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MHaISAL
Mhaisal, (pop. 6,039), formerly in Miraj taluka but now included in the newly created Atapadi mahal, is favourably situated in respect of" transport and communications. It lies 20.92 km. (13 miles) north-east of Sangli and 11.26 km. (seven miles) south of Miraj with which it is connected by road as well as by rail, it being a station on the Miraj-Belganv route of the South-Central Railway. The Bijapur-Athni road also cuts across the village. As it is situated on the banks of the Krsna—1.60 km. (one mile) off the left bank—the soil around is fertile producing rich crops of sugarcane, jowar and groundnut. Lift irrigation has helped to bring large tracts of land mostly under sugarcane cultivation, the produce being practically consumed by the sugar factory near Madhavnagar. A co-operative society advances loans and supplies manures to the agriculturists. At present drinking water is obtained from the wells, but there is a proposal to supply tap water. The grampancayat looks after sanitation and has laid out some tar roads. There are a montessori, two primary schools, one each for boys and girls, a library, a post office, a gymnasium and an ayurvedic dispensary with a maternity ward attached to it. Mhaisal has eight temples, including a Jain baati, two mosques and a dargah.
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