Sangli District is located in the western part of Maharashtra. It is bounded by
Satara and
Solapur districts to the north,
Bijapur District (Karnataka) to the east,
Kolhapur and
Belgaum (Karnataka) districts to the south, and
Ratnagiri District to the west. Sangli District is situated in the river basins of the Warna and
Krishna rivers. Other small rivers, such as the
Warana River and the
Panchganga, flow into the
River Krishna. Land in the region is suitable for agriculture. Sangli district has distinct kind of environment. Eastern talukas of
Shirala,
Walwa,
Palus are prone to high rainfall and floods. 2005 floods submerged many villages like Dudhondi,
Bhilawadi, amnapur, Punadi, Khed, walwa etc. Western talukas are famous for drought and tanker driven drinking water supply systems. But recent projects like Tembhu-Mhaisal yojana, Takari prakalp ( located in takari town & water lifted & stored in Sagareshwar wildlife sanctuary area), Vita water scheme (located in Dudhondi and Ghogoan village) are changing the water landscape of these talukas. These water projects are located on river Krishna. Sagareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located at the meeting of three Tehsils of Sangli district: Kadegaon, Walva and Palus. The wildlife sanctuary is man-made; it is an artificially cultivated forest without a perennial supply of water, and most of the wildlife species were artificially introduced. It has an area of 10.87 km2. == Tourism ==