Lok Sabha Question No. 4706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Impact of Deficient Rainfall
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4706

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## IMPACT OF DEFICIENT RAINFALL

†4706. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that deficient rainfall in the country has led to drought like situation, low storage and insufficient availability of water during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/to be taken to tackle the situation?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  &

GANGA REJUVENATION

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c)  As per India Meteorological Department (IMD), 11 States/UTs have reported deficient rainfall  (-20%  or  less  of  the  long  period  average)  during  Southwest  Monsoon  Season,  2016. During the Northeast Monsoon Season 2016 and Winter Season 2017, the number of States/UTs reporting deficient rainfall is 27 and 25 respectively. Details of State-wise rainfall for Southwest Monsoon Season 2016, Northeast Monsoon Season 2016 and Winter Season, 2017 are enclosed in Annexure-I .

Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  monitors  live  storage  status  of  91  reservoirs  of  the country on weekly basis and issues weekly bulletin on every Thursday. Percentage of live storage as compared to gross storage capacity of these reservoirs was 56% and 74% at the end of monsoon season (30 th September) for year 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Keeping in view the deficit storage, CWC issued advisories on 28.12.2016 and 23.02.2017 to the concerned authorities of State Governments suggesting planning for judicious use of surface water and deployment of ground water resources judiciously to tide over the shortages.

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## ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4706 on 'Impact of Deficient Rainfall' for answer on 30.03.2017.

## STATE-WISE RAINFALL (mm) FOR THE PERIOD FROM JUNE -2016 TO FEBRUARY -2017.

| S. NO.   | STATES            | SWMONSOON-2016 (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)   | SWMONSOON-2016 (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)   | SWMONSOON-2016 (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)   | NE- MONSOON-2016 (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)   | NE- MONSOON-2016 (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)   | NE- MONSOON-2016 (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)   | WINTER -2017 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)   | WINTER -2017 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)   | WINTER -2017 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)   |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. NO.   | STATES            | ACTUAL                            | NORMAL                            | %DEP.                             | ACTUAL                                | NORMAL                                | %DEP.                                 | ACTUAL                            | NORMAL                            | %DEP.                             |
| 1        | A &NISLAND (UT)   | 1562.6                            | 1682.5                            | -7%                               | 1002.6                                | 695.9                                 | 44%                                   | 234.2                             | 82.9                              | 183%                              |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1699.1                            | 1768.0                            | -4%                               | 189.6                                 | 267.2                                 | -29%                                  | 90.4                              | 148.1                             | -39%                              |
| 3        | ASSAM             | 1190.6                            | 1523.4                            | -22%                              | 147.0                                 | 168.9                                 | -13%                                  | 43.5                              | 48.4                              | -10%                              |
| 4        | MEGHALAYA         | 1455.7                            | 2786.8                            | -48%                              | 178.5                                 | 292.2                                 | -39%                                  | 31.0                              | 40.2                              | -23%                              |
| 5        | NAGALAND          | 972.9                             | 1329.9                            | -27%                              | 142.8                                 | 168.7                                 | -15%                                  | 2.5                               | 47.5                              | -95%                              |
| 6        | MANIPUR           | 1355.3                            | 1404.5                            | -4%                               | 164.2                                 | 231.2                                 | -29%                                  | 23.1                              | 46.0                              | -50%                              |
| 7        | MIZORAM           | 1475.3                            | 1708.3                            | -14%                              | 202.0                                 | 315.4                                 | -36%                                  | 5.3                               | 39.4                              | -86%                              |
| 8        | TRIPURA           | 1187.7                            | 1489.1                            | -20%                              | 287.4                                 | 231.2                                 | 24%                                   | 20.2                              | 44.7                              | -55%                              |
| 9        | SIKKIM            | 1821.4                            | 1800.8                            | 1%                                | 128.3                                 | 297.7                                 | -57%                                  | 29.2                              | 143.6                             | -80%                              |
| 10       | WEST BENGAL       | 1382.1                            | 1390.4                            | -1%                               | 107.3                                 | 156.7                                 | -32%                                  | 1.9                               | 33.9                              | -94%                              |
| 11       | ODISHA            | 1030.8                            | 1149.9                            | -10%                              | 104.4                                 | 144.1                                 | -28%                                  | 1.7                               | 31.8                              | -95%                              |
| 12       | JHARKHAND         | 1096.9                            | 1091.9                            | 0%                                | 45.5                                  | 91.6                                  | -50%                                  | 5.3                               | 33.4                              | -84%                              |
| 13       | BIHAR             | 994.1                             | 1027.6                            | -3%                               | 60.8                                  | 77.5                                  | -22%                                  | 0.4                               | 23.0                              | -98%                              |
| 14       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 731.5                             | 846.1                             | -14%                              | 19.5                                  | 57.9                                  | -66%                                  | 14.8                              | 30.9                              | -52%                              |
| 15       | UTTARAKHAND       | 1104.2                            | 1229.1                            | -10%                              | 16.5                                  | 89.6                                  | -82%                                  | 51.2                              | 106.2                             | -52%                              |
| 16       | HARYANA           | 332.1                             | 459.8                             | -28%                              | 6.2                                   | 28.9                                  | -79%                                  | 34.1                              | 32.4                              | 5%                                |
| 17       | CHANDIGARH (UT)   | 456.2                             | 844.2                             | -46%                              | 22.9                                  | 65.1                                  | -65%                                  | 138.6                             | 83.2                              | 67%                               |
| 18       | DELHI             | 526.8                             | 636.2                             | -17%                              | 3.5                                   | 34.7                                  | -90%                                  | 38.8                              | 32.7                              | 19%                               |
| 19       | PUNJAB            | 352.0                             | 491.9                             | -28%                              | 3.4                                   | 41.0                                  | -92%                                  | 45.4                              | 49.5                              | -8%                               |
| 20       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 624.5                             | 825.3                             | -24%                              | 7.5                                   | 108.2                                 | -93%                                  | 205.4                             | 195.5                             | 5%                                |
| 21       | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 481.8                             | 534.6                             | -10%                              | 9.4                                   | 131.8                                 | -93%                                  | 361.3                             | 212.9                             | 70%                               |

| S. NO.             | STATES                  | SWMONSOON-2016 (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)   | SWMONSOON-2016 (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)   | SWMONSOON-2016 (JUNE-SEPTEMBER)   | NE- MONSOON-2016 (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)   | NE- MONSOON-2016 (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)   | NE- MONSOON-2016 (OCTOBER-DECEMBER)   | WINTER -2017 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)   | WINTER -2017 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)   | WINTER -2017 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY)   |
|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S. NO.             | STATES                  | ACTUAL                            | NORMAL                            | %DEP.                             | ACTUAL                                | NORMAL                                | %DEP.                                 | ACTUAL                            | NORMAL                            | %DEP.                             |
| 22                 | RAJASTHAN               | 535.8                             | 419.0                             | 28%                               | 24.5                                  | 17.7                                  | 39%                                   | 7.1                               | 9.1                               | -22%                              |
| 23                 | MADHYA PRADESH          | 1131.0                            | 952.3                             | 19%                               | 35.6                                  | 54.8                                  | -35%                                  | 8.6                               | 23.3                              | -63%                              |
| 24                 | GUJARAT                 | 537.0                             | 672.7                             | -20%                              | 65.7                                  | 31.8                                  | 107%                                  | 0.1                               | 0.8                               | -93%                              |
| 25                 | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI (UT) | 2732.4                            | 2162.3                            | 26%                               | 85.7                                  | 54.9                                  | 56%                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |
| 26                 | DAMAN &DIU (UT)         | 1803.4                            | 1620.4                            | 11%                               | 54.2                                  | 52.7                                  | 3%                                    | 0.0                               | 0.5                               | -100%                             |
| 27                 | GOA                     | 2960.2                            | 2970.3                            | 0%                                | 96.0                                  | 200.7                                 | -52%                                  | 0.0                               | 0.6                               | -100%                             |
| 28                 | MAHARASHTRA             | 1164.9                            | 1007.3                            | 16%                               | 79.7                                  | 102.4                                 | -22%                                  | 0.1                               | 8.2                               | -99%                              |
| 29                 | CHHATISGARH             | 1176.0                            | 1153.3                            | 2%                                | 79.8                                  | 78.0                                  | 2%                                    | 1.6                               | 20.8                              | -92%                              |
| 30                 | ANDHRA PRADESH          | 549.2                             | 504.4                             | 9%                                | 94.5                                  | 281.6                                 | -66%                                  | 2.2                               | 13.2                              | -83%                              |
| 31                 | TELANGANA               | 899.8                             | 755.2                             | 19%                               | 71.3                                  | 119.3                                 | -40%                                  | 0.0                               | 11.3                              | -100%                             |
| 32                 | TAMILNADU               | 257.8                             | 317.0                             | -19%                              | 165.9                                 | 436.1                                 | -62%                                  | 38.1                              | 30.8                              | 24%                               |
| 33                 | PUDUCHERRY (UT)         | 336.1                             | 355.0                             | -5%                               | 191.9                                 | 910.2                                 | -79%                                  | 132.2                             | 56.7                              | 133%                              |
| 34                 | KARNATAKA               | 710.8                             | 832.2                             | -15%                              | 53.9                                  | 188.2                                 | -71%                                  | 2.8                               | 3.8                               | -26%                              |
| 35                 | KERALA                  | 1352.2                            | 2039.6                            | -34%                              | 185.3                                 | 480.7                                 | -61%                                  | 13.0                              | 24.3                              | -46%                              |
| 36                 | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)        | 745.5                             | 998.5                             | -25%                              | 165.4                                 | 333.6                                 | -50%                                  | 22.2                              | 35.5                              | -38%                              |
| COUNTRY AS A WHOLE | COUNTRY AS A WHOLE      | 862.0                             | 887.5                             | -3%                               | 69.7                                  | 127.2                                 | -45%                                  | 39.3                              | 41.4                              | -5%                               |

* :  Cumulative RF is for the period June 2016 to Dec. 2016.