DEPARTMENT OF  AGRICULTURE

 

राष्ट्रिय  कृषी विकास योजना अंतर्गत शेततळे बाबतची माहिती

महाराष्ट्र ग्रामीण रोजगार हमी योजना अंतर्गत शेततळे बाबतची माहिती 

 

राष्ट्रिय कृषी विकास योजना /  महाराष्ट्र ग्रामीण रोजगार हमी योजना अंतर्गत शेततळे

 

 

Nanded is one of the most fertile districts of the Marathwada region. The main occupation of the people being agriculture, it assumes prime importance in the economy of the district.

Among the factors that determine the crop pattern and the Agricultural seasons in the district, rainfall plays an important role. Average annual Rainfall in the district is 955 mm & 88% of total rainfall is received during June to September. Soils along the banks of rivers are deep & clayey. The main river in the district is Godavari. The tributaries of this river, N2 Painganga, Manar & Manjra have also deep and clayey soils along their banks. Except for the depth, the soils of the District do not show much variation in physical and chemical properties. Soils have light Grey-brown to Grey brown color on the surface & a  clayey texture.

Nanded District at a glance

 Area in Hectors

Total Geographical Area

10331

Forests.         

884

Cultivable Area.

a)  Light shallow soils.                                                     b) Medium black soil.                                                 

c) Deep, black soil.                                                     

 

2000

4010

2260

Total area under crops

7874

Irrigation.                                                                      

a) Irrigation other than wells.                                             b) Irrigation by wells.                                                     

                                                        a + b                                                                         

 

171939

19864

191803

Area under fruit orchards & spices.

1) Before E.G.S.                                                             

2) E.G.S. Scheme up to 1998-99                                    3) Bananas.                                                                 

4) Turmeric                                                                         5) Vegetable .                                                                    6) Floriculture.                            

 

 

601

29150

12000

492

2242

92

Agro-based Industries.

a. Sugar Factories.                                                             

b. Cotton Mills.                                                                

c. milk by products Industries                                           

d. Oil Mills                                                                      

e. Ginning & Pressing Mills.                                           

f.  Fertilizer & pesticide Industries                                  

g. Cold Storage                                                            

                                                                                                  

 

5

3

6

27

50

09

01

 

Major Crops in Nanded District are as following

Kharif Season.

1.Cereals –    Kharif  Rice,Kharif Jowar,Bajari,Maize,etc.

2. Pulses-      Arhar(Tur), Green gram(Mug) Gram(Harbara) And black

                      gram(Udid).

3.Oil Seeds—Kharip groundnut, sesamum, Sunflower, Soyabin

                      Safflower,Etc.

4. Cash crops— Sugar cane ,Cotton.
Rabbi Seasons

a. Cereals—Rabi Jowar, Wheat, Rabbi Maize etc.

b. Pluses- Grams

c. Oil Seeds—Rabbi sesamum(til), Rabbi safflower, mustard
Summer Season

summer groundnut, sunflower

 

           Major schemes  implemented by The Agriculture  Department .

 

·        Integrated Watershed Development Programme :

      Major works undertaken under this scheme  for  Soil  & water    

      conservation are as Follows :

                      1.  Contour trenches

                      2.  Biological bunds.

                      3.  Biological patches.

                      4.  Live check bunds.

                      5.  Brush wards bunds.

                      6.  Loose boulder structure.

                      7.  Earthen structure

                      8.  Gabien structure

                      9.  Diversion dams

                     10. Farms Ponds.

                     11. Earthen embankment

                     12. Cement nala bund,etc.

·        Fruit Crop Cultivation  under employment  guarantee  scheme.

        Major crops for cultivation are ,

1.        Dry land fruit crop

2.        Mango

3.        Cashew nut

4.        Ber

5.        Custard Apple

6.        Awala

7.        Tamarind

8.        Jamun

·        National Agriculture insurance scheme

 

Please contact for further information

    District superintendent Agriculture officer Umrao Bhisen Nagar

           New Mondha Nanded.

Phone No-242252,240762,Fax—240672.

Email-Service – dagrinan@mah.nic.in.