About Us nbsp Demand for an exclusive University for Agricultural Sciences for Kalyana-Karnataka region was felt almost a decade back Annexure I owing to inimitable climatic conditions and farming activities The Kalyana-Karnataka region comprising Bidar Kalaburgi Raichur Ballari Koppal and Yadgir districts Map an agrarian area with an irrigation potentiality of lakh hectares through Tungabhadra Krishna Karanja Mullamari Hirehalla Bennethore and other irrigation projects spanning a total geographical area of lakh hectares accounting per cent of the geographical area of the state of which nearly per cent is under cultivation and has a unique combination of medium and large farmers bestowed with rich natural resources especially for agricultural development The initiation for new Agricultural University at Raichur began through a letter by Government of Karnataka No AHD UAS dated - - directing University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad to submit a feasibility report on the proposal An expert committee was constituted No AO Est-V Read More