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The present study was carried out in Krishna Central Delta (KCD), a part of Krishna Eastern Delta in the Krishna district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, which is named after the holy river Krishna, bounded by the latitudes 16°37'15"N and 15°42'15"N and longitudes 80°34'0"E and 81°16'0"E. It constitutes the command area of Bandar canal and Krishna Eastern bank canal, which has an irrigated ayacut of 111223.83 ha in Krishna district. It irrigates about 18 mandals in Krishna district (Figure 2.2). In the Kharif season (July/August to November/December), the major crops grown are paddy, sugarcane, turmeric, and vegetables, and the predominant crops grown during the Rabi season (December to March) are paddy, sugarcane, maize, pulses, and cauliflower. At the upper reaches, farmers are also cultivating in the summer season. Orchards are also grown specifically in south part of the study area. The main crop in Kharif is paddy in 95% of the study area. The various land use pattern of the study area is presented in Table 2.1. The major area is under agriculture (1539.342 km²) followed by aqua (402.971 km²) and horticulture (57.648 km²).

Figure 2.2 Location details of Krishna Central Delta (original figure).

Table 2.1 Land use of the study area in the year 2014–2015.

S. no.	LULC class	Area (km2)	Percentage (%)
1	Agriculture	1539.342	69.1924
2	Water bodies/Aqua	402.971	18.11328
3	Other waste land	18.91	0.849992
4	Buildup	117.369	5.275659
5	Deciduous forest	88.487	3.977432
6	Plantation/orchard	57.648	2.591239