Bhavanisagar block

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.^[1]

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 and1955.^[2] A seminar on Applied Nutrition Programme was held at Bhavanisagar in 1969, and agricultural machinery was upgraded in 1970-1.^[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 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

1. "Map of revenue blocks of Erode district". Government of Tamil Nadu.
2. New botanist. Today & Tomorrow's Printers & Publishers. 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
3. Kurukshetra. 1978. p. 83. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
4. Tamil Nadu (India). Legislature. Legislative Council (1 January 1972). Debates, Official Report. p. 381. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
5. "Floriculture picking up in Sathyamangalam and Bhavanisagar". The Hindu. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
6. "Sunshine on fields in Erode" (PDF). The Hindu. March 5, 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.