BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

Present study was undertaken in Sangli district of Maharashtra state in year 2024-25. The three talukas i.e. Kadegaon, Palus and Miraj from Sangli district were selected for this purpose. So those were using maximum fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation, and other Agricultural inputs. Ten respondents were randomly selected from each village. The data were collected through personal interview. Around 50.66 per cent respondents had medium level of awareness regarding pesticides pollution. Among them 53.33 per cent respondents had medium level of awareness regarding fertilizers pollution. The average awareness score of respondents regarding pollution due to harvest waste was found to be 5.33 per cent. In case of food processing waste the average awareness score of respondents regarding agricultural pollution was found to be 3.39, which ranked 8^th. The percentage of low level of awareness was 26.00 while 42.66 per cent of the respondents had medium level of awareness. The average awareness score of respondents regarding sewage water pollution was 3.57; 60.66 per cent respondents had medium level of awareness. With respect to the pollution from salt and silt, drained by irrigation water, only 16.66 per cent respondents had low level of awareness, whereas 32.00 per cent had high level of awareness and 51.33 per cent of the respondents had medium level of awareness, which ranked 1^st with average score of 3.98. Nearly three fifth (58.00 per cent) respondents had medium level of awareness with respect to livestock waste pollution With regards to pollution due to dead bodies of animal, 30.66 per cent respondents were highly aware while half (51.33 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of awareness. For the noise pollution by farm machineries, 54.00 per cent of the respondents had medium level of awareness, while 20.00 per cent and 26.00 per cent respondents had high and low level of awareness. It is evident from the study that more than two third (78.00 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of overall awareness regarding agricultural pollution whereas 15.00 per cent of the respondents had low level of overall awareness and only 7.00 per cent of the respondents had high level of overall awareness regarding agricultural pollution. Further, the different measures being used by farmers for controlling agricultural pollution It has been concluded that there is need to provide training, guidance, knowledge and credits to rural farmers, so to increase awareness and enhance to socio-economic status.