Anmod is a village in Karnataka state of India at the
Goa-
Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
border. Anmod village lies on
Belgaum
Belgaum (Kannada ISO 15919, ISO: ''Bēḷagāma'', ), officially known as Belagavi (also Belgaon), is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters ...
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Goa road route. The Goa state can be reached by descending Anmod Ghat from Karnataka. The NH 748 or 4B highway from Goa up to Goa Karnataka border is good. After that in Karnataka due to incomplete bridge works at many places the road is missing, bad deep pot holes, muddy puddles. If car is stuck or punctured then no vehicular traffic to take help and jungle area with signs of possibilities of animals crossing roads. Best to avoid road. Panaji to Belgaum highway via mollem and anmod ghat road condition. Some of the oldest rocks in the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
are found in Anmod on Goa's border with Karnataka. The rocks are classified as
Trondjemeitic Gneiss estimated to be 3,600 million years old, dated by the
Rubidium
Rubidium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Rb and atomic number 37. It is a very soft, whitish-grey solid in the alkali metal group, similar to potassium and caesium. Rubidium is the first alkali metal in the group to have ...
isotope dating method.
Visitor Information
The Shangri-la Jungle Village Resort near Anmod offers high-end foreign tourism experiences including forest trekking, elephant rides and tribal music.
See also
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Kankumbi
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Londa
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Dandeli
Dandeli is a taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in the Malenadu region.
Description Old Dandeli
As per the 1930 year, the population of Dandeli was only 515 and predominantly worked in the forestry department and govern ...
References
Villages in Uttara Kannada district
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