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AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION
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RAINFALL
The agronomy of the district is still dependent on the vagaries
of nature. The amount and time of the rainfall determine the pattern of crops and agricultural operations in the district. It varies in different parts of the district. The average rainfall in Shirala and areas round about comes to about 1016 mm (40"), in Tasgaon and Khanapur talukas 508 mm (20") and in Sangli and Miraj areas it comes to about 457.2 mm (18"). The rainfall in Kavathemahankal, Jath and Atpadi areas on the other hand is very short and untimely and comes to about 254 to 381 mm (10" to 15").
The water-supply from the rivers is also not sufficient as most of the rivers dry up in late summer. Krishna and Yerala are the only two important rivers which supply water for irrigation.
TABLE No. 1.
AVERAGE RAINFALL IN MILLIMETRES IN SANGLI DISTRICT 1901—1957 |
Station |
RF RD |
April |
May |
June |
July |
August |
Sept-ember |
Oct-ober |
Nov-ember |
Dec-ember |
Jan-uary |
Feb-ruary |
March | |
(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
(7) |
(8) |
(9) |
(10) |
(11) |
(12) |
(13) |
(14) |
Sangli |
RF |
21.09 |
47.44 |
69.75 |
100.25 |
77.09 |
93.16 |
87.45 |
32.13 |
6.06 |
3.48 |
0.42 |
4.73 |
RD |
1.7 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
10.3 |
7.5 |
6.2 |
5.2 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
Miraj |
RF |
23.85 |
51.92 |
74.28 |
110.43 |
86.08 |
106.71 |
103.65 |
36.42 |
6.81 |
2.89 |
1.05 |
3.92 |
RD |
1.8 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
10.6 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
6.0 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Jath |
RF |
18.47 |
33.87 |
68.53 |
64.17 |
63.85 |
101.30 |
82.16 |
32.08 |
7.47 |
19.59 |
1.02 |
5.49 |
RD |
1.5 |
3.0 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
4.5 |
7.8 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
Islampur |
RF |
25.97 |
41.99 |
88.25 |
148.54 |
82.94 |
95.51 |
98.09 |
32.28 |
7.77 |
3.44 |
1.22 |
5.79 |
RD |
1.7 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
12.0 |
7.8 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Shirala |
RF |
23.76 |
39.09 |
12.52 |
272.54 |
150.56 |
100.13 |
98.12 |
35.89 |
4.60 |
3.50 |
0.38 |
6.01 |
RD |
1.8 |
2.6 |
8.6 |
17.6 |
13.4 |
7.0 |
6.2 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Vita |
RF |
16.06 |
33.88 |
74.86 |
172.88 |
63.36 |
121.48 |
76.40 |
33.78 |
5.47 |
2.99 |
3.43 |
3.38 |
RD |
1.3 |
2.5 |
6.0 |
8.7 |
6.7 |
12.3 |
4.9 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.3 |
Tasgaon |
RF |
23.58 |
45.61 |
88.41 |
93.23 |
74.59 |
113.27 |
93.59 |
71.85 |
5.97 |
5.43 |
0.96 |
3.63 |
RD |
1.9 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
10.2 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.07 |
0.4 |
RF indicates average rainfall in millimetres.
RD indicates average number of rainy days.
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