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Q. Who initiated gold mining in Kolar region; created the Departments of Geology, Agriculture; and launched the Vanivilasa Sagara Irrigation Scheme?
Answer: Diwan Sheshadri Iyer
Notes: Diwan Sheshadri Iyer initiated gold mining in the Kolar region (K.G.F.) in the year 1886. He also created the Departments of Geology in 1894, Agriculture in the year 1898, and also launched the Vanivilasa Sagara Irrigation Scheme in Chitradurga district.
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