Adan River
Encyclopedia
The Adan River is a river in India
and a principal tributary of the Painganga River
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(India) and flows through a curve, north, east and south, and meets the Painganga River. The river Arunavati unites with the Adan at about 13 kilometers before it joins the Painganga. The river ceases to flow in the summer, though pools are left in the latter part of its course (Heda N. 2007).
Dams have been built on the Adan; one at its origin near Sonala village and other near Karanja
(Lad) city both in Washim
district of Maharashtra state (India). The river is flows through scrubland and a degraded type of dry deciduous forest with extensive agriculture (Heda N. 2007).
A dam has been built on river Adan in 19?? Near Karanja city.
1) Effect on Fishermen communities:
Due to dam upper portion of the river has been inaccessible to local anglers due to spread of water. In water spread area of dam people are not allowed to fish. Also due to dam in the upper portion of river there occur excessive siltation
resulting into changes in the hydrology of river. In the lower section of river due to unavailability of water there is an excessive growth of hydrophytes due to which to do fishing is not a simple job for people.
2) Effect on Fishes
3) Effect on ecology of the area
(Surveyed by Heda N. (2007))
Bhoi is a fishing community of this area. Bhoi are traditionally dependent upon the river Adan for there subsistence. Due to depleting fish resources their lives are in danger (Heda N. 2007).
Garri is popular among children. This is nothing but the popular baited hooks. The stick used made up of bamboo. Earthworms and or small dead fishes are used for bait.
2 Ghan Bhor Jar (Cast net
small)
Use of the cast net is very common practice among the Bhoi fisherman, as it needs expertise to use and it is costly. Its circumference measured 840 cm and mesh size is 9 by 9 mm.
3 Motha bhor jar (Cast net large)
This gadget is used by Bhoi people of this area. This is large size cast net.
4 Pelni
This gadget is used by Bhoi people of this area. This is a triangle of the three bamboo poles to which a fine mesh is attached. It is applied against
flowing water and once shoal of flowing fishes enters inside, the net lifts and entered fishes are collected.
5 Atki (Gill Net)
This is passive method of the fishing and most popular among the Bhoi. This is gill net made up of synthetic fibers. Initially the cotton fibers were in use. The length, width and mesh size is highly variable and depends on what sized fishes to be caught and habitat of its application (If the habitat depth is more large size gill net used). Weaving of the gill net is skilled work and it is an important pastime of the Bhoi
people
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and a principal tributary of the Painganga River
Painganga River
The Penganga River is the chief river of the Yavatmal district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India and flows along the south east boundaries of the district in a winding, meandering course. It is deeply entrenched and not able to be navigated...
.
Statistics
- The river flows from Long 770.22’ Lat 200.17’ to long 780.21’ Lat 190.9’.
- The length of this river is 209.21 km.
- The valley of Adan is from 10 km to 22 km wide.
- The river is 210 km long.
Geography
The Adan River rises in the Washim district of MaharashtraMaharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
(India) and flows through a curve, north, east and south, and meets the Painganga River. The river Arunavati unites with the Adan at about 13 kilometers before it joins the Painganga. The river ceases to flow in the summer, though pools are left in the latter part of its course (Heda N. 2007).
Dams have been built on the Adan; one at its origin near Sonala village and other near Karanja
Karanja
"Karanja" or "Karanja Lad" is a city and a municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Karanja is also known as Karanja or Karanja Lad and mainly referred as the latter most of the times. Karanja is a holy place for Hindus, Muslims and Jains...
(Lad) city both in Washim
Washim
Washim is a city and a municipal council in Washim district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Washim is the district headquarter of newly formed Washim district....
district of Maharashtra state (India). The river is flows through scrubland and a degraded type of dry deciduous forest with extensive agriculture (Heda N. 2007).
A dam has been built on river Adan in 19?? Near Karanja city.
Problems due to dam
There are lot of dimensions to the problem created by dam and can be categorized in to following categories.1) Effect on Fishermen communities:
Due to dam upper portion of the river has been inaccessible to local anglers due to spread of water. In water spread area of dam people are not allowed to fish. Also due to dam in the upper portion of river there occur excessive siltation
Siltation
Siltation is the pollution of water by fine particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay. It refers both to the increased concentration of suspended sediments, and to the increased accumulation of fine sediments on bottoms where they are undesirable...
resulting into changes in the hydrology of river. In the lower section of river due to unavailability of water there is an excessive growth of hydrophytes due to which to do fishing is not a simple job for people.
2) Effect on Fishes
3) Effect on ecology of the area
Fish of Adan River
- Amblypharyngodon mola (HamiltonFrancis Buchanan-HamiltonDr Francis Buchanan, later known as Francis Hamilton but often referred to as Francis Buchanan-Hamilton was a Scottish physician who made significant contributions as a geographer, zoologist, and botanist while living in India.The standard botanical author abbreviation Buch.-Ham. is applied to...
) - Anabas testudineus (Bloch)
- Anguilla bengalensis bengalensis (Gray)
- Aorichthys seenghala (Sykes)
- Barilius bendelisisBarilius bendelisisBarilius bendelisis is a fish in genus Barilius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Myanmar....
(Hamilton) - Barilius evezardiBarilius evezardiBarilius evezardi is a fish in genus Barilius of the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Maharashtra of India....
Day - Catla catla (Hamilton)
- Chanda nama (Hamilton)
- Channa orientalisChanna orientalisChanna orientalis is a dwarf snakehead species. It is commonly called ceylon snakehead. They are freshwater fish that grow to a maximum size of 10 cm/4 inches. They originate from southwest of the island of Sri Lanka. They are predatory fish that feed on plankton, insects and sometimes small...
Bloch & Schneider - Channa punctatus (Bloch)
- Channa striatus (Bloch)
- Cirrhinus fulungee (Sykes)
- Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton)
- Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus)
- Ctenopharyngodon idellus (Valenciennes)
- Cyprinus carpio ((Linn)
- Danio aequipinnatus (McClelland)
- Garra mullyaGarra mullyaThe Mullya Garra is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Garra....
(Sykes) - Glossogobius giurisGlossogobius giurisGlossogobius giuris is a goby of the Gobiidae family, available in the Bay of Bengal. It is said to be the largest of the Gobiinae species.- Appearance, Size and Colouration :...
(Hamilton) - Gonoproktopterus kolus (Sykes)
- Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes)
- Labeo rohita (Hamilton)
- Lepidocephalus thermalis (Valenciennes)
- Macrognathus aral (Bloch & Schneider)
- Macrognathus panculus
- Mastacembelus armatus (Lacepede)
- Mystus bleekeri (Day)
- Mystus cavacius (Hamilton- Buchanan)
- Nandus nandus (Hamilton- Buchanan)
- Nangra itchkeea (Sykes)
- Nemacheilus denisoni denisoni (Day)
- Nemacheilus evezardi Day
- Nemacheilus moreh (Sykes)
- Notopterus notopterus (Pallas)
- Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch)
- Oreochromis mossambica (Peters)
- Osteobrama cotio peninsularis (Silas)
- Osteobrama cotio peninsularis (Silas)
- Parluciosoma daniconius (Hamilton, 1822)
- Pseudoambassius ranga (Hamilton)
- Puntius amphibious (Valenciennes)
- Puntius sarana sarana (Hamilton)
- Puntius sophore (Hamilton)
- Puntius ticto (Hamilton)
- Salmostoma boopsis (Day)
- Salmostoma horai (Silas)
- Salmostoma novacula (Valenciennes)
- Thynnichthys sandkhol (Sykes)
- Tor khudree (Sykes)
- Wallagu attu (Schneider)
- Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton)'
Fishing community
Fishing tackle
1 Garri (Hooks)Garri is popular among children. This is nothing but the popular baited hooks. The stick used made up of bamboo. Earthworms and or small dead fishes are used for bait.
2 Ghan Bhor Jar (Cast net
Cast net
A cast net, also called a throw net, is a net used for fishing. It is a circular net with small weights distributed around its edge.The net is cast or thrown by hand in such a manner that it spreads out on the water and sinks. This technique is called net casting or net throwing. Fish are caught as...
small)
Use of the cast net is very common practice among the Bhoi fisherman, as it needs expertise to use and it is costly. Its circumference measured 840 cm and mesh size is 9 by 9 mm.
3 Motha bhor jar (Cast net large)
This gadget is used by Bhoi people of this area. This is large size cast net.
4 Pelni
This gadget is used by Bhoi people of this area. This is a triangle of the three bamboo poles to which a fine mesh is attached. It is applied against
flowing water and once shoal of flowing fishes enters inside, the net lifts and entered fishes are collected.
5 Atki (Gill Net)
This is passive method of the fishing and most popular among the Bhoi. This is gill net made up of synthetic fibers. Initially the cotton fibers were in use. The length, width and mesh size is highly variable and depends on what sized fishes to be caught and habitat of its application (If the habitat depth is more large size gill net used). Weaving of the gill net is skilled work and it is an important pastime of the Bhoi
Bhoi
The Bhois are an ethnic community native to Maharashtra, Gujarat,Western Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states in India. In Maharashtra, the Bhois originally lived in Mumbai, Nashik, Dhulia, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Pune, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Ratnagiri and Sholapur districts of Maharshtra. Presently, the...
people
External links
- Samvardhan (Society for the Conservation of Wetland Resources)