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== Sand mining ==

== mining ==

Harshad Kamble of the District Mining Office highlighted the need for authorized sand mining to prevent illegal activities and road damage during a public hearing on sand mining in the Godavari river. He also raised concerns about water levels affecting mining operations. Local residents, including expressed concerns about traffic congestion, road damage, and environmental issues due to sand transport, and called for the removal of sand jetty from the auction.<ref name=”:0″ />

Harshad Kamble of the District Mining Office the need for authorized sand mining to prevent illegal activities and road damage during a public hearing on sand mining in the Godavari river. He also raised concerns about water levels affecting mining operations. Local residents expressed concerns about , , and environmental issues due to sand transport, and called for the removal of sand jetty from the auction.<ref name=”:0″ />

== Notes ==

== Notes ==


Latest revision as of 18:42, 28 November 2025

Village in Maharashtra, India

Village in Maharashtra, India

Digras is a village situated on the banks of the Godavari River in Parli Taluka of Beed district.[1] The village is a pilgrimage site for the Kasar community in Maharashtra as there is a temple of Kalinka Devi, the Kuladevata of the Kasar’s.

Godavari River

Digras is situated on the banks of the Godavari River in the north–eastern part of Beed district, which shares a border with Parbhani district.[2][3][4]

As per the Constitution of India and Panchayat Raj Act, Digras village is administered by Sarpanch under Parli Vaijnath Panchayat Samiti and Beed Zilla Parishad.[5]

The Zilla Parishad Prathmik Shala (transl. District Council Primary School) is the sole educational institution in the village run by Zilla parishad, Beed and it only offers instruction up to the fourth grade.[6]

According to the 2011 census of India, there are 1106 people living in the village.[7][8]

Indiacator Total Male Female
Households 258
Population 1106 578 528
0–6 aged 165 91 74
Scheduled castes 350 176 174
Scheduled tribes 3 1 2
Literacy 720 423 297
Illiteracy 386 155 231
Working population 548 321 227
Main working population 540 320 220
Main cultivator population 159 104 55
Main Agricultural labourers 332 177 155
Main households industries 3 3 0
Main other working population 46 36 10
Marginal working population 8 1 7
Non–working population 558 257 301

Illegal sand mining

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In 2022, Harshad Kamble of the District Mining Office addressed the need for authorized sand mining to prevent illegal activities and road damage during a public hearing on sand mining in the Godavari river. He also raised concerns about water levels affecting mining operations. Local residents expressed concerns about road damage, traffic congestion, and environmental issues due to illegal sand transport, and called for the removal of sand jetty from the auction.[3]

  1. ^ Deviche Digras is Digras of Goddess Kalinka Devi in Marathi.

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