IMPACT OF BHIMA-SINA RIVER JOINT CANAL ON CROPPING PATTERN CHANGE IN KHAIRAO VILLAGE OF MADHA TAHSIL IN SOLAPUR DISTRICT
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Canal construction is an art and science of artificial application of water to agriculture and different types of uses (industrial use, drinking water etc.) to develop and increase in agriculture production. In India there are many canal constructed to solve the irrigation problem in arid, semi arid and in drought prone area. The Bhima-Sina River joint canal started at Kandalgaon (near Ujani Dam) and meets to Sina River near Kavhe in Madha tahsil. The construction of canal was started in 1994-95 and completed in 2003. The present paper analyzes the impact of Bhima- Sina joint canal on changing cropping pattern of Khairao village in Madha tahsil of Solapur district. It shows that the changing cropping pattern due to the availability of such an irrigation sources. Irrigation is the single most important factor which changes the cropping pattern of area or region. The area under Sugarcane and Banana crop increases in study region.
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