Half the sown land irrigated: the sugar district that borders the home of Madhugiri Fort

Background

Madhugiri Fort in Tumkur district is the monument behind this slot's Karnataka High Court ruling on prohibited and regulated areas; Mandya is bounded on the North by Hassan and Tumkur Districts, and it is the agricultural heart of the old Mysore country. The district administration puts the total geographical area of the district at 4,98,244 Hectares, out of which 2,53,067 Hectares forms the sown area, and 94,779 Hectares of land is irrigated. With a total population of 19.25 lakhs, around 5 lakh people are employed in the Agriculture Sector. Mandya district comprises of 7 taluks. It receives an average annual rainfall of 700 millimeters, low for a district this green, which is what makes the canal irrigation figure the number to remember. The district headquarters is Mandya city, which is located on the Bangalore-Mysore Highway.