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Brief about the District
The history of Nalgonda
dates back to the Palaeolithic age. On the basis of the gradual
evolution of the lithic material, the pre-historic period is studied
under the following heads. Nalgonda
is pre-eminently a unillingual district because Telugu is the language
spoken by majority of the population in the district.
Nalgonda district became part of Andhra Pradesh w.e.f. 1st November, 1956 i.e., after reorganization of states. The region experiences hot and dry summer throughout the year except during the South West Monsoon season. The topography of Nalgonda district lends itself favourably to irrigation from canals, tanks, wells and streams.
The
district is drained by rivers Krishna, Musi, Aler, Dindi, Hallia,
Kongal, Peddavagu, Krishna, the prominent river in this district enters
at Yeleshwaram in Deverakonsa taluka. It enters Krishna district after
traversing a distance of about 85 kilometers. The soils of the district are mainly 'red earth's' comprising loany sands, sandy loans and sandy clay loans.
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