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36-594: Arsikere is a city and taluka in the Hassan district in the state of Karnataka , India. It is the second largest city in Hassan district, demographically. Arsikere city municipal council consists of 35 wards. This region is known for its coconut production and is also called Kalpataru Nadu. Arsikere Junction is a major railway junction in the South Western Railway which links Mangalore and Mysore to North Karnataka and

72-548: A central place for tourists who visit nearby places that do not have rail access, such as Belur , Halebidu and Shravanabelagola , Harnahalli, and Kodimata. The name Arasikere originates from one of the princesses of the Hoysala dynasty , who built a lake ( kere in Kannada) near the town. Arasi means queen in Kannada. Therefore, it is 'Arasiya+kere' which means "queen's pond". Arasikere

108-449: A designated place within tehsil area known as tehsil headquarters. Tehsildar is the incharge of tehsil office. This is similar to district office or district collector at district level. Throughout India, there is a three-tier local body/Panchayat system within the state. At the top is the zila/zilla panchayat (parishad). Taluka/mandal panchayat/panchayat samiti/community development block is the second layer of this system and below them are

144-498: A trial run of the terminal for domestic flights on 16 December 2009. On 15 May 2010, the terminal building was inaugurated by Civil Aviation Minister , Praful Patel , along with former Chief Minister of Karnataka , B. S. Yediyurappa . It was to be opened to air traffic on 1 July 2010, but it became operational on 2 August 2010 due to delays caused by the Air India Express Flight 812 accident . Since 1 September 2010,

180-460: Is around 110 km away from Arsikere. Various festivals are celebrated in Arasikere, including the following: Notable places around Arsikere include the following: Notable people from Arsikere include: MLA K M Shivalinge Gowda Taluka In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana , a newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and

216-416: Is around 166 km from state capital Bengaluru . It has five trains starts from here to Bengaluru, Mysuru, Shivamogga and Hubballi. Around 30,000 people travel from Arsikere to other parts of Karnataka every day. Nearest international airport is Kempegowda International Airport at 190 km. Other nearby international airport is Mangalore International Airport at 220 km. Domestic airport near Shivamogga

252-469: Is called the tehsildar or, less officially, the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar . Tehsil or taluk can be considered sub-districts in the Indian context. In some instances, tehsils overlap with " blocks " (panchayat union blocks or panchayat development blocks or cd blocks) and come under the land and revenue department, headed by the tehsildar; and blocks come under the rural development department, headed by

288-433: Is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system . In West Bengal , Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, besides election and executive functions. It is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters. The chief official

324-555: Is on top of a hill, with two tabletop runways (09/27 and 06/24). Only two other airports in India have tabletop runways – Kozhikode and Lengpui . The very small and basic terminal was renovated in the early 2000s, adding parking controls, additional seating and additional cafés. The airport was initially used for limited domestic flights, mainly to Mumbai and Bangalore . The operation of international flights started in 2006 with Air India Express flying to Dubai . Mangalore Airport

360-515: Is the second busiest airport in Karnataka. In addition to domestic destinations, flights depart daily for major cities in the Middle East. The airport was named Bajpe Aerodrome, when it opened on 25 December 1951 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who arrived on a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The airport is near Bajpe , around 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of Mangalore city centre. It

396-535: Is the sub-district of a district, similarly, Nayabat is the sub-tehsil of a tehsil. Mangalore International Airport Mangalore International Airport ( IATA : IXE , ICAO : VOML ) (also known as Mangaluru International Airport ) is an international airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore , India. It is one of only two international airports in Karnataka , the other being Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore . Mangalore International Airport

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432-555: Is under construction, as of Nov-2022. Arsikere railway junction lies on Bangalore-Arsikere-Hubli line . It comes under the Mysore division of South Western Railway Zone and is a major railway junction between Bengaluru – Hubli, Bengaluru – Shivamogga, Mysuru – Shivamogga and also connects northern Karnataka to Mangalore Central railway station , via Hassan Junction . Trains typically stop here before heading to Hassan, Bangalore, Hubli, Mysuru and Mangalore. Nearly 100 trains stop here and

468-620: The Adani Enterprises , for operations, management and development for the next 50 years. This airport is accredited by the Airports Council International (ACI) under the Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) programme. The first runway (09/27), 1,615 m (5,299 ft) long, was opened in 1951. It is a tabletop runway , with landing approaches presented with the extreme edges of a hillside. The edges of

504-468: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India) (DGCA) identified this as one of the 11 airports in India as unsafe. Addition of a runway end safety area, ensuring proper markings on the runway, and proper maintenance of the basic strip were among the improvements. The road to the new terminal reduces the distance between the city and the airport by about 8 km (5.0 mi). The airport had

540-607: The Hajj . In 2011 and 2012 chartered flights landed at Mangalore International Airport and carried passengers from the old terminal building. The Mangalore Airport Director announced on 28 January 2016 that the Airports Authority of India have handed over 1,600 square metres (17,000 sq ft) of space at the old terminal building to the Indian Coast Guard to set up an air station for its air operations. The ICG proposed

576-465: The block development officer and serve different government administrative functions over the same or similar geographical area. Although they may on occasion share the same area with a subdivision of a revenue division, known as revenue blocks , the two are distinct. For example, Raipur district in Chhattisgarh state is administratively divided into 13 tehsils and 15 revenue blocks. Nevertheless,

612-442: The district , also sometimes translated as county . In neither case is the analogy very exact. Tehsildar is the chief or key government officer of each tehsil or taluka. In some states different nomenclature like talukdar, mamledar, amaldar, mandal officer is used. In many states of India, the tehsildar functions as the executive magistrate of that tehsil. Each tehsil will have an office called tehsil office or tehsildar office at

648-548: The Airports Authority of India commissioned a DGCA approved advanced automated air traffic management system, replacing the older system. The system enhances flight safety by providing flight plans, direction finders, and air-ground-data link messages. This system processes radar feeds from Bangalore, Chennai, and Thiruvananthapuram and displays them at Mangalore. Since 2011 the old terminal has been used for direct flights to Medina , Saudi Arabia , for pilgrims undertaking

684-608: The FY 2011-12 and witnessed a growth rate of 5.44%. According to the airport sources, it has a target of achieving 16 lac passengers traffic in the FY 2016–17. Air cargo complex of the airport was commissioned in the year 2013. Major commodities are fresh vegetables, chilled fish, ornamental fish , cashews , flowers and machinery parts. KSRTC ( Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation ) operates Airport low-floor Volvo bus services from Mangalore Central Railway Station and Manipal to Mangalore International Airport. Taxis ply between

720-428: The airport handled a landmark 1.02 million passengers with 11,940 aircraft movements. The revenue for the same period was Rs 506.6 million, and it recorded an operating profit of Rs 164.9 million during 2012–13. In 2013–14 it handled a 1.25 million passengers with revenues of Rs 638.9 million. In July 2019, the central government approved leasing of the airport through public-private partnership (PPP) to

756-605: The airport is charging a user development fee (UDF) of ₹ 150 (US$ 1.80) per passenger for domestic flights and ₹ 825 (US$ 9.90) for international flights. This fee was approved by the Civil Aviation Ministry . As of 15 May 2010 , 26 domestic flights and 52 international flights were operated every week. The construction of a new air traffic control (ATC) tower was completed in June 2014, and commissioned for one-month trial on 19 January 2015. On 5 September 2013

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792-668: The area suffered from the raids of the Marathas , and was subsequently turned over to the Marathas by the Wodeyars as security for the payment of tribute. Arsikere is located at 13°18′52″N 76°15′25″E  /  13.31444°N 76.25694°E  / 13.31444; 76.25694 . It has an average elevation of 812 metres (2,664 feet). Arsikere is situated about 44 kilometres (27 miles) from Hassan and 166 kilometres (103 miles) from Bengaluru on National Highway 73 . Towards northeast of

828-642: The city, there is a mountainous scrub forest, known as the Nagapuri Forest. Old temples are found in isolation. Bears and Leopards population is the highlight of this forest. The elevation of the forest lies between 900 metres (3,000 ft) to 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) above mean sea level. The winter temperature averages between 14 °C (57 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F). Summer temperature average between 19 °C (66 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F). Notable educational facilities in Arsikere include

864-488: The first time at Mangalore. It was a charter flight for the Hajj pilgrims to Mecca , Saudi Arabia . From 2011 to 2012, the airport had a revenue of ₹ 426.4 million (equivalent to ₹ 800 million or US$ 9.6 million in 2023) and an operating profit of ₹ 87.6 million (equivalent to ₹ 170 million or US$ 2.0 million in 2023), up from ₹ 8.3 million (equivalent to ₹ 25 million or US$ 300,000 in 2023) in 2006–07. In 2012–13

900-462: The following: Arsikere serves as a common point for people travelling from Bengaluru to Northwest Karnataka and for commuters from Mysuru towards all of Northern Karnataka. Thus, public transport buses of 3 branches of KSRTC can be found here. KSRTC also has a bus depot in Arasikere, operated under Chikkamagaluru division. Tumakuru - Shivamogga four-lane expressway, comprising parts of NH-73 (Tumkur-Banavar) & NH-69 (Banavar-Shivamogga)

936-443: The gram panchayats or village panchayats. These panchayats at all three levels have elected members from eligible voters of particular subdivisions. These elected members form the bodies which help the administration in policy-making, development works, and bringing grievances of the common public to the notice of the administration. Nayabat is the lower part of tehsil which have some powers like tehsil. It can be understood as tehsil

972-426: The hill drop into a valley from a height of about 90 m (300 ft) to 9 m (30 ft)) within a short distance of just 500 m (1,600 ft) on the east of the runway and from about 83 m (272 ft) to 25 m (82 ft) on the western side. The runway was not level, with the height varying from 90 m (300 ft) to 83 m (272 ft) from east to west. Landing on this short runway

1008-486: The new runway to reduce aircraft turnaround time. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel announced on 15 May 2010 that a work order for extending the runway to 2,740 metres (9,000 ft) would be issued soon. After the crash of Air India Express Flight 812 , the minister reaffirmed on 30 May 2010 that the runway extension will take place and will take into account the spillover area required during an emergency. Safety improvements were implemented after

1044-569: The runway and hold, saving 10 to 15 minutes. The construction work on the parallel taxiway started on 1 November 2014 and though slated for completion in September 2016, only Phase I was completed by March 2017. Presently, it ranks 12 in the list of airports with international passenger traffic after Delhi , Mumbai , Chennai , Kochi , Bangalore , Hyderabad , Kolkata , Thiruvananthapuram , Ahmedabad , Kozhikode , Tiruchirappalli international airports. The airport had 8.91 lakh passengers in

1080-421: The stationing of two of its Dornier 228 aircraft at the air station. * Currently the apron is connected to the edge of runway 06, and aircraft movements on the apron have to be stopped when a plane lands and can only resume when it reaches the apron. A new 2,400-metre taxiway will be built parallel to the runway and join the runway ahead of the landing threshold, enabling aircraft on the apron to move towards

1116-548: The term tehsil is commonly used in all northern states . In Maharashtra , Gujarat , Goa , Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu , taluka or taluk is more common. In Eastern India , instead of tehsils, the term Subdivision is used in Bihar , Assam , Jharkhand and West Bengal , as well as large parts of Northeast India ( Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Sikkim and Tripura ). In Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland , they are called circle . Tehsil/tahsil and taluk/taluka and

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1152-801: The two are often conflated. India, as a vast country, is subdivided into many states and union territories for administrative purposes. Further divisions of these states are known as districts . These districts (zila/zilla) are again divided into many subdivisions , viz tehsils or taluks. These subdivisions are again divided into gram panchayats or village panchayats. Initially, this was done for collecting land revenue and administration purposes. But now these subdivisions are governed in tandem with other departments of government like education, agriculture, irrigation, health, police, etc. The different departments of state government generally have offices at tehsil or taluk level to facilitate good governance and to provide facilities to common people easily. In India,

1188-488: The variants are used as English words without further translation. Since these terms are unfamiliar to English speakers outside the subcontinent , the word county has sometimes been provided as a gloss , on the basis that a tehsil, like a county, is an administrative unit hierarchically above the local city, town, or village, but subordinate to a larger state or province. India and Pakistan have an intermediate level of hierarchy (or more than one, at least in parts of India):

1224-463: Was a customs airport for six years, from 3 October 2006 to 3 October 2012, before it was granted the status of International Airport. Until 2005, the small 1,600 m (5,249 ft) runway meant the airport could only handle Boeing 737 -400 size aircraft. The longer runway now handles slightly larger aircraft. On 10 January 2006, an Airbus A319 of Kingfisher Airlines landed on the new runway. On 28 September 2012, an Airbus A310 landed for

1260-519: Was also called Udbhava Sarvajna Vijaya and Ballalapura at various times. Under the rulers of Vijayanagara, it was under the administrative control of Jagadevaraya of Channaptna and later placed under Thimmappa Nayaka of Tarikere. It was finally under the rule of Shivappa Nayaka of Ikkeri and was acquired from Ikkeri rulers by the Mysore Wodeyars in 1690. Under the rule of the Wodeyars of Mysore ,

1296-405: Was considered difficult. Mangalore Airport was the first airport in Karnataka to have two runways and the first to have a runway made of concrete. The second runway (06/24), 2,450 m (8,038 ft) long, was opened on 10 May 2006. A Jet Airways flight from Bangalore with 95 passengers on board was the first to land on this runway. The airport has acquired land to build a taxiway parallel to

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