Gadchiroli District at a glance
1.2 Climate & Rainfall:
A verage Rainfall is 1400 to 1500 mm in the district. Rainy season is from June to October. Weather is extremely hot during summer. Maximum temperature reaches upto 460C and during Winter temperature falls upto 60C.
Means of livelihood:
The North South length of the district is 375 Km and it covers the area of 14477 Km2 . Surjagad peak has rich iron ore/reservoir and Tipagarh mountain peak is the glory of Gond Raja. The highest peak is Gadalgatta Tekdi which is 977 meter from sea level.
Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in district. The district is traditionally known to be the major paddy growing part of the state. About 68% of land is under paddy cultivation. Besides paddy wheat, jowar, tur, gram are other crops. Though lot of big 12 months flowing rivers are here but only one Irrigation dam constructed on Dina River in Chamorshi taluka which is very helpful for the cultivation. Many irrigation projects are likely to be closed because of the Forest law.
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