Cropping Pattern Change In Chinchagaon Village Of Madha Tahsil In Solapur District

Abstract: The canal construction is an art and science of artificial application of water to agriculture and different types of uses (industrial use, drinking water etc.) to develop and increase in agriculture production. In India there are many canal constructed to solve the irrigation problem in arid, semi arid and in drought prone area. The BhimaSina River joint canal started at Kandalgaon (near Ujani Dam) and meets to Sina River near Chinchagaon in Madha tahsil. The construction of canal was started in 1994-95 and completed in 2003. The present paper analyzes the impact of Bhima- Sina joint canal on changing cropping pattern of Chinchagaon village in Madha tahsil of Solapur district. It shows that the changing cropping pattern due to the availability of such an irrigation sources. Irrigation is the single most important factor which changes the cropping pattern of area or region