Rainfall Trend in Drought Prone Region of Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra in India: A Geographical Study

In this paper the present study reveals the tehsil wise annual rainfall trend in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra State during 1984 to 2018. The rainfall is one of the significant parameters among the climate for the development of society. They determine the scarcity of particular region. The rate of rainfall is varied in different region. The average annual rainfall in the Ahmednagar district varies from about 625.09 mm to 405.3; some area has been traditionally affected by drought. The large area of the district comes under the agriculture due to large population depend on agricultural for employment. This study focusses on the nine (out of total 14) tahsils in Ahmednagar district which is particularly sensitive to drought Karjat, Jamkhed, Shrirampur, Sangamner, Shrigonda, Newasa, Shevgaon, Parner tahsils. The aim of this research to understand trends of rainfall Ahmednagar district. In a study on tahsil wise trend analysis nine tahsils had decreasing trend in annual rainfall. Among two tahsils showing increasing trend, Akole tahsil shows highest rainfall trend. Remaining three tahsil had the same direction of trend in annual rainfall and seasonal scale