Sedam

Sedam or Seram is a town in Gulbarga district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of the Sedam Taluka.GeographyThe town is spread over an area of 5.5km2. Sedam Taluk shares borders with three Taluks in the Gulbarga district: Chitapur Taluk to the west, Chincholi Taluk to the north and Yadgir district to the south. It also borders Tandur Taluk of the Rangareddy District of Telangana and Kodangal Taluk of the Mahbubnagar District in Telangana to the east. Sedam taluk is located in the eastern part of the district. Major water bearing formation is sedimentries of Bhima Formation followed by granite gneiss. The depths of bore wells drilled by CGWB are within the range 9 to 90 mbgl and drill time discharge is within 0.10 to 9 lps. 755 irrigation-dug wells exist, (as per iv th Census of Minor Irrigation Schemes 2006– 07), out of which, 634 are in use. Water lifting device fitted in dug wells is either electric or diesel pump of 2 to 6 HP with average pumping of 4 to 8 hours. Season wise irrigation potential created through dug wells is 620 ha. Out 1052 irrigation shallow bore wells, 779 are in use. Water is being lifted from these tube wells primarily by electric pumps of 2 to 6 HP, with average pumping of 4 to 8 hours. Season wise irrigation potential created through bore wells is 1159 ha