Geologically, Bidar district is predominantly Deccan Trap with underlying layers of gneiss emerging along the eastern boundary. Bidar district comprises the only part of the Godavari basin in Karnataka. The Karanja River, a sub-tributary, drains the surrounding low-lying areas and feeds into the Manjiri River. The plateau area, comprising low laterite hills, ends to the north at the Manjira River, a major tributary of the Godavari River. Koppal district has the highest moderately malnourished children at 15.21 per cent, followed by Raichur at 14.98 per cent, Yadgir 13.29 per cent, Kalaburagi 11.15 per cent, Ballari 10.51 per cent and Bidar 8.56 per cent.Īpart from providing egg, milk and banana, severely malnourished children are being treated at Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) of Health and Family Welfare Department which has helped in improving the nutritional level among children, the sources claimed.Bidar city and fort are located on the edge of the Bidar plateau, the northernmost in Karnataka state. Chikkamagaluru district has the third highest number of severely underweight children at 0.29 per cent. Koppal district has the highest number of severely underweight children in the State at 0.35 per cent, followed by Kalaburagi at 0.32 per cent, Yadgir 0.27 per cent, Raichur 0.23 per cent, Ballari 0.20 per cent and Bidar 0.08 per cent. The state average of severely malnourished children is 0.16 per cent (6,874 children), while in Kalyana Karnataka it is 0.24 per cent (2,906 children). While the state average for moderately malnourished children is 7.14 per cent, in six districts of Kalyana Karnataka, it is 12.2 per cent. But the number of moderately underweight and severely underweight children continues to be high in five out of six districts of Kalyana Karnataka region as compared to other districts, the sources said. While in the case of severely malnourished children, the fall is from 8,028 (0.19 per cent) to 6,874 (0.16 per cent).
The number of moderately malnourished children which was 32,300 (7.65 per cent) in September fell to 30,3784 (7.14 per cent) in November. Though there was an improvement in all categories of nutrition levels (normal, moderate underweight and severe malnourished) in all the districts of the state, it was still low in Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Ballari districts of KK region. The survey was repeated in the last week of November and it revealed considerable improvement among children. Koppal district has most malnourished kids in Karnataka
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