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Agriculture and Irrigation
Total irrigated area is 393.93 ha and unirrigated is 3304.73 ha. Important field
and garden crops are paddy, ragi, bajra, jowar, groundnut, pulses and beans,
wheat, banana, sapota, mango, coconut and sugarcane. There are no major
forests in the territory.
Industry and Power
There are 2930 small-scale and medium-scale industries in Daman and Diu.
Two industrial areas have been developed by Omnibus Industrial Development
Corporation at Daman. The other industrial areas are Dabhel, Bhimpore,
Kachigam and Kadaiya.
All villages have been electrified. Daman and Diu have got adequate
power allocation from central sector power stations in western region.
Transport
Roads : The total length of roads is 191 km and 78 km respectively.
Railways : There is no railway link with Daman and Diu. The nearest railway
station from Daman is Vapi on western railway on Mumbai-Delhi route. The
nearest railway station from Diu is Delvada on metre-gauge.
Aviation : There are airports both in Daman and Diu. Diu is connected by air
and there is regular air service from Mumbai.
Tourist Places
Important tourist places in Daman are Bom Jesus Church; Our Lady of Sea
Church; Our Lady of Remedios Church; Forts of Moti Daman and Nani Daman;
Jampore and Devka Beaches; Public Garden at Nani Daman and Moti Daman
Jetty; Pergola Garden; Moti Daman; Amusement Park, Devka; Damanganga
Tourist Complex, Kachigam; Satya Sagar Udyan; Mirasol Garden; Mirasol
Water Park.
In Diu, St. Paul’s Church; Diu Fort and Panikota Fort; Nagoa and
Chakratirth and Children’s Park at Ghoghla and Summer House are worth
seeing.
O. W.: http://www.daman.nic.in
Government
Administrator : Shri Praful Khoda Patel
Jurisdiction of High Court : Falls under Bombay High Court
Delhi
Area : 1,483 sq km Population : 1.68 crore (as per census 2011)
Capital : Delhi Principal Languages : Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and English