Prepared b y Tejas DeshpandeSummer Internship Trainee

Map of Gadchiroli district

Location of GadchiroliGeographical Location 18.43 to 21.50 North Latitudes,

79.45 to 80.53 East Latitudes

Gadchiroli at a glanceGeographical Area of District 14412 Sq. K.M. 

No of Sub Divisions (3) 1. Gadchiroli 2.Desaiganj (Wadsa) 3. Aheri

No of Talukas  12

No. of Cities  2 ( Gadchiroli, Desaiganj)

Population (2001) :

Total 60.1 %

Male 71.9 %

Female 48.1 %

No. of Co-operative Societies(2008-09)

926

Forest Cover & It's Percentage 1133009 Hec., 75.96 %

Gadchiroli at glance continuedTechnical Education(2008-09):

Government I.T.I. 12

Private I.T.I. 4

Vocational Colleges 19

Road & Transport (2008-09)(Source-DSO):

Rail Track 18.46 K.M.

Proposed National Highway 56 K.M.

Major State Highway 367 K.M.

State Highway/ Roads 1772 K.M.

Major District Roads 1941 K.M.

Other District Roads 1744 K.M.

Village Roads 3132 K.M.

Gadchiroli at glance continuedLiteracy (Census 2001):

Total 60.1 %

Male 71.9 %

Female 48.1 %

Geology of GadchiroliScale Group Formation Location Area

Recent Recent (G)Alluvium (F)Laterite

Restricted along rivers and nalas banks. Dhanora, Kurkheda and Northern Etapalli

42416 Ha.

Gondwana (E) Upper Sand stone, clays (D) Lower Kamthi Ferruginious Sandstone and clays

Sironcha 43969 Ha.

Geology continuedScale Group Formation Location Area

Pre-Cambrian

(C) Vindhyan Sandstone, Limestone, Conglomerates (B) Cuddapaha Shales

Aheri Sironcha

162877 Ha.

Archeans Oldest crystalline and metamorphic ie Igneous and schist with quartzite and banded Hematite and quartzite, granite

All talukas of Gadchiroli District except Sironcha

1278286 Ha.

Geology ContinuedThe major lineaments trends are NW-SE, NE-SW and NS.

The NW-SE linaments are more common and can be correlated to the trend of the Godavari. The longer lineaments are considered to be deep seated fractures in the crust.

A shear zone encompassing two parallel sets of lineaments has been marked trending NW-SE near Chamorshi town. Copper Mineralisation is associated with this shear zone.

Iron ore, base metals, barrettes, limestone, corundum, talc are some of the important economic minerals occurring in the district. The district can be divided into six geomorphic units of structural, denudational and fluvial origin.

Geology cotinuedStructural Origin : Structural Hill/ RidgesLithologically these consist of metamorphic rocks of Archaean and

Proterozoic age.

Denudational Origin : Denudational Hills, Pediments / Pediplains

Denudational hills are low relief hills mostly covered with vegetation. While Pediments are concave surfaces developed at Junction of hills with the plains and exhibit undulating topography and are dissected.

Fluvial Origin : Older and Younger Alluvial PlainsThe Wainganga and Godawari have developed extensive alluvial

deposits along their courses. The older alluvial plain is a flat surface of large aerial extent gently sloping towards these rivers and representing an earlier cycle of deposition. The unconsolidated material in this unit consists of sand silt and kankar with thickness as high as 30 m. The younger alluvial unit represents a later cycle of deposition.

Industrial development Due to the Forest Conservation act, particularly Zudpi Jungle

problem and Naxal activities in the district, Industrial Developments for both Small Scale Sector and Medium Industries is very poor.

The economy is wholly based on Agriculture & Forest. There are absence of Forest based Industries. The tribals and scheduled caste sectors continue to suffer from poor economic conditions and hence are always prone to disasters caused by floods, heavy rains and health problems.

The MIDC at Gadchiroli is smallest Industrial Estate of Vidarbha Region. Some of smallest industrial units such as Rice Mill, Confectionary, Still Furniture, Coal Briquates, Oil Mill, Bakery, Ice-Cream, seed processing, D.P. Prepartion Works, Furniture, Paints, Mozaic Tiles are set up here and are working.

Insdustrial developmentBallarpur Paper Industries Limited has set up it's unit at Ashti

in Chamorshi taluka and is 70 Km away from Gadchiroli.

Another, Paper Industry as M/s Jejani Paper Industry is started working at Desaiganj.

Gadchiroli District has source of much of the minerals such as Diamond, Gold, Ferrous and others. There are mines for those minerals in the areas Vairagad, Surjagad of the District.

Also, most of the area is covered with dense forest. So, the district is also benefited if the industries are set up for production of items from raw materials of forest. But, there are no industries opened for production of above minerals and even on forest oriented products.

Infrastructure of Gadchiroli A view of tar road in the district

Infrastructure continuedS.no Category of Road Total

1 National Highway (Proposed)

50 km

2 State Highway 1305.15 km

3 Major District Roads 929.48 km

4 Other District Roads 1352.99 km

5 Village Roads 4692.12 km

Total 8329.75 km

Road connectivity in GadchiroliTotal No. of Villages 1688

No. of Villages connected by AW Roads

915

Total Population of the District 969960

Population connected by Roads 627761

% of villages connected by AW Roads

65.50%

% of population connected by AW Roads

64.72%

Distribution of Area• ¨ Tribal Area of the District - 14107.00 Sq.Km.

• ¨ Non-Tribal Area of the District - 1327.00 Sq.Km.

• ¨ Forest Area of the District - 13200.00 Sq.Km.

• The road in length 6222.32 Km and 2107.44 Km is spread over Tribal area and Non-Tribal area respectively.

Transportation in GadchiroliReaching Gadchiroli

• The town Gadchiroli is situated about 180 Kms from Nagpur and 80 Kms away from Chandrapur of Vidarbha region. The district has well connected road links to other adjoining districts as Chandrapur, Bhandara & Nagpur. It takes around two hours journey from Chandrapur and 4 hours journey from Nagpur by State Transport Bus to reach Gadchiroli. Also, private luxury buses are run from Nagpur and Chandrapur for Gadchiroli.

• There is only one railway route of 18.48 Kmsin the district which is spread from Bramhpuri (Chandrapur) to Wadsa (Gadchiroli). The city is not connected to the Railway.

Transportation HighlightsNo. of Proposed National Highway

50

Proposed National Highway in Km

1220

State Highway in Km 1387

Other District Roads in K.M. 3834.800

Village Roads in Km 244

No. of bridges on river 2 (Gadchiroli,Aheri)

No. of ST Depots 271

Highlights continuedRailway Route in Km 18.48

No. of Railway bridges Nil

No. of Unmanned Railway crossing

2

No. of Railway Stations 1

Rivers of GadchiroliThe entire Gadchiroli district is included in the drainage basin

of Godavari river. At the South Western boundary of the district, near Sironcha, Godavari enters the district and flows eastwards for about 50Km along Southern boundary of the district. After its's confluence with Indravati, at the South-Eastern corner, the Godavari turns South into Andhra Pradesh

The Western boundary for a distance of 225 Km is formed by the flow of Wainganga river which devides Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district. Khobragadi, Kathani and Mirgadola rivers are major tributaries.

The Pranhita river, formed by confluence of Wainganga and Wardha rivers; forms the South-Western boundary for 190 Km till it's confluence with the Godavari. Dina river is the main tributary.

Rivers continuedThe Indravati river enters in Maharashtra near Kowande village of

Bhamragad Tehsil in the district and forms the South-Eastern boundary for a distance of 120 Km before joining the Godavari. Parlkota (Nimbra), Pamulgautam(Kotari) and Bandia are the major tributaries

The River Godavari confluence with Wainganga river at Sironcha; Godavari and Indravati at Somnur; Wardha and Pranhita near Chaprala in Chamorshi Taluka; Parlkota (Nimbra), Pamulgautam(Kotari) and Indravati (Triveni Sangam) near Bhamragad.

In addition to above, following rivers also flowing through the district.

1. Gadhavi 2. Khobragadi 3. Pal welochanna 4. Kathani 5. Siwani 6. Por 7. Darshani

Rivers and DamsMajor Rivers • Following are the major rivers flowing

through the district ;Vainganga, Godavari, Pranhita, Dina. Dams At present, only one Major Dam Project

namely Tultuli has been proposed by the Central Government on Khobragadi river and it is not completed. Apart from this, 11 Medium Dam projects are proposed but work is not completed.

Major DamsName of Dam/ Project

Location of Dam/ Project

River on Which Dam is constructed/ proposed

Capacity (m Cubic Mtr)

Completed/ Not completed

Sati Palaskhed Ta. Kurkheda

Sati River 121.00 Not Completed

Tultuli Dawandi Ta. Armori

Khobragadi 225.51 Not Completed

Minor DamsName of Dam/ Project

Location of Dam/ Project

River on Which Dam is constructed/ proposed

Capacity (m Cubic Mtr)

Completed/ Not completed

Chenna Mukadi Ta. Mulchera

Chenna 15.00 Not Completed

Karwafa Makepalli Ta. Dhanora

Kothari 32.44 Not Completed

Pohar Nala TohegaonTa. Chamorshi

Pohar Nala 62.00 Not Completed

Khobragadi Khobragadi Near Korchi.Ta. Korchi

Khobragadi 49.68 Not Completed

IRRIGATION PROJECT

Name of Project

Location Catchment Are In Sq. Km.

Target Command Area in Sq. Km.

Deena Project Deena River At Regdi Ta. Chamorshi

13.78 113.56

Logistic in GadchiroliNo logistic company is present in the GadchiroliLogistic companies are present in Nagpur which is just 140-150 kms away from Gadchiroli.R&Y Logistics Pvt. Ltd. as one of the leading Freight

Forwarders at Inland Container Depots (ICD), located at Nagpur, Aurangabad, Jalgaon and Bhusawal

In 1997, R&Y Logistics Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur emerged asFreightForwarders. The same year ICD, Nagpur was commissioned and since then R&Y has retained the numberone position, in terms of containers handled