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{{Short description|Revenue block in Tamil Nadu, India}} | |||
[[File:Bhavani-sagar-Dam-and-Reservoir.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bhavanisagar Dam]] and reservoir]] | [[File:Bhavani-sagar-Dam-and-Reservoir.jpg|thumb|right|[[Bhavanisagar Dam]] and reservoir]] | ||
'''Bhavanisagar block''' is a revenue block in the [[Erode district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It has a total of 15 panchayat villages; the main town is [[Bhavanisagar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Map of revenue blocks of Erode district|url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/default.htm?blocks.php?dcode=10|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231008/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/default.htm?blocks.php%3Fdcode=10|archivedate=2016-03-03}}</ref> | '''Bhavanisagar block''' is a revenue block in the [[Erode district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. It has a total of 15 panchayat villages; the main town is [[Bhavanisagar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Map of revenue blocks of Erode district|url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/default.htm?blocks.php?dcode=10|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231008/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/default.htm?blocks.php%3Fdcode=10|archivedate=2016-03-03}}</ref> | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
An important agricultural area, there is an Agricultural Research Station in Bhavanisagar and the block contains the [[Bhavanisagar Dam]] and Reservoir along the [[Bhavani River]], built between 1948 and 1955.<ref name="New botanist">{{cite book|title=New botanist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8adKAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=8 December 2011|year=1993|publisher=Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers.|page=20}}</ref> A seminar on [[Applied Nutrition Programme]] was held at Bhavanisagar in 1969, and agricultural machinery was upgraded in | An important agricultural area, there is an Agricultural Research Station in Bhavanisagar and the block contains the [[Bhavanisagar Dam]] and Reservoir along the [[Bhavani River]], built between 1948 and 1955.<ref name="New botanist">{{cite book|title=New botanist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8adKAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=8 December 2011|year=1993|publisher=Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers.|page=20}}</ref> A seminar on [[Applied Nutrition Programme]] was held at Bhavanisagar in 1969, and agricultural machinery was upgraded in 1970ā1971.<ref name="AdministrationDevelopment1978">{{cite book|title=Kurukshetra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s98cAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=8 December 2011|year=1978|page=83}}</ref><ref name="Council1972">{{cite book|author=Tamil Nadu (India). Legislature. Legislative Council|title=Debates, Official Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=12YeAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=8 December 2011|date=1 January 1972|page=381}}</ref> In recent years, Bhavanisagar block has become a notable area of [[floriculture]], with an increasing number of farmers turning to flower cultivation, with an increasing 10-15% of acreage dedicated to it annually according to 2010 reports.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/2010/10/26/stories/2010102652410500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232142/http://hindu.com/2010/10/26/stories/2010102652410500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2014|title=Floriculture picking up in Sathyamangalam and Bhavanisagar |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=26 October 2010|accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref> Of particular note is marigold (''[[Tagetes]]'') cultivation which can earn Rs. 6 to Rs. 10 per kg during the season and are usually purchased by the traders in [[Sathyamangalam]] and [[Coimbatore]] to companies producing poultry feed and food colouring.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/daily_events/2011/English/mar/5_mar_11_eng.pdf|title=Sunshine on fields in Erode|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=March 5, 2011|accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:07, 20 October 2025
Bhavanisagar block is a revenue block in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 15 panchayat villages; the main town is Bhavanisagar.[1]
Economy[edit | edit source]
An important agricultural area, there is an Agricultural Research Station in Bhavanisagar and the block contains the Bhavanisagar Dam and Reservoir along the Bhavani River, built between 1948 and 1955.[2] A seminar on Applied Nutrition Programme was held at Bhavanisagar in 1969, and agricultural machinery was upgraded in 1970ā1971.[3][4] In recent years, Bhavanisagar block has become a notable area of floriculture, with an increasing number of farmers turning to flower cultivation, with an increasing 10-15% of acreage dedicated to it annually according to 2010 reports.[5] Of particular note is marigold (Tagetes) cultivation which can earn Rs. 6 to Rs. 10 per kg during the season and are usually purchased by the traders in Sathyamangalam and Coimbatore to companies producing poultry feed and food colouring.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā "Map of revenue blocks of Erode district". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
- ā New botanist. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers. 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ā Kurukshetra. 1978. p. 83. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ā Tamil Nadu (India). Legislature. Legislative Council (1 January 1972). Debates, Official Report. p. 381. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ā "Floriculture picking up in Sathyamangalam and Bhavanisagar". The Hindu. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ā "Sunshine on fields in Erode" (PDF). The Hindu. March 5, 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
