

Helipad 2 Lump sum 3.3

Infrastructure (Approach road, Lighting and utilities)

4 Lump sum - 22.4

8.2 Estimated Project Cost

Based on the project cost assumptions, the total project cost for both the options

along with phasing of the cost for various components are set out below:



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Table 31: Estimated Project Cost

Components Focused Development

Laser Show 12.1

Restaurants & food courts 2.6

Activities/adventure sports 2.7

Infrastructure/Utilities 22.4

Budget Hotel / Dormitory 11.0

3 Star Hotel/Resort 18.1

Theme Park 24.2

Ropeway 6.6

Ferry Service 3.3

Museum/Tourist Information

Center

11.0

Helipad Center 3.3

Contingency 2.3

Administrative Charges 1.4

Financing Charges 1.2

Interest During Construction

(IDC)

7.2

Total Project cost 129.5

8.3 Financial Assumptions

These assumptions are based on the market norms and trends and estimates:

Table 32: Financing assumptions

Financing Units

Debt : Equity ratio 60:40

Interest Rate 13% per annum



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Financing Units

Corporate Tax 34%

Concession Period 30 years

Inflation 5%

Discounting factor 12%

KBJNL contribution to infrastructure

facilities (Approach road, lighting,

helipad, information center)

Rs. 42 crores

As part of the development of basic infrastructure facilities such as approach road,

solar lighting, jetty, helipad facility and information center etc, KBJNL would incure

the cost towards developing the above mentioned facilities. Other facilities such as

Theme Park, Hotel, restaurents etc would be developed on PPP framework wherein

the investments would be brought in by the private sector player. The estimated cost

that KBJNL would incure is Rs. 42 crores. These facilities mentioned do not accrue any

revenue to the developer. As a result, KBJNL would develop these facilities through

the developer and transfer the same for operation and maintenance.

8.4 Operating assumptions

The key assumptions related to operational costs and revenue are indicated for each

component along with the growth rate assumptions for each parameter. The basis for

arriving at the said assumptions has also been provided against each assumption:

Table 33: Assumptions for Revenues from facilities

Revenue Parameters Growth Rate / escalations

Basis for assumptions

Footfalls 6.7 Lakhs 5% An average of the last 5 years numbers available with KBJNL

Entry fee for all the gardens

60 – Adult 30 - Children

5% Based on the existing fees to the individual facilities

Percentage Split between Adult and Children

60% Adult 40% Children

- As per the percentage composition of the total population (based on Census 2011 provisional figures)

Food Court Rs 80 per person - A minimum expenditure incurred per head for F & B in a



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Revenue Parameters Growth Rate / escalations


practical scenario

Water Sports Rs 150 per person - Based on industry standards

Theme Park Rs 200 Per entry - As per industry standards (benchmarked with existing Theme Parks in India)

Ropeway Rs.20 per person 5% Based on industry standards As per industry standards and bench marked with the existing hotels/resorts

Budget Hotel Rs 2200 per room including food and beverages

5%

Occupancy of Budget hotel

30% for first 3 years 60% for the next 3 years 80% for the remaining years

-

Resort / 3 star hotel Rs 5000 per room including food and beverages

5%

Parking Charges Rs 20 for four wheelers Rs 5 for two wheelers

- As per industry standards

Table 34: Assumptions for O & M expenses of each facility

Operating costs Parameters Growth Rate / escalations


Food court 30% of the annual revenues

5%

As per industry standards

Operating cost of Existing Gardens

2.6 Crores As per details shared by KBJNL

Theme park expenses 20% of Capital Cost As per Industry standards

Budget hotel/Resort 50% of revenues

O&M - Infrastructure / landscaping

0.5% of the Capital cost

Marketing and Promotion

1% of the Capital cost

Administrative expenses

2% of the Capital cost



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Operating costs Parameters Growth Rate / escalations


Activities 10% of the annual revenues

Each component of the proposed project facilities i.e cultural center, food courts and

restaurant, Laser show & musical fountain, museum, budget Hotel, dam trip etc form

the revenue sources for the project. The operating costs would include the operation

and maintenance of all the facilities, utilities (power and fuel) cost, and costs for food

and other components including marketing / promotion and administration. Revenues

and operating expenses are set out below.



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Table 35: Projections for Revenue and Operating Expenses

All figures in Crores FY 18 FY 19 FY 20 FY 21 FY 22 FY 23 FY 24 FY 25 ...FY 40

Revenue 13.85 23.41 26.03 28.96 32.30 35.68 39.42 43.27 101.89

Entry fee for gardens and new facilities 3.1 3.5 4.0 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.5 6.0 15.9

Adventure activities 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 2.4

Food Court 4.3 4.9 5.5 6.3 7.1 8.1 9.2 9.5 25.3

Parking 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2

Budget hotel/dormitory 5.3 5.9 6.5 7.1 7.8 8.7 9.5 10.5 20.0

Resort/3 star hotel 5.5 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.1 8.9 9.8 20.6

Theme Park 2.3 2.5 2.6 3.3 3.6 3.9 4.8 13.5

Ropeway 0.48 0.52 0.56 0.60 0.64 0.69 0.74 0.78 2.15

Operating Expenses 8.6 17.9 19.1 20.4 21.7 23.2 24.8 26.6 58.4

Theme Park 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.7 4.9 5.1 10.2

Laser Show and Musical fountain 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 5.1

Existing Garden 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.6 11.1

O&M of Infrastructure 0.01 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 5.62

Resorts 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.9 10.3

Budget Hotel 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.3 10.0

Based on the above mentioned financials the net present values of the revenue streams, expenses and Profit after Tax (PAT) for the project are

mentioned below.

Revenues (NPV) (Rs. Crores) Expenses (NPV) (Rs. Crores)

PAT (NPV) (Rs. Crores)

292.2 178.6 44.1



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The project returns typically expected by the developers are of the order of 15 % and

accordingly, projects are considered to be financially viable in case the Project Internal

Rate of Return (Project IRR) is greater than 15%. The project returns for the project is

set out in the table below.

Table 36: Project financial indicators

Parameters Values

NPV of Profit after Tax (Rs Crores)

44.13

Project IRR (%) 12.3%

Indicative Concession payment (Rs Lakhs)

10

NPV of Concession Payment (Rs Crores)

1.10

It may be noted that the concession payment indicated above could vary depending

upon the facilities that the developer would create based on the assessment of the

private developer.

The benefits that would accrue to KBJNL would be

1. Savings in operating cost i.e. Rs 2.6 Crores per annum towards maintaining the existing facility

2. Income from concession payment payable by the successful developer on an annual basis over the concession period.

3. The project facilities that would be developed would be handed over to KBJNL after the concession period or during the termination of the agreement

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9. Way Forward

The following actions need to be taken in order to proceed further on the project:

a. Finalization of the shelf of tourist infrastructure projects

Integrated complex with a restaurant, Laser Show, Dam Trip and activities within the development on a priority basis

Budget hotel (50 keys) with a multi-cuisine restaurant and can be extended further to 50 keys based on the demand

3-star category hotel /resort facing the Krishna river catchment.

Water based Theme Park in the area allotted for future development. Implementation framework for each of the project facility and packaging in order to attract the private developers based on the key skills required for development, operation and maintenance of the facility

Contract terms for Maintenance of the existing gardens, Mogul garden, Itialian garden, French garden, Lau Kush garden, Krishna Garden and salt lake etc.

Setting out the contract terms in terms of payment terms, obligation of KBJNL and the developer, events of default, force majeure events, termination payments, handback requirements etc

Review of legal framework including municipal laws, Corporation Acts, state government regulatory requirements etc.

Phasing of the project over the period of 4 years

b. Time frames for development of all the proposed project facilities:

Sl. No. Project Phase Project Facilitiy Indicative Period for construction

1 Phase 1 Cultural Centre Laser Show Food Courts & Restaurants Musuem

1 year from the date of award of concession

2 Phase 2 Budget Hotel/Dormitories 2 years from date of award of concession

3 Phase 3 Theme Park 3 star category hotel/resort

4 years from date of award of concession

c. Critical Support Infrastructure Projects- Augmentation of basic civic amenities and

improvement of road linkages, public transportation, parking facilities & signage in the region

d. KBJNL to have discussions with Department of Tourism (DoT), Karnataka State



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Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) to explore opportunities of developing/integrating Almatti with existing tourist circuits.

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10. Annexure-1: Case Studies on Tourism Focused Developments

Preamble

As stated earlier, Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel to and stay in places outside their usual environment for more than twenty-four (24) hours and not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited". Tourism has become a popular global leisure activity. In addition, Tourism industry is plays vital for many countries, due to the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services, such as airlines and taxis, hospitality services, such as accommodations, including hotels and resorts, and entertainment venues, such as amusement parks, casinos, shopping malls, various music venues and the theatre.

A tourist destination is a city, town, or other area that is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions and possibly some "tourist traps." Further, the destination can be classified into integrated tourism destination, were a place has been specifically defined for entertainment purpose and it has all the activities in a defined boundary, mainly created by man. In the other hand, the tourist destination can be classified into theme based tourism destination, were the area is sector specific. The sector specific tourism destinations are classified based in tourism significance such as Heritage, Religious, Eco / Wildlife and Adventure / Leisure tourism.

This section of the report will describe a list of successful tourism case studies which are environmentally friendly manner and attracting visitors at the same time. These case studies show that how a destination can be improved based on the location, topography and its tourism significance. In addition it also gives a tips indigenous tourism businesses and its success, best marketing tools etc,. Nearly all organizations including the NGOs and youth organizations can take simple steps to improve the tourist destination and also the environmental performance to capitalize on the beautiful nature of our destination.

Integrated Tourism Destination

Introduction

Amusement park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground, usually providing attractions meant to cater to adults, teenagers, and small children.



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A theme park is a type of amusement park which has been built around one or more themes. However, the terms amusement parks and theme parks are often used interchangeably.

Amusement/ Theme parks are capital intensive, highly developed, self-contained

recreational spaces which invariably charge admission. The entertainment, rides,

specialty foods and park buildings are usually organized around themes or unifying

ideas such as a specific period in history or a particular geographic region. These themes

are crucial to the operation of the parks as they create a feeling of involvement in a

setting which is in stark contrast to daily life.

Most amusement parks have a fixed location, as compared to traveling funfairs and

carnivals. These temporary types of amusement parks are usually present for a few

days or weeks per year, such as funfairs in the United Kingdom, and carnivals

(temporarily set up in a vacant lot or parking lots) and fairs (temporarily operated in a

fair ground) in the United States.

Brief History of Amusement Parks

1. Theme parks were developed in Europe from leisure gardens. The oldest amusement

park of the world (since 1583) is “Bakken” at Klampenborg (north of Copenhagen)

which is still in operation. In the USA, world fairs and expos induced a real expansion

of the amusement park business.

2. The Feast of St. Bartholomew (since 1133 yearly hold in England), is the father for

amusement and theme parks. Theme parks became popular at the beginning of the

Industrial Revolution, such as the Vauxhall Gardens (1661) in London, or Prater (1766)

in Vienna.

Another type of fair is the World Exhibition or Expo. World Expos started in 1851 with the Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park. The World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893 in Chicago is an early pioneer of the modern theme park and introduced the Ferris wheel. To make sure that the fair was a financial success, the planners included a dedicated amusement concessions area called the Midway Plaisance. Rides from this fair captured the imagination of visitors and of amusement parks around the world. Also, the experience of the enclosed ideal city with wonder, rides, culture and progress (electricity), was based on the creation of an illusory place.

In 1894, Paul Boynton Water Chutes opened the world's first new amusement park and charged entrance for the rides. In 1895, he also built a park at Coney Island (New York), which is still very popular. By the early 1900s, there were hundreds of theme parks worldwide, and it was the period of the “golden age” until the late 1920s, mainly due to the increase of income and the decrease of labor time. This era saw the development of the new innovations in roller coasters that encouraged extreme drops and speeds to thrill



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the riders. By the end of the First World War, people seemed to want an even more exciting entertainment, a need met by the roller coasters.

The Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II during the 1940s saw the decline of the amusement park industry. War saw the affluent urban population move to the suburbs, television became a source of entertainment, and families went to amusement parks less often.

Modern Amusement Parks

Modern amusement parks now run differently than those of years past. Amusement parks are usually owned by a large corporate conglomerate which allows capital investment unknown by the traditional family-owned parks. Starting with Disneyland in the 1950s, the park experience became part of a larger package, reflected in a television show, movies, lunch boxes, action figures and finally park rides and costumed characters that make up the "theme." These parks offer a world with no violence or social problems. The thrills of the theme parks are often obscured from the outside by high fences or barriers re-enforcing the feeling of escape, they are kept clean and new thrill rides are frequently added to keep people coming back. In addition to this experience, the theme park is either based on a central theme or, divided into several distinctly themed areas.

Often a theme park will have various sections of the park devoted to telling a particular story. Non-theme amusement park rides will usually have little in terms of theme or additional design elements while in a theme park all the rides go all with the theme of the park, for example Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. The popularity of theme parks has led to the increase of theming -- "the use of an overarching theme, such as western, to create a holistic and integrated spatial organization of a consumer venue", even in non-theme park venues. A modern theme park includes a combination of attractions which can be classified into several categories: thrill rides, roller coasters, family rides, water attractions or (indoor) dark rides.



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Rides and attractions

Mechanized thrill machines are what makes an amusement park out of a pastoral, relaxing picnic grove or retreat. Earliest rides include the carousel which was originally developed as a way of practicing and then showing-off expertise at tournament skills such as riding and spearing the ring. By the 19th century, carousels were common in parks around the world. Another such ride which shaped the future of the amusement park was the roller coaster. Beginning as a winter sport in 17th century Russia, these gravity driven railroads were the beginning of the search for even more thrilling amusement park rides. The Columbian Exposition of 1893 was a particular fertile testing ground for amusement rides. The Ferris wheel is the most recognized product of the fair. All rides are usually set round a theme.

An amusement park contains a mixture of rides and attractions which can be divided into several categories.

Thrill Rides

Thrill rides mainly include spinning people at

high speed coupled with other accelerations.

These rides have become a staple for the

modern amusement parks.

There is a core set of thrill rides which most

amusement parks have, including the enterprise,

tilt-a-whirl, the gravitron, chair swing, swinging

inverter ship, twister, and the top spin.

However, there is constant innovation, with new

variations on ways to spin and throw passengers

around appearing in an effort to keep attracting

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Roller Coasters

Since the late 19th century, amusement

parks have featured roller coasters. Roller

coasters feature steep drops, sharp curves,

and inversions. Roller coasters may be the

most attractive aspect of a park, but many

people come for other reasons. Amusement

parks generally have anywhere from two to

seven coasters, depending on space and

budget. As of 2009, the record for the most

coasters in one park is held by Cedar Point

with 17; followed by Six Flags Magic

Mountain with 16, Canada's Wonderland

with 15, and Kings Island with also 15.

In essence a specialized railroad system, a roller coaster consists of a track that rises in

designed patterns, sometimes with one or

more inversions (such as vertical loops) that

turn the rider briefly upside down. The track

does not necessarily have to be a complete

circuit, as shuttle roller coasters exhibit.

Most roller coasters have multiple cars in

which passengers sit and are restrained. An

entire set of cars hooked together is called a

train.

Roller Coasters are usually the "must ride" attraction at amusement & theme parks for more than a century. Roller coasters are often called "scream machines". What began as a simple car that rolled down a hill has evolved into an engineering marvel. Roller coasters are taller, faster and wilder than ever. The tallest is the size of modern skyscrapers. The fastest travels at nearly twice the highway speed limit. For thrill-seekers it is the excitement a roller coaster offers.

Water Rides: Amusement parks with water

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rides, such as the log flume, bumper boats, and rowing boats. Such rides are usually

gentler and shorter than roller coasters and many are suitable for all ages. Water rides

are especially popular on hot days.

Long Flume: The ride usually culminates with a rapid descent and splashdown into a body of water, and often more than one (normally the largest drop being just before the end). It provides people with a fun way to get wet and cool off on a hot summer day, with certain seating sections usually being splashed with more water for a more exciting and wet ride. Part of the excitement is the randomness of the water splashing onto riders.

Bumper Boats: uses inner tube shaped watercraft that can be steered by the rider. Some are driven by electric motors, some by gasoline engines, and some require the rider to propel the craft by pedaling.

Apart from the basic rides discussed above there can huge variations in the offerings

which are captured in the case studies attached.

Transport Rides: Transport rides are used to take large amounts of guests from one

area in the park to another. They usually cost extra, even in parks where rides are

free. They are generally popular as they offer an alternative to walking (riding on a

train). Transport rides include chairlifts, monorails, and train rides.

Chairlift: It is an elevated passenger ropeway, a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel cable loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs.

Monorail: A monorail is a rail-based transportation system based on a single rail, which acts as its sole support and its guide way.

Train rides: Amusement park trains have had long and varied history in amusement parks. The earliest park trains weren't really trains -- they were trolleys. The earliest park trains were mostly custom built. A train ride in an amusement park is an attraction consisting of a miniature train, often running on a permanent or portable track, but sometimes without any track whatsoever. In the latter case, these trains are simulated by connecting railroad-like cars behind an ordinary or modified motor vehicle. This type of ride is often conducted as a sightseeing tour of the surroundings.

Cuisine

Amusement parks generate a sizable portion of their income through the sale of food

and drink to their patrons. Food is routinely sold through food booths, push carts and

indoor restaurants. The offerings vary as widely as the amusement parks themselves,

and range from common fast food items, like hamburgers and hot dogs, and local

street foods up to full-service gourmet dishes. Amusement parks with exotic themes

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restaurants and food stands are operated by the amusement parks themselves, while

others are branches of regional or national chains.

Admission Prices and Admission Policies

Amusement parks collect much of their revenue from admission fees paid by guests attending the park. Other revenue sources include parking fees, food and beverage sales and souvenirs. Most theme parks charge for car parking and ticket prices do not include food, which can be very costly. Almost all amusement parks operate using one of two admission principles: Pay as you go (paying for rides individually) or Pay one price (one big admission charge, for (almost) all of the attractions).

Pay-as-you-go: In this format, a guest enters the park at little or no charge. The guest must then purchase rides individually, either at the attraction's entrance or by purchasing ride tickets (or a similar exchange method, like a token). The cost of the attraction is often based on its complexity or popularity. The park may allow guests to purchase unlimited admissions to all attractions within the park. A wristband or pass is then shown at the attraction entrance to gain admission.

Disneyland opened in 1955 using the pay-as-you-go format. Initially, guests paid the ride admission fees at the attractions. Within a short time, the problems of handling such large amounts of coins led to the development of a ticket system that, while now out of use, is still part of the amusement-park lexicon. In this new format, guests purchased ticket books that contained a number of tickets, labeled "A," "B" and "C." Rides and attractions using an "A-ticket" were generally simple, with "B-tickets" and "C-tickets" used for the larger, more popular rides. Later, the "D-ticket" was added, then finally the now-famous "E-ticket," which was used on the biggest and most elaborate rides. Disneyland, as well as the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, abandoned this practice in 1982.

The advantages of pay-as-you-go include: guests pay for only what they choose to experience attraction costs can be changed easily to encourage use or capitalize on popularity

The disadvantages of pay-as-you-go include: guests may get tired of spending money almost continuously guests may not spend as much on food or souvenirs

Pay-one-price: An amusement park using the pay-one-price format will charge guests

a single, large admission fee, with discounts for children and senior residents. The

guest is then entitled to use almost all of the attractions in the park as often as they

wish during their visit. The park might have some attractions that are not included in

the admission charge; these are called "up-charge attractions" and can include



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bungee jumping or go-kart tracks or games of skill. However, the majority of the

park's attractions are included in the admission cost.

The “pay-one-price” ticket was first

used by George Tilyou at Steeplechase

Park, Coney Island in 1897. The

entrance fee to the 15-acre

(61,000 m2) park entitled visitors to

enjoy all of the attractions as much as

they wanted.

The advantages of pay-one-price include: guests can more easily budget their visit guests may be more likely to experience an attraction they've already paid for The disadvantages of pay-one-price include: guests who are simply coming just to be with their families will have to pay

anyway

International Case Studies

Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Genting Highlands, only fifty kilometers (less than an hour) from Kuala Lumpur, is the

most developed hill resort in Malaysia. At 2,000 meters above sea level, it offers a

cool respite from Malaysia's capital city combined with all of the excitement, luxury,

and entertainment of an international resort destination.

Since the opening of the first hotel in 1971, Genting Highlands Resort continued to grow from strength to strength. The development of the area continued to this present day to enhance Genting Highlands Resort as the premier holiday destination in the region while ensuring that the natural beauty of the rain forest is maintained. To date, Genting Highlands Resort has five hotels (namely Genting Hotel, Highlands Hotel, Resort Hotel, Theme Park Hotel and First World Hotel) and two apartment blocks (Ria and Kayangan Apartments) at the hilltop and Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort.



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Together with integrated world-standard entertainment facilities encompassing various leisure, indoor and outdoor theme parks and gaming facilities, Genting Highlands Resort has become the "City of Entertainment" and Malaysia's Premier Resort. The resort also includes two theme parks, both with dozens of amusement rides and attractions suitable for the entire family. In addition, the Awana horse ranch offers equestrian activities, rides for children and lessons for beginners. For golfers, the Awana Golf and Country Resort offers a challenging 18-hole, par-71 golf course. The Genting Theme Park is a

sprawling, multi-million Ringgit theme

park with over 40 rides that are either

indoor or outdoor. The park is easily

accessed by road Kuala Lumpur or

cable car from the foothill. Some of

the highlights are the roller coaster,

tube drop, Flight Simulator and Splash

Pool. The park is a destination for

those after fast-paced excitement as it is full of amusement games, interactive rides

and superb shows. There are also many restaurants and eateries inside the covered

area where you can eat to your fill after some fun-filled activities.

Besides the rides, visitors can do shopping in The First World Plaza where there are

over 70 outlets selling things such as trendy merchandise and fashion accessories.

There is the Arena of Stars, a hall that offers a wide range of concerts staged by

international superstars frequently.

Major Attractions: The major attractions include Thrill Rides, Spinner, Cyclone,

Bumper Boats, Corkscrew, Family Rides, Tea Cup, Flying Jumbo, Boating, and Dinosaur

Land. Snapshots of some of the rides are shown below.



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In addition to the above rides, the park also offers Children rides which include Busy

Bugs, Rodeo Rider, etc.

Package Cost: A package tour for 5 days and 4 nights would be approximately Rs

60,000 per person.

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1. Disneyland is located southwest of Orlando, Florida, covering an area of about 30, 080

acres. It is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world, containing

four theme parks; two water parks; twenty-three themed hotels; and numerous

shopping, dining, entertainment and recreation venues.

2. It is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts segment of The Walt

Disney Company. An amusement park contains a mixture of attractions which can be

divided into several categories such as Theme Parks, water sports, Golf and recreation

and hotels and resorts

3. Major Attractions: Disneyland is a theme park where rides, shows and attractions are

organized and decorated around certain themes instead of being separately designed

and decorated, like at an amusement park. In addition the above said attractions

there are high class resort by Walt Disney.

4. Walt Disney World Resort

5. The various components of the resort include:

Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park Epcot theme park Magic Kingdom theme park Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park Disney's Board Walk Area Downtown Disney Area Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Disney Resort hotels

Magic Kingdom Park

Enchanting entertainment, classic

attractions, beloved Disney Characters

and spectacular parades and fireworks in

a place where fairytale dreams can come

true.

Epcot

Attractions and entertainment

dedicated to technological innovation

and the culture and cuisine of 11

nations.

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Disney's Typhoon Lagoon

Attractions for the whole family—from fast waterslides to a children's area with pint-sized raft rides. Catch 6-foot waves in the Surf Pool and snorkel Shark Reef—with real sharks!

Disney's Blizzard Beach

Featuring one of the world's tallest and fastest waterslides, as well as slides and rides for the whole family.

Disney's Animal Kingdom Park

The world's largest animal-themed park

full of attractions, adventure and

fantastic animals.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

Shows, attractions and tours offering

behind-the-scenes glimpses of

Hollywood-style action.

Other Attractions

Typhoon Lagoon, Blizzard Beach, Disney's Wedding Pavilion, Disney's Board Walk, Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Speedway and Downtown Disney

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Thrill rides: Thrill rides mainly include spinning people at high speed coupled with

other accelerations. These rides have become a staple for the modern amusement

parks. There is a core set of thrill rides

which most amusement parks have,

including the enterprise, tilt-a-whirl, the

graviton, chair swing, swinging inverter

ship, twister, and the top spin. However,

there is constant innovation, with new

variations on ways to spin and throw

passengers around appearing in an effort

to keep attracting customers.

Tilt-A-Whirl: It is a platform-type ride, consisting of seven freely-spinning cars that

hold four riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform.

As the platform revolves, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, and the

resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the cars cause them to randomly spin

in different directions and at variable speeds. The weight of passengers in these cars

may intensify or dampen the spinning motion of the cars, adding to the random

nature of the motion.

Graviton: The ride is completely enclosed, with 45 padded panels lining the inside wall. Riders lean against these panels, which are angled back. As the ride rotates, centrifugal force is exerted against the pads by the rider, removing the rider from the floor, due to the slant. The ride can reach a maximum speed of 24 rpm in less than 20 seconds, due to the 33 kW 3-phase motor. At this speed, the riders are experiencing centripetal force equivalent to four times the force of gravity. The ride operator is located in the center of the ride. Part of the operator's duty is to control lighting and music in addition to the ride itself. Some variants include Closed-circuit television cameras, allowing waiting riders and passersby to observe the ride in action.

6. Package Cost: A package tour for 6 days and 5 nights would be approximately Rs

150,000 - 200,000 per person

Sentosa, Singapore

Earlier Sentosa was once a fishing village known as Pulau Blakang Mati. It later

became a British military fortress until 1967 and was handed back to the newly

independent Singapore Government. In 1968, the Government decided to develop

the island into a holiday resort for local visitors and tourists. The public was invited to

suggest names for the island and "Sentosa" - meaning peace & tranquility in Malay -

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Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) was constituted on 1st September, 1972 as a

statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Presently

Sentosa is Singapore's premier island resort getaway with multi-faceted appeal,

teeming with events all year round.

It is just 20 minutes from the city accessible through cable car. it is a unique blend of

leisure and recreational facilities including family attractions, sea sports, golf as well

as hotel accommodation and retreats. It covers an area of about 5000 acres with 3.2-

kilometre stretch of white sand beach. It also offers beachfront accommodation and

over 670 hotel rooms with full facilities.

The Sentosa offering will be enhanced and strengthened when Resorts World at

Sentosa opens in 2010. Spanning 49 hectares, this S$6.59-billion (~Rs. 30,973 Crores)

mega resort will feature Southeast Asia’s first and only Universal Studios theme park,

the world’s largest Oceanarium, the region’s first integrated destination spa as well as

some 1,800 rooms spread across six hotels with varying themes.

Major Attractions: A central player within the emerging multi-billion dollar Sentosa-

Harbor Front leisure precinct, Sentosa is Singapore’s premier island resort getaway

and Asia’s leading leisure destination, receiving over 6 million visitors yearly. Just

minutes from the city, this 500-hectare resort island is home to a plethora of themed

attractions, award-winning spa retreats, lush rainforests, white sandy beaches, resort

accommodation, championship golf courses, a deep-water yachting marina and luxury

residences. Some of the keys highlights are described below:

Tiger Sky Tower: Singapore's tallest observatory tower offers panoramic views at 131

metres above sea level across Singapore, Sentosa, Southern Islands, right up to

neighboring Malaysia and the Indonesian islands. The Tiger Sky Tower has a capacity

of 72 in its enclosed, air-conditioned cabin. Day or night, views from the tower

promise to be both scenic and breathtaking. Located adjacent to the Sentosa cable car

station, the Tiger Sky Tower is a key point of interest and forms a distinctive landmark

as it soars above the surrounding natural greenery.

Cable Car: The 1.6 km ride to and from Sentosa offers expansive views of lush greenery and stunning coastal sights.

4D Magix: The state-of-the-art 4D movie theatre offers a whole new generation of

movie magic. Through the synchronization of a full spectrum of visual effects,

surround sound, individually-controlled motion seats and special environmental

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Dolphin Lagoon: In the Dolphin Lagoon one gets to observe the highly intelligent

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins through a series of interactive, feeding and training

sessions specially designed to demonstrate their natural ability of tail-walking

synchronization. Lucky visitors might even score a peck on the cheek, or a chance to

wade next to them, fully supervised by the trainers, of course.

Underwater World: The Underwater World Oceanarium on Sentosa is home to more

than 2,500 fishes from 250 different species. The Touch Pool for some 'hands on'

experience with starfish, stingrays and baby sharks. A moving travellator ferries

visitors to the ocean floor through an 83-metre-long acrylic tunnel. The person is

surrounded by sharks, stingrays, eels and schools of fish glide past - engrossed in their

own world. Interactive programmes such as 'Dive with the Sharks' or 'Dive with the

Dugong' are available upon advance booking.

Luge & Sky ride: Part go-cart, part-toboggan, pure excitement - the luge is a fun-filled

gravity ride that's safe for all ages. With a unique steering and braking system that

allows the ride as leisurely or as exciting as one wants.

Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom: The Butterfly Park allows one to stroll through the

lush surrounds and 1,500 live butterflies - from over 50 species - to flutter around as

one enjoys the cool outdoor conservatory.

Songs of the Sea: Songs of the Sea brings a mesmerizing show with a live cast and

dramatic effects pyrotechnics, water jets, brilliant lasers, special computer imaging,

captivating music and stunning flame bursts. It is a one-of-a-kind entertainment that's

not to be missed. Songs of the Sea is an outdoor, rain or shine event.

Package Cost:

Attractions Rate (INR)

Underwater World Singapore and Dolphin Lagoon Adult: INR 644.00

The Merlion & Merlion Walk Adult : INR 264.00

Butterfly Park & Insect Kingdom Adult: INR 330.00

Sentosa Luge & Skyride INR: 297.00

Sky Tower INR: 396.00

The Flying Trapeze INR: 231.00 (per swing)

Sentosa 4D Magix Adult: INR 528.00



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Wild Wadi Water Park, Dubai, UAE

The Wild Wadi Water Park is situated in

Jumeirah, an area in Dubai, United Arab

Emirates, covering an area of about 12

acres. The water park is operated by

Jumeirah International, a Dubai-based

hotelier. Wild Wadi is an outdoor water

park with heated and cooled wave

pools, multiple water slides and two

artificial surfing machines.

In addition, the park has the largest water slide outside of North America. The water

park also has two gift shops, three restaurants and two snack stands. There are close

to 30 rides, most are interconnected, allowing riders to move from one to the other

without ever leaving the water.

Major Attraction

The Wipeout and Riptide Flow Riders

offer the ultimate surfing experience.

One of only four such rides in the world,

and devised by the maverick American

lawyer/ surf fanatic Thomas Lochtefeld,

the Wipeout works by shooting out more

than seven tonnes of water per second in

a thin sheet across a molded foam

structure, producing a realistic wave

effect ideal for body-boarding and knee-boarding

Master Blasters: White Water Wadi, Jebel Lookout Wadi Leap, Hos'N Hurler, Falaj

Fury, Wadi Twister, Wadi Basher and Flood River Flyer. In this riders sit in inflatable

rings and are propelled uphill by high-power water jets.

Breaker’s Bay: The largest wave pool in the Middle East, Breaker's Bay produces

parallel and crossing 1.5 m waves in five

different configurations.

Flood River: Circling the Flow Riders,

Flood River features unannounced

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creating waves over 1.0 m high and sudden river rapids.

Juha’s Journey: Juha's Journey is a 360 m long lazy river. Guests of all ages can enjoy this relaxing ride around a river with a gentle current.

Juha’s Dhow: water cannons, body slides and other water-based games.

Wadi Wash: A choreographed sound and light show.

Jumeirah Sceirah: Jumeirah Sceirah or one of the many uphill waterslides throughout the park.

In addition to all the rides, the Wild Wadi Water Park offers numerous restaurants

and shops.

Package Cost: Daily Admission Tariff - General Admission - INR 2,438; Child (under 1.1

m in height) - INR 2,063. A package tour for 6 days and 5 nights would be

approximately INR. 75,000 - 120,000 per person

Wet-n-Wild Water Park - Orlando, Florida

Wet 'n Wild Water Park in Orlando was voted by Amusement Business magazine as

America's number one water park. Located at Orlando, Florida and is operated by NBC

Universal (General Electric).

This amusement park covers an area of about 30 acres next to Warner Bros. Movie

World on the M1 Pacific Motorway, 20 km north of Surfers Paradise. Although the

park opened in 1977, it regularly adds new rides regularly and caters to all in a family

Wet 'n Wild is open year-round (with heated pools in cooler weather). It combines all

the fun and excitement of the world's latest water slides and leisure pools with a

shaded twenty acre subtropical garden

Major Attractions

Thrill rides - Some of the rides available at the Wet n Wild Park are The Storm, Mach

5, Der Stuka, Bomb Bay, Knee Ski, Wake Skating, and The Wild One

The Storm: Steep tunnel sends you flying down extremely fast into a giant bowl that

sends you spinning around with surrounding mist

Mach 5: Tower top has three slides to choose from. Flumes fall 1,700 feet over three

different courses.

Der Stuka: Push yourself down a six-story speed slide that sends you flying down a

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Bomb Bay: Go inside this rocket with heart beat affects waiting there not knowing

when the trap door that sends you downs a 76-foot, nearly vertical slide drops you to

the depths below.

Knee Ski: A cable-operated ski lets you kneeboard like a pro around a half-mile long

lake.

Wake Skating: Everyone from beginner to expert can show their stuff on the

WakeZone Cableway.

The Wild One: Two people are pulled by a Jet Ski around the lake on big, bouncy

tubes that make for a wild ride.

Apart from the water rides some of the hotels available at the Park are Loews Royal

Pacific Resort, Hard Rock Hotel and Loews Portofino Bay Hotel.

Package Cost: Daily Admission Tariff- INR 1,878 for a single day for adults and INR

1,596 for a single day for children ages 3-9.

Kishkinta, Chennai, India

Kishkinta is the name of the legendary monkey kingdom in the Indian epic Ramayana,

a kingdom full of fun and frolic and it is wholesome family entertainment. Kishkinta is

located in Tambaram, 120 acres and has landscaped hills and lakes and ranks among

the best of Amusement parks in the country. Apart from the popular amusement

activities, Kishkinta is also known for its Hi Tech amusement rides like space shuttle,

wave pool White water and kiddie’s kingdom.

kishkinta is INR 250 million project. jointly promoted by Navodaya Films (Pvt.) Ltd

Chennai, Berjaya Leisure, Malaysia and Tamilnadu Industrial Development

Corporation (TIDCO), a Govt. of Tamilnadu undertaking.

Major Attractions:

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Wave Pool: A beach that has everything

except sand. Crystal clear water and

rollicking waves makes one’s day.

Water Volcano: 5 lakh liters of water

gushing out in 5 seconds with huge

waves, earthquake, mist, & sound

effects.

Slides

This 6 track water slide 180 feet long

starts at the top of the hill. Families and

friends Slide together and are thrilled

falling together in the pool.

Go-Kart: Yank, spin and wheeze

through a smooth race track. No sweat,

you are driving top speed and in perfect

shade. Formula -1 speed freaks love this

specially designed racing machines

Water Scooter: Flying saucers in water.

First in an Indian amusement park. Zip

across Kishkinta’s Great Lake with

spectacular effect.

Thrillarium

Of the hi-tech variety, this virtual reality

show has the state-of-the-art

entertainment software that transports

one into another world of unknown

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Package Cost: Daily Admission Tariff - INR 360 for a single day for adults, and INR. 260

for children.

Theme Based Tourism Destination

Adventure Tourism In Ladakh

Ladakh is bounded by

two of the world’s

mightiest mountain

ranges - the Himalayas

and the Karakoram. It

lies athwart two other,

the Ladakh range and

the Zanskar range.

Ladakh lies at altitudes

ranging from about

9,000 feet at Kargil to

25,170 feet at Saser

Kangri in the Karakoram. The summer temperature rarely exceed about 27 degree

Celsius in the shade, while in winter they plummet to even minus 20 degree in places

such as Leh. But the thin air makes the heat of the sun even more intense than at

lower altitudes; it is even said that only in Ladakh can a man sitting in the sun with his

feet in the shade suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time.

Ladakh offers great scope for undertaking adventure activities amidst breathtaking

landscapes. The most popular and established activities are trekking, mountaineering

and river-rafting.

Flume Ride

The Flume Ride begins gently enough.

Slowly drifts down the deceptively placid

stream which climbs a 35 feet hill and

falls all the way to crash with a drenching

splash in the pool.

Road Train

The Road Train carries dozens of people

around the lake and over the country-

side.

Rain Disco

It is a 2500 square feet open air discotheque with 12 monkey statues spurting 96

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River Rafting in Ladakh：A range of rafting options is available on the Indus River and

its tributaries. The best stretch for professionally guided runs in white water is on the

Indus between Spituk and Saspol. Beyond Saspol, the River becomes difficult. Upward

of Spituk, the Indus has easy stretch up to Karu, ideal for basic training and for day-

return “scenic floating” for amateurs.

The difficult but exciting option for river

running is on Zanskar along its spectacular

course through the gorge in the Zanskar

mountains, between Padum and Nimo. This is

suitable only for well organized white-water

expedition, prepared for several days of river

running and camping in absolute wilderness.

Participants are required to be trained rafters

themselves while the arrangements should be

assigned to a dependable professional agency. An adequate arrangement for rescue

coverage is an essential pre-requisite for embarking upon a white -water expedition

on river like the Zanskar.

Adventure Tourism - Assam

Assam is popularly called as the land of the red river and blue hills. It is the gateway to

the north east of India. Assam an

embodiment of natural beauty and grace has

been at the centre stage of tourist attraction.

Assam offers religious, historical, wildlife,

golf, natural and adventure tourism options

for the tourists. The package offered is

generally for a period of 5 days and the

package cost ranges from INR 3000 to INR

4500 per day per person, depending upon the

accommodation. The typical adventure tourism offered at Assam is detailed in the

following paragraphs.

Angling: The river Jia Bhoroli, Kapili and Manas are the best places for angling. The Jia

Bhoroli River is home to the fierce game fish, the Golden Mahseer, or tiger of the

Himalayan Rivers. Famous for its golden Mahseer, an annual Angling competition is

held regularly at Jia Bharali. An annual Angling competition is regularly held at Jia

Bhoroli where a number of anglers both from outside the state as well as abroad

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body by the name 'Assam Bhoroli Anglers Association' which organizes this sport in

the month of November every year in collaboration with the State Forest Department.

River Cruise and River Rafting: The Brahmaputra River, one of the four largest rivers

in the world offers immense opportunity for river cruise. The popular river cruise

stretch is from Ninging to Dhubri. The turbulent tributaries of River Brahmaputra like

Manas, Jia Bhoroli and Kapili is famous for River Rafting.

Boat Racing: Boat racing is a very popular sport of the state. People very often

organize boat racing during festive occasions at places like Hajo, Saulkuchi, Barpeta,

Guwahati etc. The involvement of the masses in this sport can be compared with the

snake-boat racing in Kerala.

Para-sailing: A totally new sport, Para-sailing, has been introduced by Assam Tourist

Development Corporation to attract domestic and foreign tourists. The ideal place for

Para-sailing near Guwahati is North Guwahati.

Parasailing, also known as parascending, is a recreational activity where a person is

towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed

parachute, known as a parasail. The boat then drives off, carrying the parascender

into the air. If the boat is powerful

enough, two or three people can

parasail behind it at the same time.

The parascender has little or no

control over the parachute.

Hang Gliding: Hang gliding locations

are already identified by the tourism

department. The locations include

Kamakhya Hills and hills around

Kaziranga National Park. Hang gliding

is an air sport in which a pilot flies a

light and unmotorized foot-launchable

aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminum alloy

or composite-framed fabric wing. The pilot is ensconced in a harness depending from

the airframe, and exercises control by shifting body weight in opposition to a control

frame, but other devices, including modern aircraft flight control systems, may be

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Adventure Tourism - Rishikesh

Hrishikesh is a city in Dehradun district in

the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is holy

city for Hindus and a famous centre of

pilgrimage. It is also known as the gateway

to the Himalayas and is located around 25

km from Haridwar. Rishikesh is gaining its

importance as a famous river rafting

destination. The rafting location begins

from Shivpuri which is at a higher altitude. The major route for rafting is from Shivpuri

to Rishikesh which is 16 kilometers.

In Garhwal region, Ganga River offers the

professional as well as the amateur the

exhilaration of white water rafting. The

Alaknanda and Bhagirathi, are the main

tributaries of the Ganga and meet at

Devprayag, frothing from their racy

descent. Their waters are of Grade IV to V,

challenging the expert to savor the thrill.

Down river from Devprayag, the Ganga

changes into a pool drop river. This stretch of almost 70 km is perfect for amateur and

the novice, for here the river offers some fine Grade III rapids and two Grade IV 'GOLF

COURSE', 4 km below Shivpuri village; each followed by rapids, the 'WALL' at Byasi and

the deep and placid pools.

Sandy beaches line the river at intervals, allowing river rafters to pull up alongside.

The slopes on either side are covered with oak, pine, spruce and fur, with the

occasional village and its terraced fields dotting the landscape. Wildlife is visible at a

distance, comprising mainly of spotted deer, monkey, leopard, while multi-hued

butterflies fit among flowering bushes. Spiritual retreats and ashrams overlook the

river and add to the spiritual experience

Camping sites are also present in Rishikesh. Camping including bonfire, river rafting

along with light games such as volley ball, basket ball, etc costs around INR 1600 per

person. Rafting alone costs INR 450 per person. Packages of 2 days and 3 nights are

also available. The package costs vary from INR 2500 to INR 4500 per day per person

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11. Annexure 2- Area details of KBJNL & Ticket Charges

Details of KBJNL developments and the ticket charges for the developed Gardens (Almatti Dam)

SI.No. Classification Garden Developed by KBJNL Area (In acres)

1 Left Side Moghal Garden 35.5

2 French Garden 8.0

3 Italian Garden 10.0

4 Rock Garden 30.0

5 Silver Garden 3.8

6 Dump Slop Truf 4.0

7 Dam Surrounding 143.0

8 Entrance Plaza Surrounding 2.75

9 Helipad 1.46

1 Right Side Gopalkrishna Park 3.0

2 Lavakusha Park 4.0

3 Fruit Orchard (Survey No.23) 7.5

4 Garden (Survey No. 22) 4.5

5 Canteen Area 1.0

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SI.No. Garden Developed by KBJNL Current Ticket Charges (INR per person)

Adult Kids

1 Rock Garden (Entry Ticket) 10 5

2 Boating @ Rock Garden 10 5

3 Krishna Garden 10 5

4 Luv Kush Garden 5 3

5 Musical Garden 10 5

Source: Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited



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Lake at Badami Temple View of Badami Ridges Rear View of Patadakallu

View of Patadakallu View of Gol Gumbaz- Bijapur Front Entrance of Gol Gumbaz-

Bijapur

12. Annexure-3 Photo Gallery of Prominent Tourist Potential Areas in Bijapur and Bagalkot

Photo Gallery of Prominent Tourist Potential area in Bijapur and Bagalkot



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7.

View of Temple in Aihole Mallikarjuna and Kashivishvanatha

Temples - Patadakallu

View of Badami Cave

Bhutanatha Temple - Badami Aerial View of Badami Cave

View of Temple in Aihole Mallikarjuna and Kashivishvanatha

Temples - Patadakallu

View of Badami Cave

Bhutanatha Temple - Badami Aerial View of Badami Cave



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13. Annexure-4 Infrastructure Projects in Bijapur and Bagalkot

Infrastructure Project across Bijapur and Bagalkot region

SI. Project Classification Details

1. Augmentation of NH-218 Widening to two Lane from NH 218 Bijapur-Hubli section. It is expected that the project cost will be

12.81 crores

2. Augmentation of NH-13 (Solapur Bijapur

Road) Widening to Solapur Bijapur Road NH-13. It is expected that the project cost will be 1.28 crores

3. Augmentation of NH-13 Widening & Strengthening of existing 2 lane to 4/6 laning of Bijapur - Hospet section of NH-13 in the

State of Karnataka under NHDP Phase - III by NHAI. This project is been packaged; Package-I: Km 102.000

to Km 192.000, covering length of 90.000 km.

Package-II: Km 192.000 to Km 299.000, covering length of 107.000 km.

Package-I estimate cost is about INR 917 crores and for the same Draft DPR is ongoing

Package-II estimate cost is about INR 1112 crores and for the same Draft DPR is ongoing

4. Augmentation of SH-12 Highway connecting Jewargi with Sankeshwar on nh.4 via Sindagi-Bijapur-Athani-Shedbal- Chikkodi. This

covers district like Belgaum, Bijapur,

Gulbarga stretching 292.77 km

5. Augmentation of SH-14 SH 14 highway connecting Ramadurga-Badami-Pattadakal-Hunagund road. This covers district like

Belguam, Bijapur stretching 101.67 km

6. Augmentation of SH-16 SH 16 highway connecting Sindagi with Shahapur. this covers district like Bijapur, Gulbarga stretching

71.10 km

7. Augmentation of SH-18 Highway connecting Mudhol with Nippani via Chikkodi. this covers the entire Bijapur, stretching 105.88

km

8. Augmentation of SH-20 Highway connecting Raichur with Bachi Village (Border leading on To Vengurla in Maharashtra State viz,

Lingasugur, Hunugund, Bagalkot - Lokapur - Yeraghatti and Belgaum). This covers district like Raichur,



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Bijapur, Belguam stretching 344.25 km

9. Augmentation of SH-41 Highway connecting Siradon village -border leading from Pandrapura from Maharastra State WITH

Lingasugur Via Zalki - Indi - Huvinahipparge - Muddebihal and Narayanapura Dam. This covers district like

Bijapur, Raichur stretching 194.45 km

10. Augmentation of SH-41A SH 41A highway connecting from Muddebihal to Hunagund. This covers the entire Bijapur, stretching

30.59 km

11. Augmentation of SH-41B SH 41B highway connecting SH 41 with NH 13 Via Hoovinahappargi, Basavana Bagewadi and Manguli.

This covers the entire BIJAPUR, stretching 32.42 km

12. Augmentation of SH-63 SH 63 highway connecting Bijapur on NH 13 with Hubli, on NH 4 via Naragund, Navalgund. This covers

district like Bijapur, Dharwad stretching 191.17 km

13. Augmentation of SH-65 Highway connecting Bijapur on NH 13 with Dharwad on NH 4 Via Jamakandi - Mudhol, Lokappur,

Ramadurga, Sowdatti. This covers district like Bijapur, Belguam, Dharwad stretching 208.24 km

14. Augmentation of SH-6A Highway connecting from No.13, near Ilkal to Kustagi - Bevur to Koppal to join SH.42. This covers district

like Bijapur, Bellary stretching 48.91 km

15. Development of road from Devangaon-

Vibuthihal-Indi-Atharga-Bijapur (SH-34) and

other connecting roads.

(Package 50)

This project will be implemented by Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited, GoK, at a cost of

about 290 crores. Presently the bid process for the same is on.

16. Development of Minor Airport at Bijapur This project will be implemented by Infrastructure Development Department, GoK. Presently the project

will be developed in PPP basis. Presently land has been identified and seeking approvals/clearances from

GOI and other statutory authorities.

17. Gadag -Bagalkot Gauge Conversion Project This project will be implemented by Infrastructure Development Department, GoK. This project is taken

up on 50:50 Cost sharing basis by the Ministry of Railways and GoK. The gauge conversion work from

Bijapur to Bagalkot is completed and passenger services have commenced. The Gauge conversion from

Bagalkot-Gadag work is in progress and will be completed by June 2008. Total amount released by GoK



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for this project is Rs.137.36 crore.

18. Bijapur – Shahabad Gauge Conversion

Project under PPP Basis

GOK has proposed new Railway lines to be taken up on PPP basis, with State’s contribution of 13% of

cost viz., This includes Hubli-Ankola, Talaguppa-Honnavar, Bijapur – Shahabad and Dharwad – Belgaum.

For the development of the same a sum of INR 840.00 lakhs (only for Bijapur) has been provided during

2011-12 for new cost sharing of PPP projects.

Note: Announced in central Budget; Feasibility Report done; Awaiting Railway Ministry clearance for PPP

procurement by KRIDE

19. Development of Food Park at Ittangihala in

Bijapur District This project will be implemented by Agriculture Department of Food Karnataka Limited at a cost of about

23.84 crores. Presently the bid process for the same is on.

20. Development of Multi-Product SEZ at

Bagewadi, Bijapur

This project will be implemented by Commerce & Industries of KIADBat a cost of about 666.00 crores.

Presently the RFQ process on.

21. Augmentation of basic infrastructure

facilities at Bijapur city This project includes augmentation of Water Supply and Sanitation facility in Bijapur city. The Project will

be implemented by KUIDFC at a cost of about INR 120 crores and will be done on PPP basis.

DPR of technical feasibility and has been prepared and approved. Financial viability has been carried out.

22. Theme Park, Economy Restaurant,

organized retail, Civic Amenities This project will be implemented by Department of Tourism at an estimated cost of about 20.00 crores

and will be done on BOT basis. Presently preparation of bid documents is in progress and EOI has been

Published.

23. Economy Restaurant, Organized Retail,

Civic Amenities This project will be implemented by Department of Tourism at Aihole and Patadakkal at an estimated

cost of about 6.2 crores and will be done on BOT basis. Presently preparation of bid documents is in

progress and EOI has been Published.

24. Budget Hotel, Restaurant, organized Retail,

Civic Amenities at Badami This project will be implemented by Department of Tourism at an estimated cost of about 8.9 crores and

will be done on BOT basis. Presently preparation of bid documents is in progress and EOI has been

Published.

Source: Infrastructure Development Department, Gok & Real Estate Market Research & Analysis; Jones Lang LaSalle; May 2012


14. Annexure-6 List of ASI Protected Monuments In Karnataka

List of ASI Protected Monuments in Karnataka

Monument/Site Locality District

Dharwad Circle

Western Chalukyan Inscription (Saka 1015) in the

Temple of Banashankari.

Asundi Belgaum

Two Ratha Insciptions of Chieftains One of Which is

Dated Saka 1086 in Ancient Siva Temple

Bailhongal Belgaum

Kadamba Inscription Dated Kaliyuga 4282 Bailur Belgaum

Western Chalukyan Inscription (Saka 992,

Fragmentry) in the Virabhadradev Temple

Belavadi Belgaum

Old Jaina Temple in the Corner of the Commissariat

Storryard (Kamala Basti).

Belgaum fort Belgaum

Old Jain Temple Outside the Commissarait

Storeyard.


Remains of and Old Hindu Temple Near the

Barracks.


Safa Masjid Belgaum fort Belgaum

Kannada (15th Cent. AD. ) Inscription in the Ancient

Isvara Temple.

Degalavalli Belgaum

Temple Known as Bastigudi With 4 Kadamba

Inscription, Two of Which are Dated Kaliyuga 4275

(1174 A.D.)

Degaon Belgaum

Two Kadamba Inscriptions Dated Kaliyuga 4270 &

4272 in Temple of Narasimha.

Halshi Belgaum

Ratta Tablet Dated Saka 1130 and 1178 in

Brahmadeva Temple

Hannikeri Belgaum

Panchalingesvara Temple Huli Belgaum

Inscriptions on Two Pillars of Panchalingesvara

Temple

Huli Belgaum

Western Chalukya Inscription of Somesvaradevall

(Saka 997) in Shankaradeva Temple

Kadroli Belgaum

Ratta Inscription (Saka 1127) in Ancient Jaina Basti Kadroli Belgaum



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Kadamba Inscription (Kaliyuga 4289) in Basava

Temple

Kittur Belgaum

Three Groups of Dolmens Konnur Belgaum

Ratta Inscription (Saka 1075) in Mahalingesvara

Temple

Konnur Belgaum

Ratta Inscription (Saka 1009 & 1043) in a Jaina

Temple

Konnur Belgaum

Ruined 11th Century Temple Konnur Belgaum

Inscription Against the Wall of the Panchalingdev

Temple of the Yadav King Singhana of Devgiri (Saka

1145)

Manoli Belgaum

Inscription in the Temple of Udachavva of

Khandahara in Krishna (Saka 1174)

Manoli Fort Belgaum

Inscription of Sadashivadevaraya of Vijayanagar in

Mallikarjuna Temple

Murgod Belgaum

Ancient Jaina Temple in the Jungle Nandgad Belgaum

Inscription Dated Saka 1141 of Ratta Chieftain

Kantavirya IV in Ancient Basava Temple

Nesargi Belgaum

Ratta Inscription (Saka 1168, Fragmentary) in

Narayandev Temple

Padli Belgaum

Ratta Inscription Dated Saka 971 & 1010 and a

Fragment of Another Dated Saka 970 in the Temple

of Ankusesvara

Saundatti Belgaum

Two Inscription in the Ancient Jain Temple (Saka 797

& 902)

Saundatti Belgaum

Jumma Masjid Sampagaon Belgaum

Silahara Inscriptions (Saka 1078) in Basavesvara

Temple

Shedbal Belgaum

Ratta Inscriptier at the Water Fall Near Somesvara

Temple (Saka 902)

Sogal Belgaum

Vijayanagara Inscription of Krishnadevara (Saka

1436) in Yellamma Temple

Ugargol Belgaum

Jaina Temple of Muktesvara Wakkund Belgaum

Kadamba Inscription (Saka 1082) in Kalmesvara Golihalli Belgaum



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Temple

Group of Temple at Halshi, (Suvarneshvara Temple,

Rameshwar Temple, Kalameshvara Temple and Bhu-

Varaha Temple)

Khanpur, Halsi Belgaum

Bahamani Tombs Asthur Bidar

Barid Shahi Tombs Bidar Bidar

Bidar Fort Bidar Bidar

Madarsa Mahmud Gawan Bidar Bidar

Ambigergudi (1) Aihole Bijapur

Ambigergudi (2) Aihole Bijapur

A Temple of Galaganatha Group (1) Aihole Bijapur





Badigergudi Aihole Bijapur

Basavanna Aihole Bijapur

Boyargudi Aihole Bijapur

Bilegudi Aihole Bijapur

Chrantimath (Murphadryavargudi) Aihole Bijapur

Chrantimath (Murphadryavargudi) Aihole Bijapur

Desayargudi Aihole Bijapur

Dolmens Aihole Bijapur

Galaganath Temple Aihole Bijapur

Gardigudi Aihole Bijapur

Gaudergudi (1) Aihole Bijapur

Gaudergudi (2) Aihole Bijapur

Gauder Ishvargudi Aihole Bijapur

Great Durga Temple Aihole Bijapur

Huchimalligudi in Sy. No. 64 Aihole Bijapur



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Ishvara Aihole Bijapur

Ishavarlinga (1) Ishavarlinga Complex Aihole Bijapur



Ishavarlinga (No Local name) Aihole Bijapur

Meguti Jaina Temple Aihole Bijapur

Jyotirlinga Temple Aihole Bijapur

Karegudi Aihole Bijapur

Kontigudi Aihole Bijapur

Maddingudi (Basavanna 1) Aihole Bijapur

Maddingudi (Basavanna 2) Aihole Bijapur

Yoginarayan Temple Aihole Bijapur

Matha Without a Shrine (Large Hall) Aihole Bijapur

Jaina Cave (Mena Basti) Aihole Bijapur

No Name But forms Part of Veniyargudi Aihole Bijapur

No Name Close to Virabhadra Temple Aihole Bijapur

Rachigudi Aihole Bijapur

Ramalinga Temple Aihole Bijapur

Raval Phadi (Brahmanical Cave) Aihole Bijapur

Small Temple to Southwest of the Great Durga

Temple

Aihole Bijapur

Temple Adjoining Kontigudi on West Side &

Inscription Tablet Within the Temple

Aihole Bijapur

Surangagudi Temple Adjoining Konti Gudi Aihole Bijapur

Jyotirlinga Complex in Sy. No. 66 Aihole Bijapur

Temple Close to Kontigudi Sy. No. 47 Aihole Bijapur

Temple Close to Ladkhan Temple Aihole Bijapur

Temple in the Fileds at North-West Corner of the

Village

Aihole Bijapur

Huchchappayya Matha in S.No. 270 Aihole Bijapur



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Ladkhan Temple Aihole Bijapur

Temple on the North of Durga Temple Aihole Bijapur

Siva Temple With a Large Nandimandapa Aihole Bijapur

Trayambakesvara Temple (Black Marble Isvarlinga) Aihole Bijapur

Two Storeyed Jaina Temple and Cave at Meguti Hill Aihole Bijapur

Veerabhadra Temple Aihole Bijapur

Veniyargudi (1) Aihole Bijapur



Veniyargudi Aihole Bijapur

Mahal (Idgah Near the Ain Ulmul Kha's Tomb Ainapur Bijapur

Old Gate Aminagarh Bijapur

Stone Bearing Inscriptions Arshibidi (Gudur) Bijapur



Bhutanatha Group of Temple on the East Margin of

the Tank

Badami Bijapur

Group of Temple on the North Side of the Lake

Towards East end

Badami Bijapur

Lakulisha Temple Behind Bhutanatha Group

Containing a Nude Seated Image in the Shrine

Badami Bijapur

Jaina & Vaishnava Caves Badami Bijapur

Large Seated Remains in a Natural Cavern under the

Cliff to The South-East of the Bhutanatha Temple

(Kostharaya Cave)

Badami Bijapur

Rock Shelter (Shidlapadi Cave) Badami Bijapur

Releif Scuptures on the Behind the Bhutanatha

Group of Temples

Badami Bijapur

Sothern Fort & the Old Gun. Badami Bijapur

Temple on the Knoll under the Bastion of the

Northern Fort

Badami Bijapur



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Northern fort and Temple Badami Bijapur

Hermitage in the Natural Cavern to the East of the

Lake

Badami Bijapur

Remains of the Ancient Chalukyuan Fortification

Walls Including Moat. Walls, Gates and Dam Froming

the Western Boundary of Bhutanatha Tank

Badami Bijapur

Inscription Bellur Bijapur

Kalika Bhavani Temple Bevoor Bijapur

Narayanadeva Temple Bevoor Bijapur

Ramesvara Temple Bevoor Bijapur

Inscriptions Bhairamatti Bijapur

Afzulkhan's Wives Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Afzulkhan's Cenetaph Bijapur Bijapur

Ain-ul-Mulk's Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Ali I Rouza Bijapur Bijapur

Ali II Rouza Bijapur Bijapur

Ali-Shahid Pir's Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

All Old Guns on Ramparts and Trophy Bijapur Bijapur

Ambar Khanna Bijapur Bijapur

Andu Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Asar Mahal Bijapur Bijapur

Batulla Khan's Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Bukhari Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Chand Bavdi Bijapur Bijapur

Chot Asar Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Chinch Didi Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Dakhni Idgah Bijapur Bijapur

Dam of Ramalinga Temple with Two Outlet

(Massonry Water) Channels Running at Right Angles

to the North and Adjoining Gateway at the Extreme

East End.

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Gagan Mahal Bijapur Bijapur

Dhaiwadi Masjid Near Allapur Gate Bijapur Bijapur

Gates & Walls of the City & Citadels Bijapur Bijapur

Gol Gumbaz Bijapur Bijapur

Grave of Aurangazaeb's Wife in Navbagh Bijapur Bijapur

Green Stone Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Gumat Bavdi Bijapur Bijapur

Haji Hasan Saheb's Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Hasan Guljar's Tomb With Marble Tomb Stone Near

Ramalinga Tank

Bijapur Bijapur

Hyder (Ujpli) Buruj Bijapur Bijapur

Hyder Khan's Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Ibrahim I Jami Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Ikhalas Khan's Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Jahan Begum's Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Jalmandir Bijapur Bijapur

Jod Gumbaj Bijapur Bijapur

Jumma Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Kamarkhi Gumbaz Bijapur Bijapur

Ibrahim Rouza Bijapur Bijapur

Karimuddin's Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Makka Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Mehtar Mahal Bijapur Bijapur

Moats of the Fort Wall Bijapur Bijapur

Mosque at Golgumbaz Bijapur Bijapur

Mosque No. 21 (Behind Chandbavdi) Bijapur Bijapur

Mosque No. 213 Bijapur Bijapur

Mosque No. 366 Bijapur Bijapur

Moti Dargah Bijapur Bijapur

Mubarak Khan's Mahal Bijapur Bijapur



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Mulla Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Mustafa Khan's Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Nav Gumbaz Bijapur Bijapur

Nitya Navari Tomb & Masjid Near Moti Dargahs Bijapur Bijapur

Old Mosque No. 294 Bijapur Bijapur

Ruined Gateway With Inscriptions Slab No. 217 Bijapur Bijapur

Sat Mahal (Sat Manjil) Bijapur Bijapur

Shah Navaz Khan's Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Sikandar Shah's Tomb Bijapur Bijapur

Small Pavilion in front of Arash Mahal Bijapur Bijapur

Small Tomb No. 47 Bijapur Bijapur

Sonheri Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Tomb of Pir Shaik Hamid Khadir Bijapur Bijapur

Tomb No. 22 on the Western Bank of Chand Bavdi Bijapur Bijapur

Tomb No. 48 Bijapur Bijapur

Two Different Moats of Citadel Locally Known as

Arquilla.

Bijapur Bijapur

Water Pavilions Bijapur Bijapur

Water Pavilions to the South of the Church in the

Arquilla

Bijapur Bijapur

Water Towers Nos.

61,67,91,114,115,142,147,281,282,286 and 289

Bijapur Bijapur

Well at Ibrahimpur Bijapur Bijapur

Yakub Dabuli's Mosque & Tomb No. 204 Bijapur Bijapur

Yusufs Old Jami Masjid Bijapur Bijapur

Zanziri of Malik Jahan Begum's Mosque Bijapur Bijapur

Ancient Hindu Temple of Dattatreya Chattarki Bijapur

Old Temple (Partly Buried) to the Right Side of the

Main Entrance to the Modern Banashankari Temple

Chelachgud Bijapur

Old Temple With Adjacent Ancient Structures,

Gateway to the Left Side of the Entrance to the

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Modern Banashankari Temple

Tank With Colonades at Banashankari Temple Chelachgud Bijapur

Old Jaina Temple on top of a Hill Locally Known as

Melgudi

Hallur Bijapur

Visvesvara Temple With Two Big Dwarapalas & Main

Entrance to the Courtyard

Hallur Bijapur

Inscriptions Hippangi Bijapur

Inscriptions Katgeri Bijapur

Masjid Katijapur Bijapur

All four Water Pavilions Kumatigi Bijapur

Water Pavilions in S.No. 318 Kumatigi Bijapur

Badi Kaman & Related Arcades Mahal Bagayat Bijapur

Small Masjid Over Rectangular Dam to the South of

(Afsal Khan's Tomb)

Mahal Bagayat Bijapur

Naganatha Temple Near Shivayogamandir Nagaralsamat Bijapur

Inscriptions Nagaralsamat Bijapur

Inscriptions Nandikesvara Bijapur

Fortwalls Navaraspur Bijapur

Sankaralinga Temple Including Inscriptions Nimbal Bijapur

Chandrashekara Temple Near Sangamesvara Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Dolmen on the South Side of the Road Leading from

the Village to Badami About a Mile to West

Pattadkal Bijapur

Galaganatha Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Virupaksha Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Jaina Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Jambulinga Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Kadasiddesvara Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Kashivisvesvara Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Monolithic Stone Pillar Bearing Inscriptions Pattadkal Bijapur

Mallikarjuna Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Papanatha Temple Pattadkal Bijapur



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Sangamesvara Temple Pattadkal Bijapur

Sri Ramadeva Temple Talikote Bijapur

Aqueduct Running from Bhat Bavdi Southwest of

Tervi Village to Taj Bavdi, Bijapur

Tervi Bijapur

Sangeeth and Nari Mahals Tervi Bijapur

Banashankaridevi Temple Amargel Dharwad

Sankaralinga Temple Amargel Dharwad

Amritesvara Temple Annigeri Dharwad

Kalamesvara Temple Balambid Dharwad

Nagaresvara Temple or Aravattu Kambadagudi Bankapur Dharwad

Inscribed Memorial Stones in a Walled Enclosure Betgiri Dharwad

Muktesvara Temple Chudadanpur Dharwad

Doddabasappa Temple Dambal Dharwad

Somesvara Temple Dambal Dharwad

Two forts Gates (Inner & Outer) Dharwad Dharwad

Saraswati Temple Gadag Dharwad

Somesvara Temple Gadag Dharwad

Galagesvara Temple Galaganatha Dharwad

Old Ruined Temple Between the Fort & Tank With

Two Dies of a Finely Sculptured Doorway Partly

Buried in Accumulated Earth

Hangal Dharwad

Tarakesvara Temple Hangal Dharwad

Veerabhadra Temple in Hangal fort Hangal Dharwad

Somesvara Temple Haralahalli Dharwad

Kallesvara Temple Haralahalli Dharwad

Siddesvara Temple Haveri Dharwad

Two Inscribed Stones Leaning Against Shankaralinga

Temple to the Left of the Main Entrance.

Hombal Dharwad

Jaina Basti Lakkundi Dharwad

Kasivisvesvara Temple Lakkundi Dharwad

Kumbaresvara Temple Lakkundi Dharwad



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Manikesvara Temple at Muskinbhavi Lakkundi Dharwad

Muskin Bhavi Lakkundi Dharwad

Naganatha Near Jaina Temple Lakkundi Dharwad

Nanesvara Temple Lakkundi Dharwad

Sarvesvara Temple Naregal Dharwad

Stone Inscription Inside the Shankaralinga Temple Nargund Dharwad

Kadambesvara Temple Rattihalli Dharwad

Basavannadevi Temple Tambur Dharwad

Chandramoulesvara Temple Unakl Dharwad

Pre-Historic Site Evathalli Gulbarga

Gulbarga fort and Great Mosque in it Gulbarga Gulbarga

Haft Gumbad (Tombs of Firozshah) Gulbarga Gulbarga

Pre-Historic Site Rajankullur Gulbarga

Ancient Site Udchan Gulbarga

Ancient Excavated Site Remains of Buddhist Stupa Kanganhalli Gulbarga

Inscriptions in Markandesvara Temple Ballur North Kanara

Carved Bed-Stoad of Stone Existing in a Small

Chamber in the South Side of Compound of

Madhukesvara Temple

Banavasi North Kanara

Madhukesvara Temple Banavasi North Kanara

Incriptions in Madhukesvara Temple Banavasi North Kanara

Stones (Veeragals) Bedakani North Kanara

Adike Narayana Devasthan Including Virupaksha

Devasthana

Bhatkal North Kanara

Jettappa Naikana Chandranathesvara Basti Bhatkal North Kanara

Joshi Shankaranarayana Devasthana Bhatkal North Kanara

Ketpai Narayana Devasthana Bhatkal North Kanara

Lakar Kamati Narayana Devasthana Bhatkal North Kanara

Narasimha Devasthana Bhatkal North Kanara

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Raghunatha Devasthana Bhatkal North Kanara

Shantappa Naik Tirumala Devasthana Bhatkal North Kanara

Three European Graves Bhatkal North Kanara

Inscriptions Bilagi North Kanara

Ratnatraya Basti Bilagi North Kanara

Siva Temple on the East of the River Bilagi North Kanara

Virupaksha Temple Bilagi North Kanara

Virabhadra Temple, Inscriptions and Ancient Site Gudhapur North Kanara

Chandranatha Basti Hadavalli North Kanara

Carved Stones Near the Temple of the Gramadeva Hosur North Kanara

Figure of a Tiger Opposite ti English School Kumta North Kanara

Tombs on the Right Side of the Manku-Kumta Road Kumta North Kanara

Fort Mirjan North Kanara

Chaturmaukha Basti Nagarbasti Kere of

Gersoppa

North Kanara

Inscriptions Nagarbasti Kere of

Gersoppa

North Kanara

Varhamanaswamy Temple Nagarbasti Kere of

Gersoppa

North Kanara

Virabhadra Temple Nagarbasti Kere of

Gersoppa

North Kanara

Temple of Shiva Somasagar North Kanara

King's Seat Sonda North Kanara

Temple Close to King's Seat Sonda North Kanara

Pre-Historic Site Herebankal Raichur

Mahadev Temple Ittagi Raichur

Ancient Mound Koppal Raichur

Rock Edicts of Asokha on the Hillock Known as

Gavinath and Palkigundu

Koppal Raichur

Ancient Mound Maski Raichur

Rock Edicts of Asokha Maski Raichur



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Bangalore Circle

Old Dungeon Fort & Gates Bangalore Bangalore

Tipu Sultan's Palace Bangalore Bangalore

Pre-Historic Site Chikajal Bangalore

Fort Devanahalli Bangalore

Tipu Sultan's Birth Palace Devanahalli Bangalore

Pre-Historic Site Hejjala Bangalore

Pre-Historic Site Managondanahalli Bangalore

Pre-Historic Site Sevanadurga Bangalore

Kalleswara Swami Temple Ambali Bellary

Hampi Ruins and Ananthasayana Temple Ananthasayanagudi Bellary

Kalleswara Swami Temple Anguru Bellary

Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel and

Nagalacheruva

Bellary Bellary

Group of Jain Temples on the Hemakutahill Hampi Bellary

Kadalekalu Ganesa Temple Hampi Bellary

Monolithic Bull Hampi Bellary

Sasvikal Ganesa Temple Hampi Bellary

Vishnupad Temple Hampi Bellary

Kalleswara Swami Temple Hire-Hyadagalli Bellary

Kalleswara Swami Temple Huvina Hadagalli Bellary

Group of Sati Memorials & Isnidikeswara Temple Kederampura Bellary

Saraswati Temple Kederampura Bellary

Band Tower in Danniak's Enclosure Kamalapuram Bellary

Basement of a Large Ruined Building Opposite to

Muhammadan Mosque and Also the Platform

Northeast of Dannalk's Enclosure

Kamalapuram Bellary

Basement of a Palace Near Small Underground

Shrine Chamber

Kamalapuram Bellary

Basement of a Palace in Dannaika's Enclosure Kamalapuram Bellary

Basement of Queen's Palace in Zanana Enclosure Kamalapuram Bellary



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Bhima's Gateway to East of Ganigiti Jain Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Bhojansala of Pilgrims Feeding Place Near the

Octagonal Pavilion on the Hampiroad

Kamalapuram Bellary

Chanderasekara Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Domed Gateway to the East of the Citadel Kamalapuram Bellary

i) Elephant's Stable ii) Guards House Close to

Elephant's Stable

Kamalapuram Bellary

i) Hazara Ramachandra Temple ii) Basement of

King's Audience Hall iii) Throne Platform

Kamalapuram Bellary

Jain Temple With Inscriptions North East of

Elephant's Stable

Kamalapuram Bellary

Gnanagitte Jaina Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Large Public Bath or Tank Kamalapuram Bellary

i) Large Stone Trough, ii) Large Stone Door iii) Stone

Aqueduct & Small Underground Shrine Chamber

Kamalapuram Bellary

Large Underground Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Lotus Mahal Pavilion Kamalapuram Bellary

Mosque in Dannaik's Enclosure Kamalapuram Bellary

Muhammadan Tomb & Dargah on the Road to

Hospet From Kamalapuram

Kamalapuram Bellary

Muhammadan Watch Tower in Dannaik's Enclosure Kamalapuram Bellary

North Watch Tower in the Zenana Enclosure Kamalapuram Bellary

Octagonal Bath Kamalapuram Bellary

Octagonal Water Pavilion Kamalapuram Bellary

Old Water Supply Scheme Kamalapuram Bellary

Pattabhirama Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Queen's Bath Kamalapuram Bellary

Ruined Bulidings of Minor Importance Kamalapuram Bellary

Ruined Car Street in Front of Hasara Rama Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Ruined Tank to Northeast of Pattabhirama Temple Kamalapuram Bellary

Southeast Watch Tower in Zenana Enclosre Kamalapuram Bellary



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Two Pillars and Group of Mortar Wheels Outside

Zenana Enclosure

Kamalapuram Bellary

Two Small Siva Temples With Inscriptions to the East

of Pattabhirama Temple

Kamalapuram Bellary

i) Water Pavilion in Zenana Enclosure ii) Guards

House in Zenana Enclosure iii) Walls and Gateways

of the Zenana Enclosure iv) Ranga Temple

Kamalapuram Bellary

Water Tower of the City of Vijayanagar Kamalapuram Bellary

Krishna Temple Krishnapuram Bellary

Linga Temple Near Narsimha Statue Badavilinga

Temple

Krishnapuram Bellary

Narasimha Statue Krishnapuram Bellary

Parvati & Kartikeya Temples Sandur Bellary

Suryanarayana Temple Magala Bellary

Kalleswarswamy Temple Mailara Bellary

Soolai Well Malapannanagudi Bellary

Inscriptions of Ashoka (Rock Edicts) Nittur Bellary

Narasimha Swami Temple Rangapuram Bellary

Saraswathy Temple Singanathana Halli Bellary

Gopala Krishnaswami Temple Thimmalapur Bellary

Siva's Temple Thimmalapur Bellary

Ashokan Inscription (Rock Edicts) Udeogolam Bellary

Achyutaraya (Triuvengalantha) Temple Venkatapuram Bellary

Fort Gateway on the Talarigattu Road Venkatapuram Bellary

Inscribed Vishnu Temple Near Vitthala Temple Venkatapuram Bellary

Jain Temple on the Hillside Close to Vishnu Temple Venkatapuram Bellary

Mandapa in a Field Close to Talarigattu Road Venkatapuram Bellary

Raghunatha Swami Temple Venkatapuram Bellary

Ruined Tank Adjoining the Soolai Bazaar Venkatapuram Bellary

Two Storeyed Mandapa Venkatapuram Bellary

Vishnu Temple No. I Close to North end of Soolai Venkatapuram Bellary



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Bazar

Vishnu Temple No. II Close to the Last Venkatapuram Bellary

Vishnu Temple No. III Facing South Gateway of

Vittala Temple

Venkatapuram Bellary

i) Vittala Temple, ii) King's Balance iii) Old Siva

Temple on the North-East Side of Vittala Temple iv)

Ruined Gateway With Lofty Pillars to the West of

Vittala Temple

Venkatapuram Bellary

Sri Vijayanarayana Temple Gundlupet Chamarajanagar

Sri Arkesvara Temple Hale Alur Chamarajanagar

Ramesvara Temple Narasamangala Chamarajanagar

Gaurisvara Temple Yelandur Chamarajanagar

Amristesvara Temple Amrithapura Chikmagalur

Viranarayana Temple Belavadi Chikmagalur

Vidyasankara Temple Sringeri Chikmagalur

Ashokan Inscription Brahmgiri Chitradurga

Pre-Historic Site Brahmgiri Chitradurga

Pre-Historic Site Chandravalli Chitradurga

Fortress & Temples on the Hill Chitradurga Chitradurga

Inscription and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple Ramesvara Hill Chitradurga

Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription

Emmethammana Gundu

Siddapura Chitradurga

Dolmen Circle Doddamolathe Coorg (Kodagu)

Fort and Large Masonry Elephants Mercara Coorg (Kodagu)

Raja's Seat Mercara Coorg (Kodagu)

Three Stone Built Jaina Temples Standing in a

Courtyard With and Inscription

Mullur Coorg (Kodagu)

Dolmen Circle Sulimolthe Coorg (Kodagu)

Kalleswara Swami Temple Bagali Davangere

Fort Chennagiri Davangere

Kalleswara Temple Halavagalu Davangere



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Harihareswara Temple Harihar Davangere

Shahji's Tomb Hodigere Davangere

Malikarjuna Temple Kuruvatti Davangere

Bhimesvara Temple Nilagunda Davangere

Musafirkhana and Honda Santhebennur Davangere

Hill, Fort and Ruined Palace Uchchangidurg Davangere

Channakesva Temple Arakere Hassan

Isvara Temple Arsikere Hassan

Kesava Temple and Inscriptions Belur Hassan

Lakshmi Devi Temple Doddagadda Vall Hassan

Adinatha Basti Halebid Hassan

Hoysalesvara Temple Halebid Hassan

Kedaresvara Temple Halebid Hassan

Parsvanatha Basti Halebid Hassan

Santhinatha Basti Halebid Hassan

Kalyani Tank Hulikere Hassan

Buchesvara Temple Koravangala Hassan

Fort and Dungeons Manjarabad Hassan

Nagesvara and Chennakesava Temple Mosale Hassan

Lakshminarasimha Temple Nuggehalli Hassan

Sadasiva Temple Nuggehalli Hassan

Akkana Basti Sravanabelgola Hassan

Chandragupta Basti Sravanabelgola Hassan

Chavundaraya Basti Sravanabelgola Hassan

Gomatesvara Statue Sravanabelgola Hassan

Inscriptions Sravanabelgola Hassan

Parsvanatha Basti Sravanabelgola Hassan

Ramalingesvara Temples and Inscriptions Avani Kolar

Haider Ali's Birth Place Budikote Kolar



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Pre-Historic Site Hunkunda Kolar

Kolaramma Temple Kolar Kolar

Somesvara Temple Kolar Kolar

Maqbara (Mausoleum of Haider Ali's Father) Kolar Kolar

Bhoganandishwara Temple Nandi Hills Kolar

Tipu's Palace Nandi Hills Kolar

Ancient Jaina Vestiges Artipura Mandya

Mallikarjuna Temple Basaral Mandya

Panchlingesvara Temple Govindanahalli Mandya

Lakshminarayana Temple Hosahalalu Mandya

Panchakuta Basti Karnbadahalli Mandya

lakshminarasihmaswamy Temple Marehalli Mandya

Narayanaswamy Temple Melkote Mandya

Saumyakeshava Temple Nagamangala Mandya

Lakshminarayana Temple Sindhaghatta Mandya

Ancient Palace Site and Remains Srirangapatna Mandya

Colonel Bailey's Dungeon Srirangapatna Mandya

Daria Daulat Bagh Srirangapatna Mandya

Gumbaj Containing Tomb of Tipu Sultan Srirangapatna Mandya

Juma Masjid (Masjid-E-Ala) Srirangapatna Mandya

Obelisk Monuments and Fort Walls Near the Breach Srirangapatna Mandya

Spot Where Tipu's Body Was Found Srirangapatna Mandya

Sri Kanthirava Statue in Narasimha Temple Srirangapatna Mandya

Sri Ranganatha Svami Temple Srirangapatna Mandya

Thomas Inman's Dungeon Srirangapatna Mandya

Nambi Narayana Temple Tonnur Mandya

Sidlu Mallikarjuna Temple Bettadapur Mysore

Pre-Historic Site Kittur Mysore

lakshmikanta Temple Mullur Mysore



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Sri Srikanteshvara Temple Nanjangud Mysore

Keshava Temple Somanathapur Mysore

Kirtinarayana Temple Talkad Mysore

Vaidyeshwara Temple Talkad Mysore

Jaina Temple (Shanthinatha Basadi) Bandalike Shimoga

Someshvara Temple Bandalike Shimoga

Trimurthinarayana Temple Bandalike Shimoga

Devaganga Ponds at Basavanabayane Nagar Shimoga

Bherundeshvara Temple Bellgavi Shimoga

Kedaresvara Temple Bellgavi Shimoga

Tripurantesvara Temple Bellgavi Shimoga

Somanathaswamy Temple Bellgavi Shimoga

Fortress and Renuka Temple Chandragutti Shimoga

Basati's and Inscriptions Humcha Shimoga

Aghoreshvara Temple Ikkeri Shimoga

Fort Kavaledurga Shimoga

Rameswara Temple Keladi Shimoga

Kaitabhesvara Temple Kubattur Shimoga

Parshwanatha Basadi Kubattur Shimoga

Rameshwara Temple Kubattur Shimoga

Rameshwara Temple Kudli Shimoga

Temples and Inscriptions Kuppagadde Shimoga

Inscribed Pillar Malavalli Shimoga

Jaina Basti With Brahmadeva Pillar Melagi Shimoga

Mallikarjuna & Ramesvara Temple Nadkalsi Shimoga

Palace Site Outside the Fort Nagar Shimoga

Shivappa Naik's Fort Nagar Shimoga

Inscibed Pillar Talagunda Shimoga

Pranavesvara Temple Talagunda Shimoga



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Temples and Inscriptions Udri South Kanara

Stambha in Front of the Kotakeri Jaina Basti Bappanad South Kanara

Sultan Battery Boloor South Kanara

Mangaladevi Temple Mangalore South Kanara

Jamalabad Fort Nada & Laila South Kanara

Channigaraya Temple Aralaguppe Tumkur

Fort Madhugiri Tumkur

Onnakesava Temple Nagalapura Tumkur

Juma Masjid Sira Tumkur

Malik Rihan Darga Sira Tumkur

Kathale Basti Consisting of Two Small Ruined Stone

Built Jaina Madapas, a Little Sive Temple Containing

a Linga and a Small Oblong Stone-Built Temple

Hosal Udupi

Ananthapadmanabha Temple With Ancient 'Dalans'

in Ruins Around

Karkal Tumkur

Chaturmukha Temple Karkal Udupi

Jaina Statue of Gomateswara Karkal Udupi

Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (Otherwise

Called Haliyangadi)

Karkal Udupi

Inner Courtvard of Chowtar's Palace at Mudabidri Marpadi Udupi

Seventeen Jaina Tombs at Mudabidri Prantya Udupi

Virupaksha Temple and Bazar, Karnataka Hampi Bellary

Prehistoric Anthropomorphic Figure Kumati Bellary

Keadresvara Temple Nagalapuram Tumkur

area development near almatti dam, bijapur, bagalkot, karnataka

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