This figure is twice the number of villages affected by the 2012 drought in the state. The manual for drought management has been developed by the national institute of disaster management nidm through a consultative process involving the concerned central ministries, state governments, scientific, technical and research organisations and the grass root level organisations working for mitigation and management of drought. A similar situation exists in western maharashtras droughtprone districts of solapur and ahmednagar. May 09, 2019 the situation has worsened in maharashtra and karnataka with 80% of districts in karnataka and 72% in maharashtra reeling from water scarcity and crop failure which impact the socioeconomic of the. Mapping of drought areas india meteorological department. Drought declared in over 29,000 villages in maharashtra. Maharashtra has 78% drought affected districts, andhra pradesh has 77% and telangana has 70% drought affected districts. Drought affected areas in india 2016 india drought. Almost 82% area in the state is dryland while 52% area is drought prone. While lakhs of displaced residents of satara, sangli, kolhapur and other neighbouring areas are trying hard to gather their lives together after being hit by the devastating floods, the residents of the beed district in the marathwada region are reeling under severe drought like conditions. According to statistics on factly, maharashtra has 78 percent drought affected districts, and has been allotted the largest sum of relief funds. When deficit of rainfall is more than 50%, severe drought is defined. This accounts for 58% of the drought area in the state.
It receives average annual rainfall of 2500 mm and 500 mm in the upper and lower reaches respectively. The maharashtra in india has been in a constant state of drought since the year 2012. Agricultural yield, administrative division, maharashtra. The worsthit areas in maharashtra were solapur, parbhani, ahmednagar, latur, pune, satara, beed and nashik. How a droughtprone area in maharashtra was transformed.
Droughtprone areas in maharashtra get special package union water resources minister nitin gadkari and maharashtra chief minister devendra fadnavis, it is learnt, are likely to participate in a ceremony in nagpur to mark the special package known locally as the balliraja package. Giving away the entire field to the birds when he himself lives in a hand to mouth situation was beyond imagination. In december 2014, when maharashtra chief minister devendra fadnavis launched jalyukt shivar abhiyan jsa amid much fanfare, it was proje cted as a panacea to the state that has a long history of drought. Out of the 11 states, gujarat has the lowest percentage 15% of drought affected districts. To analyze the gini coefficient index and lorenz curve for the distribution of asset pattern among the sample households in western. The second scheme looks at the absolute spatial distribution of drought prone areas while ignoring the intensity. A similar situation exists in western maharashtra s drought prone districts of solapur and ahmednagar.
According to statistics on factly, maharashtra has 78 percent droughtaffected districts, and has been allotted the largest sum of relief funds. A representative droughtprone catchment, the upper bhima catchment in southern maharashtra state figure 1, was used as the study site. Since the adoption of watershed approach in the year 199596 till 20052006, 24363 projects have been sanctioned to treat 121. The maharashtra government is mulling a law that would make it mandatory for the industries to use recycled water. This study presents spatiotemporal analysis of droughts in one of the most drought prone region in indiawestern rajasthan and develops drought intensity area frequency curves for the region. Almost 82% area in the state is dryland while 52% area is droughtprone.
More areas in maharashtra are to be officially declared drought affected. While lakhs of displaced residents of satara, sangli, kolhapur and other neighbouring areas are trying hard to gather their lives together after being hit by the devastating floods, the residents of the beed district in the marathwada region are reeling under severe droughtlike conditions. In droughtprone maharashtra, this farmer leaves his entire crop for birds to feed on. In maharashtra state, the % to normal rainfall is gradually decreasing from the year. Very few studies have been undertaken to study droughts over smaller scale. In maharashtras drought prone areas, this ngo is making. In simple terms, drought is a condition of acute scarcity of water, food, fodder. During the years 18752004, it has experienced drought 18 times, including the two years of successive drought in 1984 and 1985. The drought prone areas programme was in operation in 627 blocks of 96 districts in states. The identification and distribution of droughtprone areas in. Like pune district, drought prone areas are also present in many parts of satara district. The droughtprone areas form a significant proportion of the countrys area.
According to the survey of drought prone area programme dpap there are 67 blocks in. A meteorological drought over an area is defined as a situation when rainfall over that area is less than 75% of the climatological normal. The worsthit areas in maharashtra are solapur, ahmednagar, sangli, pune, satara, beed and nashik. Pdf agriculture problems and prospects of drought prone region. Nearly 90 lakh farmers in maharashtra have been impacted by the drought that has devastated the kharif crop, official data shows. Sinha ray studied droughts over maharashtra 2002 and gujarat 2002, 2004 over. Historical drought analysis of maharashtra state by using. The deccan plateau constitutes 50 percent of the droughtprone area of the state.
Central maharashtra experiences scattered rainfall almost onethird area receives scanty rainfall and is always in the grip of water scarcity and drought. Despite floods, parts of maharashtra reeling under drought. These areas are characterised by low productivity which is a major cause of regional imbalances. The area selected for the study was khatav taluka, a semiarid region of satara district of maharashtra. Pune, solapur, and ahmednagar districts cover about 75% of the catchment area and satara, sangali, osmanabad, and beed districts cover the rest 14. Rural drinking water issues in india s droughtprone area. Droughts and agriculture in the semiarid region of. In uttar pradesh, 50 districts out of 75 are declared as drought prone. The chronic droughtprone zone in maharashtra covering most of the present study area registered the highest frequency of drought deosthali 2002. Pdf impact of drought on environmental, agricultural and socio.
Moderate drought conditions affect 46 per cent of the total droughtprone area. Obtaining sufficient drinking water with acceptable quality under circumstances of lack, such as droughts, is a challenge in drought prone areas of india. Pune, with a geographical area of 15,642 sq km, is the second largest district in the state and accounts for 5. Aug 12, 2019 monsoon has hit maharashtra hard this year, not just because of excess rains, but also due to lack of it. Rainfall data for jalna shows great yeartoyear variability figure 2. Drought in jalna the energy and resources institute. Residents of latur, osmanabad, nanded, aurangabad, jalna, jalgaon and dhule districts. About 50 percent of the drought prone areas of maharashtra are in the deccan plateau. Drought impacts vary from region to region, but the overall issues are similar and maharashtra state is indicative of the rest of the drought prone area of the country. The konkan region is not affected by the drought as it gets plentiful monsoon. Monsoon has hit maharashtra hard this year, not just because of excess rains, but also due to lack of it. The state is facing drought for the second straight year. Rural drinking water issues in india s drought prone area.
It is considered as the regions worst drought in 40 years. Severe drought conditions prevail over 42 per cent of the total drought prone area. Physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of water. Per maharashtra state agriculture portal, the state has 24 per cent of droughtprone area of the country. Feb 12, 2015 how a drought prone area in maharashtra was transformed since 1995, more than three lakh farmers have taken their lives in india. In particular, the report reveals limitations in policy and practice at community and districtcentral government when society is confronted with extreme weather events, such as the 2012 drought. The region received lower rainfall during the monsoon season june. How a droughtprone area in maharashtra was transformed since 1995, more than three lakh farmers have taken their lives in india. A large part of pune district falls in the rain shadow zone and nearly 50% of the area is classi. According to the 2011 census, the suicide rate for farmers was 47% higher than the national average. Pdf farmers assetholding pattern in drought prone region. The 2012 drought in maharashtra did not lead to the massive. Moderate drought conditions affect 46 per cent of the total drought prone area.
There are 188 talukas 2234 villages where groundwater level dropped for more than 2 metre and drought situation were declared in 19059 villages from 22 districts in the year 201415. About 90 percent of the land in the state has basaltic rock, which is non porous and prevents rainwater percolation into the ground and thus makes the area drought prone. This study examined rural drinking water availability issues during a recent drought 2012 through 22 focus group discussions fgds in a drought prone catchment of india. The identification and distribution of droughtprone areas. Levels of agricultural performance in droughtprone areas of jalgaon district, maharashtra state india article pdf available january 2019 with 43 reads how we measure reads. In maharashtras drought prone areas, this ngo is making water drops count. More areas in maharashtra are to be officially declared droughtaffected. The research work focuses on systematic assessment of socioeconomic status of the farmers from drought prone region of maharashtra, india. Maharashtras estimated potential of surface irrigation not expected to cross 30% of the cropped area in conventional sense, the importance of watershed development as a bulwark for rainfed agriculture is obvious in these large tracts of drought prone lands. The konkan region is not affected by the drought as it. The upper bhima catchment is the second largest subcatchment in the krishna basin, covering an area of 46,000 km 2.
Study of socioeconomic status of farmers in drought prone. An area of 43,938 sq km in 14 districts has been declared as drought prone in gujarat. Rural drinking water issues in indias droughtprone area. Nov 04, 2015 even a single bag full of jowar is a big thing for farmers like sonule in this extremely drought affected area of kolhapur. Drought impacts and adaptation strategies for agriculture. A representative drought prone catchment, the upper bhima catchment in southern maharashtra state figure 1, was used as the study site. Need for revisiting droughtprone districts the climatic classi. Present paper focuses on the asset pattern of sample farmers in drought prone region in western maharashtra. Agriculture problems and prospects of drought prone region in sangali district of maharashtra. Even a single bag full of jowar is a big thing for farmers like sonule in this extremely drought affected area of kolhapur. Drought and heat wave situation in india 1 3rd may, 2018. Recently sen and sinha ray 1997 studied trends in drought affected areas in india. The frequency of drought in the state has increased to one in five years to one in two years since 2009.
The situation has worsened in maharashtra and karnataka with 80% of districts in karnataka and 72% in maharashtra reeling from water scarcity and crop failure which impact the socioeconomic of the. Three villages were selected randomly from this area. Impact of drought on environmental, agricultural and socio. Thus, the varied agroclimatic context of indian agriculture and its general dependence on monsoon rainfall makes it particularly valnerable to drought. The word drought instantly brings image of dry, parched land, no rainfall, crop failures, starvation and bad living conditions to our mind. In simple terms, drought is a condition of acute scarcity of water, food, fodder, and employment due to scanty rainfall in an area.
There are in all around 44,185 micro watersheds in maharashtra. Giving away the entire field to the birds when he himself lives in a hand to mouth situation was. Agriculture in maharashtra maharashtra pcs exam notes. These areas are a strain on the countrys financial resources. A meteorological drought over an area is defined as a.
Another 5,700 villages are to be added to the list of drought hit areas, taking the total number of villages which lost more than 50 per cent crops to around 24,000. The study area is the upper bhima catchment which is located in the drought prone area dpa of maharashtra state as shown in fig. The region received lower rainfall during the monsoon season june to september 2012 which resulted in the 20. Further,when deficit of rainfall is in between 26 to 50%, moderate drought is defined. The yearwise details of projects sanctioned from 199596 to 200506 are at annexure 2. Recurring drought is a major challenge in the drought prone area of maharashtra state in india. The drought studies carried out by gore and sinha ray 2002and gore et al. Drought and heat wave situation in india 1 3rd may. Pdf levels of agricultural performance in droughtprone.
Drought prone areas programme dpap department of land. In 2016, latur was one of the districts worsthit by drought, with over 400 suicides by farmers unable to repay loans. The figure is almost on a par with the population of sweden. Maharashtra is already known for its farm crisis and reports the highest number of farmers suicides in the country. Drought has multiple dimensions in its occurrence, impacts and in its mitigation. Some of the important drought prone areas of india are as follows.
Another 5,700 villages are to be added to the list of droughthit areas, taking the total number of villages which lost more than 50 per cent crops to around 24,000. Three hundred and twenty nine million hectare of land covering 103 districts and 16 states of india are chronically drought prone as per the national drought manual, 2009. The district like nashik and jalgaon which included in the north maharashtra is the next affected area. The real reasons behind maharashtras manmade drought. On monday, the maharashtra government told the bombay high court that it was declaring drought in over 29,000 villages in maharashtra. Another 5,700 villages on maharashtras drought list. Water is being indiscriminately provided just for sugarcane cultivation to keep netas well fed.
Severe drought conditions occur once every 89 years. This article focuses on various drought impacts in an important state of india i. Physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of water quality. The deccan plateau constitutes 50 percent of the drought prone area of the state. Nearly 82 per cent area of the state falls in rainfed sector and 52 per cent area is drought prone due to uncertain, insufficient and. Drought impacts and adaptation strategies for agriculture and. Severe drought conditions prevail over 42 per cent of the total droughtprone area. Out of the total geographical area of india, almost onesixth area with 12% of the population is drought prone. Chhotanagpur, jammu and kashmir and central east tamil nadu. Per reports, as high as ninetynine talukas in the state are chronically drought. Droughtprone areas in maharashtra get special package. The 20 drought in maharashtra in india came about after the region received lower rainfall during the monsoon season june to september 2012. Maharashtra state, which contributes about 15% of the countrys gross domestic product gdp. Maharashtra out of 36 districts in maharashtra, 21 are facing drought.
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