After drinking this contaminated water many people are falling
prey to various dreadful diseases.
Brief About Pali District
Location
The district shares common border with six districts of Rajasthan.
In the north, it is bordered by nagaur and Jodhpur districts,
in south east by Udaipur and Rajsamand districts, and in the north
east by Ajmer district. Sirohi and Jalore are on the south west
and west respectively.
Distance from Major Cities
- Jaipur-303 kms
- Delhi-64 kms
- Ahmedabad-309 kms
- Mumbai- 860 kms
Climate and Rainfall
Average maximum temperature recorded is 41 degrees celsius.
Average minimum temperature is 10 degrees celsius.
Average rainfall received is 49cms.
Administrative Setup
There are four sub-divisions in the district namenly Pali,
Bali, Sojat and Jaitaran. They are divided into seven tehsils.
Infrastructure
Electricity
The district gets power from Bhilwara, Sirohi,
Jodhpur & Beawar through 132 kv transmission lines. There
are 6 grind sub-sections & 4033 kv sub-stations in the district.
All the 904 villages in the district has been electrified. The
number of power connection released as on March 2000 is 1,81,067.
Water
Luni river is the only major river in the district.
Four tributaries viz. Lilri, Sukri, Bandi and Jawal discharge
their water in river luni. There are a number of tanks and five
small dams in the district for irrigation purposes. Ground water
occurs in the bed rock formations in area around Pali, Kahirala,
Bhetnada and Sojat. Road Transport
The district has direct road connections with
other districts of the state. All the tehsil headquarters and
important towns of the district are connected with each other
by metallic roads. The National Highway No.8 linking delhi and
ahmedabad passes near the boundary of pali district. The total
length of roads in the district is 4,544 cm as on 31 March 2000.
Rail Transport
Rail trasnport is directly connected with Jodhpur
and Udaipur. Marwar junction, Rani and Bali towns fall on the
meter gauge Jaipur-Ahmedabad line. The total length of railway
lines in the district is 264 kms. Air Transport
The nearest airport is at Jodhpur (72 kms.)
