| Characteristics |
Nagapattinam a coastal district of Tamil Nadu, lies between
100 80 and 110 28’ in North Latitude and 760 34’ and 750 53’
in East Longitude. It is bounded on the North by Cuddalore,
South by Palk Strait, West by Tiruvarur and on the East by
Bay of Bengal |
| Agro Ecological Situations |
Coastal eco system |
| Characteristics |
Nagapattinam is categorized as agro-ecological region 18,
representing the Coastal eco-system-Eastern coastal plain,
hot sub-humid to semi-arid eco-system with a growing period
of 90 to 210 days |
| Soil Type |
Clay-impeded covering an area of about 1, 26,000 ha and
sandy stretch along the coast covering an area of about
30,000 ha. |
| Annual rainfall |
Clay-impeded covering an area of about 1, 26,000 ha and
sandy stretch along the coast covering an area of about
30,000 ha. |
| Irrigation |
Commanded by Cauvery net work and this district is at the tail
end of the Cauvery delta. Drainage is the most feared
problem experienced even in normal years during North east
monsoon forcing to go for rice cultivation in the Samba
season. |
