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Daman
The district of Daman is situated on the west coast of India between the
parallels 20o27'58" and 20o22'00" of
latitude north and between the meridians 72o49'42" and 72o54'43" of longitude east of Greenwich. Its length from the extreme north
to south measures 11Km and width from east to west measures 8Kms. The altitude
is 12 m above sea level. The district is bounded on the north by the Bhagwan
river, on the east by the Valsad district of Gujarat state, on the south by the
Kalem river and on the west by the Arabian Sea. The total are of the district is
72sq.km
The district is divided by the Damanganga river into two parts. Three west
flowing rivers pass through the terrain viz. the Bhagwan river running along the
northern boundary, the Kalem river forming the southern boundary and the
Damanganga river lying in between.
In the district of Daman, the important field and garden crops grown are
paddy, Ragi, groundnut, pulses and beans, wheat, banana, sapota and mango. The
net sown area is about 3727 hectares which forms about 67% of the districts
geographical area.
The Damanganga Project, located in the Dadra and Nagar Haveli, is
a joint
venture of the state of Gujarat and Goa and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu
and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Double cropping has been introduced through the
provision of irrigation facilities. For increasing agricultural production, area
under double cropping has been increased by raising irrigation schemes as well
as tapping surface water through minor irrigation potential.
Fishing is the main economic activity. Mechanical boats and other requisites
are being provided. Cattle, buffaloes, sheep's and goats are the main livestock.
Transport
Daman, has no railhead and airport of its own. The nearest railway station is
Vapi on the western Railway, between Mumbai and Surat. The nearest flying
centre is Mumbai. There are about 180 Km of roads in Daman.
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