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Contents 1.0 DISTRICT AT A GLANCE ..................................................................................................................... 2 2.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 4 3.0 GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING ................................................................................................................. 4 3.1 Introduction: ................................................................................................................................ 4 4.0 LOCATION AND GEOLOGY ................................................................................................................ 4 4.1 LOCATION:- ...................................................................................................................................... 4 4.2 GEOLOGY:-................................................................................................................................... 6 5.0 PHYSICAL SETTING OF THE REGION: ................................................................................................ 6 5.1 RELIEF: ...................................................................................................................................... 7 A. Central area ............................................................................................................................. 7 6.0 DRAINAGE: ....................................................................................................................................... 8 6.1 A. ................................................................................................................................................... 8 6.1.1 Sonhira Odha:- ..................................................................................................................... 9 6.1.2 Kapur Nala:- ........................................................................................................................... 9 6.2 B. Agrani River :- ...................................................................................................................... 9 6.3 C. Krishna River:- .......................................................................................................................... 9 6.4 D. Warana:- .................................................................................................................................. 9 7.0 CLIMATE ......................................................................................................................................... 11 7.1 A. South – west monsoon season (June to September) :- ......................................................... 11 7.2 B. Post –monsoon period:- .................................................................................................... 12 7.3 C. Cold Weather Season:- ............................................................................................. 12 7.4 D. Hot Weather Season:- ............................................................................................... 13 8.0 Rainfall : .......................................................................................................................................... 13 8.1 General distribution of rainfall:- ................................................................................................ 13 8.2 Seasonal Distribution of Rainfall:- .............................................................................................. 13 8.3 Rainy days and Rainfall:- ........................................................................................................... 14 9.0 SOILS:- ........................................................................................................................................ 15 9.1 A. COARSE SHALLOW SOILS: ............................................................................................. 16 9.2 B. MEDIUM BLACK SOILS:- ................................................................................................. 16 9.3 C. DEEP BLACK SOILS:- ........................................................................................................ 16 10.0 NATURAL VEGETATION:- .............................................................................................................. 17 1.0 DISTRICT AT A GLANCE Geographical location : North Latiitudes 16.4 to 17.1 East Longitude 73.43 to 75.00 Rainfall : 400-450 mm ( Average ) Geographical Area : 8601.5 Sq. Kilometer. Tahasil's -( 10) : 1. Miraj 2. Tasgaon 3. Kavathe Mahankal 4. Jath 5. Khanapur(Vita) 6. Palus7.Atpadi 8. Walwa 9. Kadegaon 10. Shirala Gram Panchayat : 705 Mahanagar Palika (1) Sangli-Miraj and Kupwad city : Corporation : 1.Vita 2. Ashta Nagar Palika (4) 3.Tasgaon 4. Islampur AGRICULTURE DETAILS Major Crops : Bajra, Jowar, Wheat, Rice Gram, Sugarcane, Groundnut, Termeric Soybean, Pomogranate, Grapes Annual Crop : Sugarcane Area under cultivation : Irrigated - 1,20,302 Hector IRRIGATION Major Projects : 1 Medium Projects : 5 Krishna Khore : - There are 1 Major , 5 Medium and 54 minor projects ( total - 60 ) are in progress by Krishna Valley Development Corporation. TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATION Total Railway track : 173.70 KM Broadguage : 81.1 KM Villages Conn by roads : 2272 KM National Highway : 30 KM State Highway : 921 KM Dist. Roads : 1,983 KM Population Taluka wise at the 2011 Census Shirala : 162,911 Walwa : 456,002 Palus : 164,909 Kadegaon : 143,019 Khanapur (Vita) : 170,214 Atpadi : 138,455 Tasgaon : 251,401 Miraj : 854,581 Kavathemahankal : 152,327 Jat : 328,324 2.0 Introduction Sangli district is located in the western part of Maharashtra. It is bounded by Satara, Solapur districts to the north, Vijapur district to the east, Kolhapur and Belgum districts to the south and Ratnagiri district to the west. Sangli district is situated in the river basins of the Warna and Krishna river. The physical settings of Sangli district shows a contrast of immense dimensions and reveals a variety of landscapes influenced by relief, climate and vegetation. The climate ranges from the rainiest in the Chandoli (Shirala) region, which has an average annual all of over 4000 mm to the driest in Atpadi and Jath tehsils where the average annual rainfall is about 500 mm. The vegetal cover too varies from the typical monsoon forest in the western parts to scrub and poor grass in the eastern parts 3.0 GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING 3.1 Introduction: The Sangli district is situated in the Southern part of Maharashtra and is a part of Deccan plateau. It is endowed with the gift of fertile black soils in the central parts. The rainfall decreases from west to east. The eastern part of Sangli district has a scanty drought prone belt of the state. Thus there are regional disparities. The central part of Sangli district is cultivable area. The eastern part include Jat, Kavathe-Mahankal tahsils are drought prone area and has insignificant irrigation facilities. The northern part of Sangli district also rain shadow area. There is always acute shortage of drinking water. The Sangli district consists of Ten tahsils, namely district Walwa, Shirala, Atpadi, Khanapur, Tasgaon, Miraj, Jat, Kavathe Mahankal, Kadegaon and Palus. Topographically the region has large diversified surface. Climatically the region falls under the rainshadow region of Sahyadri Mountain. Temperature increases from west to east and rainfall decreases from west to east. Climatically, the region shows four seasons, namely monsoon, post-monsoon, cold season and hot season. The region is drained by Krishna and its tributaries as Yerala and Agrani. 4.0 LOCATION AND GEOLOGY 4.1 LOCATION:- The Sangli Disrict is one of the most district of Mharashtra state.It is sistuted between the latitudes 16º45’ N and 17º33’ N and longitudinal of 73º41’East and 75º41’East. The district is bounded by Satara district on the North western side. Southern is boarded by Belgam and Bijapur district of Karnataa Sate.At the Centers and East Kolhapur district and the Ratnagiri district lies on West of Sangli district.The total area of the district According to 1991 cencs about 8601.5 Sq.km. According to 2001 cences the population is 2581835 Lakh and the literacy rate is about 76.6%.The district is divided in to Five Administrative sub division mainly Khanapur, Walwa, Miraj, Tasgon, Palus. The Shirala and Walwa Talua was included in Walwa Sub Division. The Miraj Sub division Comprises of Jath,Kavthe Mhanal and Miraj.The khanapur Sub division includes Atpadi and Khanapur and Palus Sub Division Include Kadegaon and Palus. 4.2 GEOLOGY:- The Deccan traps, which cover almost major portion of Maharashtra state, were erupted as horizontal lava sheets during the Cretaceous - Eocene times and are supposed to have welled out from the long and the narrow fissures in the earth crust. These formations are termed ‘traps’ because of their step like terraced appearance, a characteristic and a common feature in the scenery of the Traps Deccan. The chief varieties of the Traps are hard, compact Basalt and vesicular Traps. The Sangli district is a part of Deccan plateau. Basalt is the main rock in the Sangli district. The geological formation of Sangli district is only the Deccan trap. The Deccan lava flows are found usually in the form of horizontally bedded sheets. They are more or less uniform in composition corresponding to basalt. These are dark gray or greenish gray in colour. Some parts of the Sangli district particularly