Karuru Seeme comprises around 30 villages under four grama panchayats. Sharavathi river divides Sagar taluk in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district into two, and Karuru Seeme sits almost like an island on ...

A sanctuary for wildlife, healers, and hilltop temples, this stretch is also a magnet for mining and tourism, writes . Can one of North Karnataka’s last wild spaces withstand the strain?