Kolar Gold Fields
Kolar Gold Fields
" Little England " | ||
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City | ||
Vidhan Sabha constituency K.G.F. | | |
Avg. summer temperature | 32 °C (90 °F) | |
Avg. winter temperature | 12 °C (54 °F) | |
Website | http://www.robertsonpetcity.mrc.gov.in/ |
Kolar Gold Fields (K.G.F.) is a mining region in K.G.F.
History
The history of the Kolar Gold Fields was compiled by Fred Goodwill, superintendent of the Police, Maldives and Kolar Gold Fields. Goodwill's studies were published in the Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society and elsewhere.[1][2][3]
Patrons of
Kolar came under
The Western Gangas made Kolar their capital and ruled
Under Chola rule, King
Inscriptions in the region indicate the reign of Mahavalis (Baanaas),
.John Taylor III acquired a number of mines in K.G.F. in 1880, and his firm (John Taylor & Sons) operated them until 1956; the Mysore Gold Mining Company was a subsidiary. In 1902, the mines were electrified with a 140-kilometre (87 mi) cable run by General Electric from the hydroelectric power plant at Shivanasamudra Falls.[8] The government of Mysore took over the mines in 1956.
Origin of the city
With the growth of the gold mines requiring more labour, people from the
the settlements began to form the outskirts of K.G.F. The well-to-do families of British and Indian engineers, geologists, and mine supervisors lived in the centre of town. Robertsonpet and Andersonpet townships are named after two British mine officials.The establishment of
National geological monument
The pyroclastic and pillow lava at Kolar Gold Fields have been declared a National Geological Monument by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) for their protection, maintenance, and encouragement of geotourism.[10][11][12]
Demographics
The official language is
Mine closures
The Kolar gold mines were nationalized in 1956, and provided a total of over 900 tonnes of gold. They were closed by the Indian government on 28 February 2001 for environmental and economic reasons; food, water and shelter were scarce, and production did not justify the investment.[15][16]
Education
In 1901, an English-language primary school was founded by John Taylor and Sons at the Nandydoorg Mine to educate the children of British and European employees. It became known as the
On 15 January 1904, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes founded an English-language school for Europeans and Anglo-Indians for 22 girls. St. Mary's Boys School was also founded. The boys' school later moved to Andersonpet.
In 1933, the Order of the St. Joseph of Tarbes founded St. Theresa's School in Robertsonpet; St. Sebastian's School was founded in Coromandel a decade later. Both schools offered English lessons.[14] To educate the growing Marwari population, the Sumathi Jain High School was founded in Robertsonpet.[17] K.G.F. has several schools and colleges, including the St Charles School,[18] the Government First Grade College, KGF College of Dental Science and Hospital,Sambhram Institute of Hotel Management, the Dr. T. Thimmaiah Institute of Technology, and the Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiya Law College, Don Bosco Technical Institute.
Climate
Climate data for Kolar Gold Fields (1981–2010, extremes 1972–2002) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.7 (103.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
39.7 (103.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.8 (65.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
3.7 (0.15) |
19.4 (0.76) |
34.6 (1.36) |
98.4 (3.87) |
77.9 (3.07) |
81.7 (3.22) |
104.6 (4.12) |
212.4 (8.36) |
138.9 (5.47) |
76.7 (3.02) |
27.2 (1.07) |
879.1 (34.61) |
Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 47.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
49 | 37 | 32 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 54 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[19][20] |
In popular culture
The plot of Kannada-language film series,
See also
- Hutti Gold Mines Limited
- Kolar (Lok Sabha constituency)
- K.G.F: The movie
- Panic of 1873
References
- ^ a b "The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society". Journal of the Mythic Society. 9–10: iv, 5, 8, 300. 1918.
- ^ a b Goodwill, Fred (1918). "Nandidroog". The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society. 9–10: 300. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b Goodwill, Fred (1921). "The Religious and Military Story of Nudydurga". KGF Mining and Metallurgical Society (5).
- ^ "Day Before KGF's Release, Bengaluru Court Orders Stay; Producer Says Movie will be Released". News18. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1482815078. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ISBN 9781482855845. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ^ Rice, Benjamin Lewis (1994). Epigraphia Carnatica: Volume X: Inscriptions in the Kolar District. Mangalore, British India: Department of Archaeology, Mysore State. p. i. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Iyer, Meera (21 June 2015). "Miscellany - A time capsule". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "'KGF' team recreated gold mines from 70's at Real Kolar Gold Field - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website". Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Geo-Heritage Sites". pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ national geo-heritage of India Archived 11 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, INTACH
- ^ "Data on Language and Mother Tongue". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-1452051031. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ White-Kumar, Bridget (21 November 2014). "Kolar Gold Fields - Nostalgia: Some Important Dates in the History of Kolar Gold Fields". Kolar Gold Fields - Nostalgia. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Old KGF mines can never be reopened". The Times of India. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ White, Bridget (15 November 2010). "Tale of two thriving townships". No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "St Charles School". St Charles School. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Station: Kolar Gold Field Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 421–422. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M98. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
Media related to Kolar Gold Fields at Wikimedia Commons