South eastern ghat

  • Malkangiri and parts of Koraput districts comes under South eastern ghat agro-climatic zone. The zone experiences warm and humid climate with mean annual rainfall of 1522 mm, having mean maximum summer temperature of     34.1 0C and mean minimum winter temperature of 13.2 0C.
  • Nagabali, Indravati and Kolab river basins influences the agriculture and civilization of the zone.   Red, lateritic and black soil are major soil groups spread in the different parts of the region.  Irrigation ratio of the region is 39.3%.The land types vary from hill regions with variable slopes to plateau mostly comes under upland and low land.