SS Shinde, SB Nandgude, MS Mane and SS Salunkhe

Soil erosion is major contributing to land degradation and impairing environmental quality. The texture of soil was largely clay (50.16%), clay loam (24.53%), sandy clay loam (17.66%), sandy clay (5.83%), and loam (1.79%). Structural classes for the soils of Urmodi basin were fine granular and very fine granular. Estimated organic matter content of soil was ranging between 0.66 to 2.96% with the mean 1.33%. The permeability of soils in Urmodi basin was ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm/hr. So the majority of soil comes under slow to moderate, slow and very slow permeability class having the permeability code 4, 5 and 6. Percent sand, percent silt and percent clay of the district varies between 27.86 to 61.83, 11.25 to 31.67 and 14 to 56%, respectively with average 43.94, 19.23 and 36.83%, respectively. Soil erodibility factor for different villages of Urmodi basin was found in the range of 0.11 to 0.24. Soil erodibility analysis is useful for prediction of soil erosion from Urmodi of krishna river. The studies are required for effective development, utilization and management of the land and water resources in an integrated and comprehensive manner.

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