There is some good news for travelers from Pune to Belgaum. Now they can book their ticket of PAI travels online on Prasanna Tours.

Here is the direct link .

One can book only tickets of PAI from Pune to Belgaum only from this site.

Tickets can bee booked upto 7 days in advance. The site is also offering a discount of Rs.10 per ticket for the booking.

The seats for web booking seem to pre allocated.

http://www.prasannatours.com/

Thanks Amod Belavadi

Kingfisher Red boss Vijay Mallaya made a statement in Delhi, that he has applied for clearances for the Bangalore-Belgaum-Mumbai route and Bangalore- Mysore route.

The concessions announced by the state government would indeed be key factors for his airline to launch services for these destinations.

55-seat ATR on these routes.

Kingfisher Red, which was earlier flying to Belgaum from Bangalore, suspended its operations over a year ago citing poor demand.

This will bring some cheer to sky filers from Belgaum.

Source: Deccan Herald

Bad news at Amboli is coming, yesterday afternoon a small landslide happened at the main water falls at Amboli in which one person was killed and 4 others injured.

The deceased identified as Vishwantah Konnur of Ramdurg aged 21 was bathing when a few stones tumbled on him and he was injured along with a few others.

He was admitted to the local hospital where he was advised to to be taken to Belgaum civil hospital.

After the landslide on 30^th July, 2010 work is in full swing to clear the road at Amboli.

The police have clarified that no tourist are under the debris and the work of clearing the road is on. This might take another 2-3 days the officials said.

Landslide on the road

The cause of worry for the PWD there is that even now mud is scaling down near the same spot and it is feared that he road has been badly damaged.

Beautiful waterfalls and the landslide

Very few tourists were seen as the road is blocked. This is the main season in Amboli and due to this landslide business has been hit.

Jeetesh Shah who had been there yesterday clicked these photos. Thanks Jeetesh.

There was a huge landslide in Amboli, about one and half kilometers from the main water falls yesterday afternoon.

The locals fear of tourists being under the debris, however the officials on the spot have not categorically denied this fact. The army has been called in to help clear the debris.

Traffic to Savantwadi has been cut off and now is diverted from Kankavli.

It could take a while before the debris is removed and it also feared that he road might have been badly damaged.

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It has been over a week now that inter state bus service between Karnataka Maharashtra has been halted. So far the MSRTC has lost over Rs. 2 crores due to non operations. A similar amount has been lost by the KSRTC in the last 7 days due to non operation.

The deficit making MSRTC in a statement today said that if this situation prevails for more then they will face a huge loss which will be irrecoverable.

The KSRTC is no different with losses due to non operations, it wants the service to resume as early as possible.

As the buses are off the road the Railway is seeing a huge rush for traffic towards Miraj. The Ekadashi is on Wednesday where people travel to Pandharpur from here, they are facing a very hard time.

Still it is very unclear when operations would commence but sources told the blog that as things have now come under control we could see these buses on the road tomorrow in phases.

Commuters are facing hardships and now if one has to travel to Kolhapur, one needs to go to Nippani and then take a tempo to Kagal and then reach Kolhapur.

People fight – people suffer.

About 10 kms from the city centre lies Kanbargi (after Auto Nagar) and on atop a hill is a shrine “Siddheshwar Temple”. From the name it is the temple of Lord Shiva built in some sort of cave in the middle of a small hill.

Temple

As seen from KHB layout

Map mentioning the temple route at KHB layout

The place is accessible by road till the end from where one has to climb about 50 steps to go to the top. The place is quite pleasent and beautification works are going on like a garden, a small area with slides etc.

Stairs towards the temple. To climb up use the one on the Right

Entrance to the main shrine

The main shrine

Hall of the shrine is like a cave

View of the Belgaum city from the top

Park

How to go there:

Go to Auto Nagar – Tata power Plant

Take a right next to Tata power plant and go straight

Then later go through a smal street and then take a Left and reach the Karnataka housing board layout.

Go straight you will find a board follow it

Distance: About 10 kms from Chenamma circle

How to go: own vehicle

All Photos: UkMaD

On May 15 the newly built Mysore airport is said to be inaugurated by the Union minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel. But as an irony no airline is ready to fly from there. All major private airlines, including national carrier Air India, have declined invitations to fly to the newly-built airport in Mysore. Poor passenger load factor is the reason for the reluctance to operate flights to Karnataka’s second-largest city.

Newly built Mysore Airport

CM BSY recently wrote to the Secretary of civil aviation to look into the possibilities of resuming air traffic from Belgaum and Bidar.

The Karnataka government plans to develop airports in each district of the state and has sought private participation to develop this infrastructure.

New Terminal building at Sambra unutilised

We Belgaumites will have keep dreaming of flying from here as major operators are unwilling to fly from Mysore then who will come to fly from Belgaum. The load factor is a major reason for not commencing operations. The Belgaum airport was recently renovated at a cost of Rs.3.57crores which now boasts of a fully AC terminal building. Mr. Praful Patel had said that by January 2010 air services would resume from Belgaum. But nothing has materialized.

The KLE’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) Musical fountains will be reopened for public.

The musical fountains at the JNMC campus will be open for public on Saturdays and Sundays from 7pm to 8.30pm.

This could be treat for the kids and elders as well, it is holiday time and one can entertain one self here.

Nothing fills up the senses like a night in the forest, a forest that is a hive of activity and colour all year round. Listen to the birds singing their enchanting morning and evening songs, hear the gentle flow of the nearby river, watch and take in the full beauty of the fabulous sunsets (and dawns for the early risers). Breathe in the refreshing forest air filled with rich scents from the exotic plant life.

Let your imagination go wild as you leave behind urban life and travel deep into God’s most beautiful creation, Nature!

Shangri-la Jungle Village is nestled deep into the forests of Uttar Kannada. It is strategically located in a close vicinity to the Anshi National Park, the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and the Karnataka-Goa border.

An opportunity to experience and be a part of the wilderness. A feeling of by being watched by several pairs of eyes from the creatures lurking deep within the forest.

Create some fond memories to live with for the rest of your lives on this, once-in-a-lifetime dream tour you will want to do again and again. A trip guaranteed to leave an everlasting impression on your heart and mind.

There are a number of possibilities once you arrive at the Shangri-la Jungle Village. Being cleverly located near many exciting tourist spots, a number of brief excursions can be made from this place.

The hotel has strategic partnerships with hotels and resorts in this area allows us to help one design an eco-friendly, economic, exciting tour through Goa, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Anshi National Park, Dudhsagar Falls and Karwar.

30 beautiful, clean and cozy cottages with comfortable attached bath, in the very heart of the jungle

» Fine dining from the very chefs that have become celebrities on the beaches of Goa

» Elephant ride, play area, amphitheater and barbecue topped with abundant refreshing wild breeze

» All travelers are insured in and around the premises

How to reach:

Shangri-la Jungle Village is approachable only by road from Belgaum, Goa and Londa. We can help you book a taxi from either of these stops. If you plan to drive yourself, please zoom the map on right for the location.

Reservations:
By Phone

Please use the numbers on the right to make telephonic reservations. Belgaum: +91 94 481 12010
By Email

Send an email to sales@shangrilajunglevillage.com for booking through email.

Shangri-la Jungle Village

RS No. 12/B, Karambal

Post Anamod, Pincode: 581 453

Taluka: Joida, District: Karwar

Karnataka, India

Phone: 08383-251110 http://www.shangrilajunglevillage.com/

Disclaimer: I got all information from its website. No personal experience of being there.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has so far sanctioned projects for conservation and management of 58 polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas of the country at a cost of Rs.883.94 crore. This is on 70:30 cost sharing basis between the Central Government and the respective State Governments.

Lake	Approved cost (in Rs.crore)	Funds released during last 3 years (in Rs.crore)
Kotekere lake, Belgaum	5.64	0.66

Photo: Uday

Source: PIB