AQUIFER MAPS AND GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN SATARA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
Category |
Aquifer Mapping |
State |
Maharashtra
|
District |
Satara |
Block |
Satara |
Year of Issue |
2022 |
Number of Authors |
2 |
Name of Authors |
Sandeep D. Waghmare, Catherine Louise |
Keywords |
NAQUIM 2.0, Inception Reports, Satara Taluk, Artificial Recharge Plan, Ground water Quality, Aquifer Management Plan |
File |
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Satara district is one of the oldest districts and located in western part of Maharashtra
State. In 1960 Northern Satara district was named as Satara and Southern Satara district
named as Sangli district. It is bounded by Pune district in the north, Solapur district in the east,
Sangli district in the south, Ratnagiri district in the west and Raigad district in its north-west.
Satara district is located in the western part of Deccan plateau and lies between 17°05’ and
18°11’ north latitudes and 73°33’ and 74°54’ east longitudes. The entire area of the district
falls in parts of Survey of India degree sheet numbers 47-G, 47-K, 47-J and 47-F. The district
has an area of 10480 sq.km, which constitutes about 3% of the total area of Maharashtra.
Prior to 1971, district had 9 talukas but presently there are 11 talukas, namely Satara, Karad,
Wai, Mahabaleshwar, Phaltan, Man, Khatav, Koregaon, Patan, Jaoli and Khandala. This district
comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur.