DISTRICT SURVEY REPORT OF ASHOKNAGAR DISTRICT PREPARED BY PRASHANT KUMAR TIWARI MINING OFFICER MINING OFFICE ASHOKNAGAR (M.P.) Phone No. – (9685579251) E-Mail – [email protected] CHAPTER – 1 INTRODUCTION According to Para 7(iii) Parishist 10 of Notification dated 15 january 2016 of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry Government of India. Mineral wise District Survey report will be prepared in every district for Sand mining or River bed mining and other small minerals mining. The main purpose to prepare the district survey report is to identify the land increase or deposional areas and its infrastructure, Structure and installation distance from where the mining is prohibited and re calculation of annual replenishment and time required for replenishment after mining. The district survey report will be based on the application for evaluation of project. This report is prepared for mineral of District Ashoknagar. District Ashoknagar comes under Administration divisions of Gwalior (M.P.) The district is bounded by Guna, Shivpuri, Lalitpur (U.P.), Sagar & Vidisha. The Ashoknagar District is located in the Northern part of Madhya Pradesh State and is covered in Survey of India Degree Sheet Nos., 63A, 63C, 63D, & 63H between Latitude 24°57’-83°49’ and Longitude 77°73’ - 22°91” District Ashoknagar covers an area of 4673.94 square kilometers. Ashoknagar is the district headquarter and Chanderi, Isagarh, Mungaoli, Shadora, Naisaray, Piprai are some of the Tehsil Place. The Kota- Bina section of the west central railway through the district. All important places within the district are well connected by a network of state highways and all weather roads, The Betwa, Sindh & Aur rivers and its tributaries drain whole area of the district. The Betwa & Sindh rivers are the impurtant rivers of the district draining it into the Arab Sagar through the Yamuna. Most of the rivers flow towards the east, with an inclination towards the South. The Sindh river is inclined towards the North. Betwa and Sindh is the main river of the district, The Betwa River is a tributary of Yamuna River. Its basin extends from longitude 770 to 810 and latitude 2308’ to 2600’N. The Betwa river originates at an elevation of 470 m in the Bhopal District in Madhya Pradesh. After traversing a distance of 590 km, the river joins the Yamuna River near Hamirpur at an elevation of 106,68 m. The total catchment area of the Betwa River is 46,580 sq km of which 31,971 sq km (68.64%) lies in M.P. and 14,609 sq km (31.36%) lies in U.P. The basin is saucer shaped with sandstone hills around the perimeter. The river has 14 principle tributaries out of which 11 are completely in Madhya Pradesh and 3 lies partly in Madhya Pradesh and partly in Uttar Pradesh. The Halali and Dhasan River are the important tributaries of the Betwa River and Sindh river is one of the second largest right bank tributaries of Yamuna. It rises at a height of 543 m above sea level in Vidisha District of Madhya Pradesh. It flows generally in north- east direction for a distance of 415 km before joining Yamuna 20 km upstream of Auraiya. Important tributaries of Sind are Parwati and Kunwari on its left bank and Pahuj on the right bank. It is probably river Sindhu mentioned in epic Vishnu Purana. Physical Features:- Deccan Trap :- Deccan trap basalts of Malwa Group of Cretaceous to Paleozoic age occupy major part of the district. Intertrappean of lacustrine or fluviatile origin occur in the top part of the each lava flow. Deccan trap consists of number of basaltic lava flows. Water bearing capacities in Deccan trap formation differ from flow to flow. weathered basaltic layer is extensive, a continues aquifer can be traced to some distance, however due to low permeability of the weathered basalt the aquifer sustain limited ground water withdrawal. The groundwater at deeper levels occurs under semi confined to confined conditions in vesicular, jointed & fractured basalts. Unit draft of the wells varies from 0.001 to 0.008 m cm/year for dug wells & 0.005 – 0.017 m cm/yr Vindhyan Formation :- The Sandstone intercalated with Shale beds are exposed in the northeastern parts of the district (Isagarh & Chanderi blocks). The rocks are hard & compact, but at places and at different depth it is fractured & jointed and forming potential aquifer at deeper levels. The ground water occurs under semi confined to confined conditions and are being exploited through bore wells. The yield of these bore wells is fairly good ranging between 1.0 to 4.9 lps. The depth to water level during pre monsoon period ranges from 3.70 to 22.10 m.bgl. with seasonal fluctuation of 0.07 to 9.98 m. Archeans :- The Archeans rocks are represented by the Bundelkhand Granites in the district and occurring in northeastern portion of the Chanderi block. The intensity of the weathering is varying from place to place. The intensity of the weathering is high and formation of the deep residum or mantle overlying the hard granite in the low lying, intermountain & depressions. The weathered mantle of the granite forms sometimes-good aquifers at a shallow depth, where ground water occurs under water table condition. The yield of this formation ranges from less than one to 3 lps. Under the Ground water Exploration Programme CGWB has constructed the exploratory wells & observation wells of 96 to 201.30 m deep. The depth to water levels in these wells varies from 8.25 to 51.40 m bgl and discharge of the wells ranges from 0.5 to 11.5 lps with a draw down of 28.00m. Basin & Sub basins :- The district lies in the Yamuna drainage system. Sindh, Betwa, Kethan & Orr are the main rivers in the district. Sindh river forms the western boundary & river Betwa forms the eastern boundary of the district. The general flow direction of all the rivers is towards north with low gradient. In the south, about 35 km from Ashoknagar, is the famous 'Karila Mata Mandir', which is known to be the birthplace of Luv and Kush, sons of Lord Rama and Sita Mata. A huge fair is organized every year on Rangpanchmi in which Rai Dance is performed by Bedni Women. Tumen is also a famous historical pilgrim centre situated at Triveni known for MataVindhyavasini temple. There are many more places of religious importance in the district of Ashoknagar. Chanderi is a tehsil of Ashoknagar district and is a famous historical & tourist palace. The main occupation of the people of Chanderi is handicraft. Chanderi sarees are famous all over the world. These are made by cotton and silk by hand throughKhatka. Khatka is a self made machine for preparing sarees. Another famous place in Ashoknagar district is Sri Anandpur, the world headquarters of Sri Advaith Paramhansa Sect. Disciples from across the globe visit Anandpur twice a year duringBaisakhi and Guru Purnima to seek blessings from the gurus. Kadwaya, a small village in the district is also famous for the ancient Shiv Mandir, Garhi and Mata Mandir. Topography :- Ashoknagar is situated at the Heart of India. Ashoknagar is situated at the average elevation of 507 metres (1640 ft) above sea level. It is in the plateau region. It has an agricultural topography. The plateau is an extension of the Deccan Traps, formed between 60 and 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. In this region, the main classes of soil are black, brown and bhatori (stony) soil. The volcanic, clay-like soil of the region owes its black colour to the high iron content of the basalt from which it is formed. The soil requires less irrigation because of its high capacity for moisture retention. The other two soil types are lighter and have a higher proportion of sand. The year is popularly divided into three seasons: summer, the rains, and winter. Summer extends over the months mid-March to May. The average daily temperature during the summer months is 35°C, which typically rises to around 46 °C on a few days. The rainy season starts with the first showers mid-June and extends to the middle of September. Most of the rain falls during the southwest monsoon spell, and ranges from about 100 cm in the west to about 165 cm in the east. Ashoknagar and surrounding areas receive an average of 140 cm of rainfall a year. Winter is the longest of the three seasons, extending for about five months October to mid-March. The climate of Ashoknagar is sub-tropical. 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