Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017
SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF FISHERMAN AROUND EKRUKH WATER RESERVOIR OF NORTH SOLAPUR TAHSIL DIST. SOLAPUR (M.S.)
A. C. Kumbhar
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<p> <span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">Ekrukh water reservoir is one of the largest man made water reservoir located at</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> </span></span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">17°45‘42"N 75°55‘39"E, </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">closely to Solapur city in North Solapur Tahsil. It is constructed in 1871. It is operated and maintained by water resourced department and govt. of <st1:place w:st="on">Maharashtra</st1:place>. Its total storage capacity is 3330 M.Cu.ft. This reservoir commands a gross area of 17.152 acres. The water from Ekrukh water tank is currently used for irrigation and drinking. But apart from these planned uses, this reservoir is serving as a very good reservoir for catching fish.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In this investigation an attempt is made to study the socio- economic status, average catch per day, average income of the fisherman and also the problems faced by them at the Ekrukh water reservoir. Investigation was carried out by oral interviews and the questionnaire. In this study, it was found that this business in totally male dominated, maximum fishermen were illiterate and many of them have a side business of farming, carpentry and part time jobs <i>etc</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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A.C.Kumbhar, SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF FISHERMAN AROUND EKRUKH WATER RESERVOIR OF NORTH SOLAPUR TAHSIL DIST. SOLAPUR (M.S.), GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE‾6 | JUNE-2017