INTRODUCTION
1) Location – latitude 78015’ to 80045’E
longitude 18045’ to 21’35’N
2) Region Head Quarter – Nagpur.
Officer Address – Deputy Director Office, Groundwater Surveys & Development Agency, Maharashtra Jeewan Pradhikaran Building, A Wing,
2nd floor, Telengkhedi Road, Civil line, Nagpur.
Phone – 0712 – 2560398 Fax – 0712 – 2560807
e-mail – ddgsdangp@gmail.com
3) Area – 50,377 Sq.km.
4) Total No. of Districts, Talukas and population in the Nagpur Region.
Sr.No. | District | Area of the Dist. (Sq.km.) | Total No. of Talukas in the Dist. | Total No.of Villages in the Dist | Population as 2001 Census (in lakhs) |
1. | Nagpur | 9802 | 13 | 1635 | 40.67 |
2. | Wardha | 6309 | 8 | 911 | 12.37 |
3. | Bhandara | 3895 | 7 | 853 | 11.36 |
4. | Gondia | 5425 | 8 | 951 | 12.01 |
5. | Chandrapur | 11443 | 15 | 1791 | 20.71 |
6. | Gadchiroli | 14412 | 12 | 1680 | 9.70 |
| Total | 51286 | 63 | 7821 | 106.82 |
5) Cultivable Area – 23411.64 Sq.km.
6) Forest Area – 18049.80 Sq.km.
7) Districtwise watersheds, observation wells & Piezometers.
Sr.No. | District | No.of Watersheds | No.of Observation wells | No.of Piezometers |
1. | Nagpur | 54 | 116 | 50 |
2. | Wardha | 39 | 112 | 39 |
3. | Bhandara | 25 | 74 | 19 |
4. | Gondia | 34 | 80 | 26 |
5. | Chandrapur | 58 | 133 | 27 |
6. | Gadchiroli | 83 | 112 | 48 |
| Total | 293 | 627 | 209 |