Sangli District Research Articles

Analysis of extreme weather events over Sangli district of Western Maharashtra using RClimDex model

Analysis of extreme weather events over Sangli district of Western Maharashtra using RClimDex model

Spatio Distribution of Agricultural Fertilizer Consumption in Sangli District (Maharashtra)

Spatio Distribution of Agricultural Fertilizer Consumption in Sangli District (Maharashtra)

Geoinformatics-Based Mapping of Environmental Sensitive Areas for Desertification over Satara and Sangli Districts of Maharashtra, India

Desertification processes in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid conditions have been enhanced in recent decades. The geospatial database and associated satellite data can be effectively employed for regional planning to address desertification and land degradation. In this study, the Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use (MEDALUS) model has been used to map environmentally sensitive areas due to desertification in the Satara and Sangli districts of Maharashtra, India. This was achieved by combining Landsat-8 multispectral data, Census data, soil data, and climatic variables like temperature, rainfall, and evapotranspiration. The algorithm of MEDALUS is the geometric mean of four indicators, namely soil quality index (SQI), climate quality index (CQI), vegetation quality index (VQI), and socio-economic quality index (SEQI). The findings indicated that the majority of the study area comes under the potential category of desertification (60.32%) followed by fragile (27.87%) and critical (11.81%). Areas with a high propensity for desertification were found over the low to very low climatic quality and moderate to high soil quality including lower socio-economic quality. The lower socio-economic quality is mainly due to high to very high population density (>100 people/km2), low to moderate illiteracy rate (<16%), and low to moderate work participation rate (<50%) that incentivize unsustainable land use practices. The study provides a valuable tool for understanding and managing natural resources. It offers a detailed analysis of the environmental sensitivity of the study area, taking into account various factors like land use, vegetation cover, slope, and soil erosion potential. The developed comprehensive map of the area helps in identifying the most sensitive regions and developing appropriate conservation strategies. The information obtained from the study can be utilized to develop and implement successful measures to prevent or alleviate desertification, which is crucial for sustaining the health of ecosystems and the welfare of local residents.

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Teledentistry Among Dental Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Modern technologies have led to the development of new tools, practices, and digital techniques. However, their use in public health to provide adequate oral health facilities to the community is limited. One of the facilities that can help provide better oral health with minimal cost is teledentistry. The application of this approach will reduce inequalities in accessing oral healthcare. Knowledge of the use of teledentistry is of the utmost importance to its practice. Hence, the objective of this cross-sectional study is to assess the knowledge of and attitude regarding teledentistry among dental professionals in the Sangli district of Maharashtra. A 24-unit structured online validated questionnaire with six questions regarding participants' sociodemographic information and 18 questions related to their knowledge and attitude toward teledentistry and informed consent forms were circulated via email among 100 dentists, and the responses obtained were analyzed. Out of 100 responses, 61 showed basic knowledge and a typical attitude toward teledentistry. Urban practitioners were more familiar with teledentistry than rural ones. This survey concludes that the branch of teledentistry still needs to be studied and publicized at a greater level to accelerate its widespread implementation in dentistry and especially to increase the outreach and time efficiency of dentistry.

Personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of raisin producers in Sangli district Maharashtra

Personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of raisin producers in Sangli district Maharashtra

Estimation of Soil Loss using RUSLE, GIS, and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Sangli District, Maharashtra

Accurate estimation of soil loss is essential for watershed managers and planners to identify the priority areas for soil and water conservation measures. This study was undertaken to estimate the average annual soil loss in the study area of Sangli district, Maharashtra by using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) in conjunction with Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) data. The five potential factors of RUSLE impacting soil erosion were estimated through remote sensing data, enabling a comprehensive and informed assessment of soil erosion. The results of the analysis revealed that the average annual soil loss from the study area varied between 0 t.ha-1.yr-1 and 202.10 t.ha-1.yr-1. Higher annual soil loss was estimated in the western part of the study area, which ranged from 15 t.ha-1.yr-1 to 25 t.ha-1.yr-1 as compared to other parts of the study area. The Sangali district, in general, can be categorised as a low erosion potential district (0-5 t.ha-1.yr-1). The generated information can be utilised for the implementation of soil and water management and conservation measures in the western part of Sangli district, where there is a large area under the forest and agricultural land.

Pre-harvest occurrence and physico-chemical characterization of Cladosporium cladosporioides on grape in India

Aim: The present study aimed to characterize Cladosporium cladosporioides C1 with respect to its pathogenicity, effect of different environmental factors and extracellular enzyme production. Methodology: A survey was conducted on C. cladosporioides in vineyards in Pune, Nashik and Sangli district of Maharashtra. The growth rate of C. cladosporioides was determined at different levels of temperature, pH and water activity. The pathogenicity of C. cladosporioides on both coloured and white table grape varieties with different total soluble solid (TSS) values was investigated along with its ability to produce different lytic enzymes required for pathogenicity. Results: The survey of the vineyards indicated that every vineyard was infected with C. cladosporioides irrespective of the infection level. The optimum growth of C. cladosporioides was noted at 25°C with pH 5 and 0.99 water activity (aw). Injured berries with high TSS were necessary to cause berry rot. Berries having 25% TSS developed significantly larger rot patches of 4.94±0.07 mm in white grapes as compared to berries having 15 % TSS. In the colored variety the berries having 25% TSS developed rot of 4.54±0.12 mm which was significantly higher as compared to berries having 15 % TSS. The fungi showed production of protease, lipase, amylase and pectinase enzymes. Quantitative analysis revealed that the yield of amylase was 71.67 %, which was significantly higher as compared to other enzymes. Interpretation: The information obtained on the growth of C. cladosporioides from the physico-chemical analysis would help to predict the development of the pathogen in the natural environment as well as formulate a strategy to control its pre-harvest infection. Key words: C. cladosporioides, Enzymes, Grapes, Pathogenicity

Prevalence of Migraine Amongst Undergraduate Dental Students in Sangli District - A Cross Sectional Study

Background: Migraine is a complex brain event that produces a wide range of neurological, autonomic, and systemic symptoms of which headache is most prominent. University students frequently get migraines which are linked to poor academic performance and fewer daily activities. Since dentists play a crucial role in enhancing community health, their work severely impacts productivity and quality of life, putting a heavy burden on both individual and society. Limitations in everyday activities and employment could result from frequent and severe headaches, which could have a major influence on academic performance and quality of life. Aim: To identify the migraine among undergraduate dental students in sangli district and also to find out the prevalence of migraine in undergraduate dental students in sangli district. Method: The sample size comprises of 178 undergraduate dental students from in sangli district including both Males and females. A structured questionnaire will be given to the undergraduate dental students in sangli district. Migraine will be diagnosed using ID migraine Questionnaire (Identification of migraine Questionnaire). MIDAS Questionnaire (Migraine Disability assessment Scale) will be used to assess the severity of migraine Result: The result proves that presence of Migraine was seen clinically and statistically significant in undergraduate dental students. Thus, there is a Prevalence of 73% of migraine in undergraduate dental students. Prevalence of migraine is higher in females was 73%, and lesser in male was 27%. Conclusion: The study shows that there is higher prevalence of migraine in undergraduate dental students in sangli district. Compared with males, a female has a greater prevalence of migraine.

To Study the Levels of Agricultural Development in Sangli District: A Geographical Analysis

To Study the Levels of Agricultural Development in Sangli District: A Geographical Analysis

An Empirical Analysis of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) With Special Reference to Sangli District

An Empirical Analysis of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) With Special Reference to Sangli District

Working conditions of Women Agricultural Labourers in Sangli District

Working conditions of Women Agricultural Labourers in Sangli District

An Analytical Study of Private And Government Plant Nursery In Sangli District

An Analytical Study of Private And Government Plant Nursery In Sangli District

Labour Problems of the Cotton Textile Industries in Sangli District

Labor is an important input in the process of any production. It plays a very crucial role in achieving the economic efficiency of the capital employed in the company. The cotton textile industry of Sangli District faces a number of labor-related problems. Especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, the industry is confronted with a large number of labor problems. The present investigation has attempted to examine the nature and extent of labor problems faced by the cotton textile industry of Sangli district. The study was conducted from a geographic perspective and an attempt is made to trace the magnitude of the problem across geographic location. For the present study, a total of 11 cotton textile industries, 10 clothing industries, 6 spinning mills, one weaving mill, one knitting mill, one yarn dyeing mill and one knitting mill were taken into account and data was collected through questionnaires and processed in SPSS and GIS. Data was collected in April 2022 and all results are based on the primary data. The results of the study show that the cotton textile industry of Sangli District mainly faces the problem of lack of availability of skilled labor, rising wage rates, rigid labor laws and inconsistent labor supply.

Routine Immunization Uptake During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross- Sectional Study at an Urban Health Training Centre in Sangli District

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has strained the health systems, resulting in around 25 million childrenmissing out on immunization in the year 2021 globally with a sustained drop since 2020. Our study aimed toestimate the proportions of delayed and missed routine immunization with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic,among beneficiaries at an Urban Health Training Centre (UHTC) in Sangli district.Methodology: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the immunization clinic of a UHTC in Sanglidistrict, among beneficiaries that availed services of routine immunization & six-monthly vitamin A dose duringthe month of October 2022 at the center. Study participants were enrolled following predefined inclusion andexclusion criteria. Data on the complete vaccination status of each participant was collected from the vaccinationcards and details of delayed & missed immunization were analyzed and statistical tests applied.Results: 548 beneficiaries were included in the study. Among them, 196 beneficiaries had at least one vaccine dose thatwas missed and 295 of them had at least one vaccine that was delayed. 352 of them, i.e. 64% of the study participantsreceived all age-appropriate vaccination. There was a statistically significant increase in delayed immunizationduring the COVID-19 pandemic from 32% to 60% & missed immunization increased from 11% to 43%.Conclusion: Immunization services have been disrupted severely during the pandemic, putting children at riskfor vaccine-preventable diseases. Disrupted vaccination peaked during the peak of the pandemic. There is anurgent need to intensify efforts for catch-up vaccination to address backsliding on routine immunization.

Energy nexus for grapes production: A case study of Sangli region in India

India is the world's ninth-largest grape-producing country. Maharashtra is a major producer of grapes and raisins, with the Sangli district accounting for a large portion of the total, hence becoming the area of focus of this research. Sangli becomes an important location for grape production. The objective of this research is to conduct a thorough, organized, and comprehensive energy analysis of the grape-growing process, emphasizing the energy consumed in important farming operations. Energy analysis is a tool used to quantify the various energies involved in the production of grapes. The share and percentage distribution of various sources of energy are determined using energy analysis. The input data needed for energy analysis is gathered from the region's major farms. Diesel (29%), electricity (22%), human labor (15%), chemical fertilizer (12%), pesticide (8%), farm yard manure (7%), machinery (6%), and irrigation (1%) are listed in decreasing order of energy usage. The energy ratio and productivity ratios are calculated as a result of the energy analysis; the corresponding values are 5.92 and 0.56 kg/MJ, respectively.

“Workplace stress and job satisfaction among the teaching faculty of selected nursing institutions at Sangli district”

A study was carried out to assess the workplace stress and job satisfaction among the teaching faculty of selected nursing institutes at Sangli district. Research objectives were to assess workplace stress among teaching faculty, to assess the job satisfaction among teaching faculty and to find the co-relation between work place stress and job satisfaction. Assumptions of the study were teaching faculty may have some work place stress, teaching faculty may have some job satisfaction and work place stress might be related to job satisfaction. The conceptual framework for the study was based on the Irvin Rosenstock’s Health Belief Model. The research design used was quantitative cross sectional descriptive research design. Sample size consist of 100 teaching faculty selected by using non- probability convenient sampling technique. Self-structured work place stress scale was used for the collection of data related to workplace stress among teaching faculty of nursing institutes and modified generic job satisfaction scale1 to assess the job satisfaction. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that 45% of nursing teachers had low level of workplace stress, 35% of them had moderate level of workplace stress and 20% of them had high level of workplace stress. While considering job satisfaction, 59% had high job satisfaction. Thus the ‘r’ value is -0.69, and hence work place stress and job satisfaction are negatively related to each other, which means when one increases, other decreases. Thus it can concluded that when work place stress increases job satisfaction decreases.

Autonomous Consumer Cooperative: A Case Study of Maharashtra State

Consumer Cooperatives occupy a significant place in Indian Economy. The primary objective of the consumers’ cooperative is elimination of the middlemen and distributes the goods at a reasonable price. Maharashtra had been the pioneer of the cooperative movement in the country having networked of all types of cooperative societies working in the fields of production, marketing, processing, banking, etc. Warana Bazaar is one of the consumer cooperative store plays important role in the economical, social, and cultural development of the people in Kolhapur and Sangli district of Maharashtra. Warana Bazaar is an autonomous consumer cooperative is capable of making a rational and informed decision on their own. The qualities of service, management excellence, diversification, employment creation are the main features which make Warana Bazaar as an autonomous consumer cooperative store in Maharashtra.Descriptive and case base research design was used in this study. The Primary data on present status, and structure of warana bazaar was collected through formal interaction with Board of Director, Officers, and staff of the store at Warana Bazar, Kolhapur. The secondary data was mainly collected through the published and authentic source of warana Bazaar. The financial data for last five years i.e..2013-14 and 2017-18 was analyzed with the help of simple statistical tools such as mean, percentage, etc. The study concludes that, the membership growth, the best management practices, ethical practices, different services and incentives rendered by Warana Bazaar responsible to make them autonomous consumer cooperatives in Maharashtra.In that concern, the case of Warana Bazaar for the detailed study of present status, structure and features responsible to create warana bazaar as an autonomous institution has been examined in the present study.

Village level identification of sugarcane in Sangali, Maharashtra using open source data

Agriculture and crop monitoring are very important for an agrarian country like India. This study is done in June Khed village in the Sangli district of Maharashtra, India to assessing the efficiency of an open source cloud-based remote sensing platform Google Earth Engine (GEE), in the village-scale identification of sugarcane. The ground-truth data was collected and the efficiency of Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 satellite data was assessed in driving GEE’s inbuilt Machine Learning classifiers: Classification and Regression Tree (CART), Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Random Forest (RF). Results were validated with the ground truth data and the official data. Of the methods used, SVM outperformed RF and CART with the lowest relative deviation (+9.2%), highest F1- score (0.8) and overall accuracy (78%), using the Sentinel-2 data. Results also indicated the in-situ use of observation data with high spatio-temporal resolution data. The validated model was then up-scaled for the Walwa Taluka level, to map sugarcane area that can be used for further agriculture tasks such as crop monitoring and yield prediction, leading to better management of crop and better formulating of sugarcane farmer policy.

Reconstruction of Body Height Using Right Hand-Palm Length and Middle Finger Length among Sangli District Population

Estimation of stature is significant and unique feature in personal identification in events of natural disasters, murders, accidents. With increasing frequency of mass disasters like floods in Sangali district, therefore these methods will be more helpful and useful for identification of individual. To finds out the correlation between right hand – length of palm and middle finger with body height (stature). The cross sectional study was with 100 subjects in the age group of 18-20 years native of Sangali district. The study was conducted after taking institutional ethical clearance. This study shows the positive significant correlation is found between the right-hand palm lengths, right hand middle finger with body height. But the middle digit finger is strongly positive than palm length. Keywords: Estimation of stature, Reconstruction of Body Height, Right Hand-Palm Length, Middle Finger Length, Sangli District.

Palaeoclimatic Imprints as Revealed from the Studies of Intrabasaltic Bole Beds of the Deccan Traps, Maharashtra, India

Geochemical characteristics of four Deccan intrabasaltic bole bed profiles occurring around Yelapur area of Sangli District (Maharashtra, India) were used in deducing the palaeoclimatic conditions prevailed during their formation. Higher Chemical Index of Weathering (CIW) values for all the four red boles indicate considerable chemical weathering and much leaching of the bases while the values of Parker's Weathering Index (PWI) show slight variations. Almost similar Mean Annual Temperature (MAT) values for all the red boles suggest their formation under moderate temperatures while Mean Annual Precipitation (MAP) values indicate slight variations in rainfall. Although quite variable the Iron Species Ratio values indicate oxidizing conditions while Product Index values suggest somewhat acidic conditions during the formation of red boles. Hydrolysis values in red boles indicate mostly humid conditions while values of Salinization are well below unity indicating that the red boles were formed under fairly leached conditions. A–CN–K plots for all four red bole profiles point their weathering trends towards smectite formation while SiO2– Al2O3–Fe2O3 plots indicate kaolinization stage for bole beds suggesting their incipient weathering without lateritization. Thus, these four red bole profiles were formed under somewhat humid, fairly leached, relatively well-drained and rather acidic conditions under variable rainfall. Keywords: Intrabasaltic Bole Beds, Palaeoweathering, Geochemistry, Deccan Traps, India.