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COMMUNICATIONS
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FERRIES
Unlike the districts on the west coast, ferries in Satara district are not an important means of communication. The Krishna and the Koyna are big rivers, and ferries are required to ply on them. Of the twelve major ferries which ply during the rainy season, that is from the middle of June to the end of November, five are across the Krishna at Nimb-Gove, Dhamner, Nandgaon, Nandashi and Atake; six are across the Koyna at Bamnoli, Chafer, Mandrul, Yarvale, Yerad and Sangvad; and one is across a big nalla near Chorde. The ferry near Mandrul is available throughout the year while the others are seasonal. The District Local Board collects a cess from the owners of ferries.
The ferries are either iron pontoons or wooden boats. They are generally thirty-four feet long, fourteen feet broad and three and a half feet deep. They are usually manned by six boatmen and carry per trip forty to fifty passengers.
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