Lok Sabha Question No. 691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Monsoon Deficit Districts
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.691

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2018

## MONSOON DEFICIT DISTRICTS

## 691.   SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of his Ministry that almost 235 districts in the country's 630 districts face monsoon deficit of 20 per cent or more;
- (b) if so, the details of districts so affected, State-wise; and
- (c) the factors that are responsible for deficit rainfall and the manner in which the Government is planning to address this problem?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) Yes  Madam.  However,  the  number  of  districts  which  faced  deficient rainfall during the 2017 monsoon season are 215 out of a total number of 660 districts.
- (b) A list of State-wise districts with deficient rainfall (-20% to -99%) is given
- in Annexure.
- (c) The  rainfall activity  during  the  monsoon  season  depends  upon  the formation of weather systems within the monsoon current.  The monsoon flow  pattern  had  been  comparatively  weaker  in  the  second  half  of  the monsoon season 2017 and the number of low pressure areas formed during August  &  September,  2017  had  been  less  than  the  normal  number expected.  This has contributed towards the less than Long Period Average (LPA) rainfall for the country as a whole during August & September (87% of the LPA only) which has reflected in the district rainfall scenario also. However,  IMD  is  issuing  five  days  weather  based  district  level  agromet advisories to about 24 million registered farmers twice in a week to help farmers in their day to day farming operations.

## Annexure

| LIST OF DISTRICTS WITH RAINFALL DEPARTURES: -20% TO -99%   | LIST OF DISTRICTS WITH RAINFALL DEPARTURES: -20% TO -99%   | LIST OF DISTRICTS WITH RAINFALL DEPARTURES: -20% TO -99%   | LIST OF DISTRICTS WITH RAINFALL DEPARTURES: -20% TO -99%   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. NO.                                                     | NAME OF DISTRICTS                                          | % DEP.                                                     | STATES                                                     |
| 1                                                          | NICOBAR                                                    | -24%                                                       | A & N ISLAND (UT)                                          |
| 2                                                          | NORTH & MIDDLE ANDAMAN                                     | -21%                                                       | A & N ISLAND (UT)                                          |
| 3                                                          | CHANGLANG                                                  | -39%                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          |
| 4                                                          | DIBANG VALLEY                                              | -40%                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          |
| 5                                                          | EAST KAMENG                                                | -42%                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          |
| 6                                                          | TIRAP                                                      | -44%                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          |
| 7                                                          | WEST KAMENG                                                | -54%                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          |
| 8                                                          | TAWANG                                                     | -74%                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                          |
| 9                                                          | BAKSA                                                      | -42%                                                       | ASSAM                                                      |
| 10                                                         | DHUBRI                                                     | -21%                                                       | ASSAM                                                      |
| 11                                                         | DIBRUGARH                                                  | -22%                                                       | ASSAM                                                      |
| 12                                                         | MORIGAON                                                   | -22%                                                       | ASSAM                                                      |
| 13                                                         | NAGAON                                                     | -22%                                                       | ASSAM                                                      |
| 14                                                         | NALBARI                                                    | -21%                                                       | ASSAM                                                      |
| 15                                                         | RI-BHOI                                                    | -41%                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                                  |
| 16                                                         | WEST GARO HILLS                                            | -34%                                                       | MEGHALAYA                                                  |
| 17                                                         | PHEK                                                       | -46%                                                       | NAGALAND                                                   |
| 18                                                         | WOKHA                                                      | -75%                                                       | NAGALAND                                                   |
| 19                                                         | SENAPATI                                                   | -42%                                                       | MANIPUR                                                    |
| 20                                                         | THOUBAL                                                    | -38%                                                       | MANIPUR                                                    |
| 21                                                         | SOUTH DINAJPUR                                             | -23%                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                |
| 22                                                         | MURSHIDABAD                                                | -21%                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                |
| 23                                                         | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS                                          | -25%                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                |
| 24                                                         | ANGUL                                                      | -30%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 25                                                         | BARGARH                                                    | -24%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 26                                                         | BHADRAK                                                    | -24%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 27                                                         | BOLANGIR                                                   | -34%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 28                                                         | DHENKANAL                                                  | -28%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 29                                                         | JAJPUR                                                     | -30%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 30                                                         | KANDHAMAL                                                  | -22%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 31                                                         | NAYAGARH                                                   | -20%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 32                                                         | SONEPUR                                                    | -25%                                                       | ODISHA                                                     |
| 33                                                         | CHATRA                                                     | -32%                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                  |

|   34 | GARHWA         | -56%   | JHARKHAND     |
|------|----------------|--------|---------------|
|   35 | GIRIDIH        | -29%   | JHARKHAND     |
|   36 | GODDA          | -28%   | JHARKHAND     |
|   37 | JAMTARA        | -23%   | JHARKHAND     |
|   38 | KHUNTI         | -26%   | JHARKHAND     |
|   39 | PALAMU         | -21%   | JHARKHAND     |
|   40 | WEST SINGBHUM  | -28%   | JHARKHAND     |
|   41 | ARWAL          | -33%   | BIHAR         |
|   42 | BHOJPUR        | -41%   | BIHAR         |
|   43 | EAST CHAMPARAN | -22%   | BIHAR         |
|   44 | JAMUI          | -22%   | BIHAR         |
|   45 | KHAGARIA       | -30%   | BIHAR         |
|   46 | LAKHISARAI     | -25%   | BIHAR         |
|   47 | MADHEPURA      | -20%   | BIHAR         |
|   48 | MONGHYR        | -26%   | BIHAR         |
|   49 | MUZAFFARPUR    | -24%   | BIHAR         |
|   50 | NALANDA        | -24%   | BIHAR         |
|   51 | NAWADA         | -30%   | BIHAR         |
|   52 | PATNA          | -30%   | BIHAR         |
|   53 | SAHARSA        | -28%   | BIHAR         |
|   54 | SHEIKHPURA     | -27%   | BIHAR         |
|   55 | SIWAN          | -43%   | BIHAR         |
|   56 | VAISHALI       | -28%   | BIHAR         |
|   57 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR | -20%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   58 | AMETHI         | -56%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   59 | BALLIA         | -35%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   60 | BALRAMPUR      | -43%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   61 | BANDA          | -41%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   62 | CHANDAULI      | -47%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   63 | DEORIA         | -43%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   64 | FAIZABAD       | -40%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   65 | FATEHPUR       | -42%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   66 | GHAZIPUR       | -26%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   67 | GONDA          | -40%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   68 | GORAKHPUR      | -20%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   69 | HARDOI         | -34%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   70 | JAUNPUR        | -54%   | UTTAR PRADESH |
|   71 | KANPUR CITY    | -34%   | UTTAR PRADESH |

|   72 | KANPUR DEHAT        | -56%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|------|---------------------|--------|-----------------|
|   73 | KAUSHAMBI           | -26%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   74 | MAHARAJGANJ         | -29%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   75 | MIRZAPUR            | -39%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   76 | RAE BAREILLY        | -44%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   77 | SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR  | -49%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   78 | SITAPUR             | -33%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   79 | SONBHADRA           | -23%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   80 | SULTANPUR           | -38%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   81 | UNNAO               | -46%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   82 | AURAIYA             | -56%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   83 | BADAUN              | -27%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   84 | BULANDSHAHAR        | -25%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   85 | ETAH                | -22%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   86 | ETAWAH              | -48%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   87 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR | -49%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   88 | GHAZIABAD           | -46%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   89 | HAMIRPUR            | -58%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   90 | JALAUN              | -59%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   91 | JHANSI              | -46%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   92 | KANSHIRAM NAGAR     | -28%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   93 | LALITPUR            | -30%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   94 | MAHOBA              | -41%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   95 | MATHURA             | -55%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   96 | MEERUT              | -35%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   97 | MUZAFFARNAGAR       | -35%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   98 | PILIBHIT            | -55%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|   99 | RAMPUR              | -47%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|  100 | SHAHJAHANPUR        | -41%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|  101 | KUSHI NAGAR         | -64%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|  102 | MAU                 | -62%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|  103 | AGRA                | -60%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|  104 | MAHAMAYA NAGAR      | -60%   | UTTAR PRADESH   |
|  105 | GARHWAL PAURI       | -26%   | UTTARAKHAND     |
|  106 | GARHWAL TEHRI       | -25%   | UTTARAKHAND     |
|  107 | AMBALA              | -40%   | HARYANA         |
|  108 | BHIWANI             | -35%   | HARYANA         |
|  109 | FATEHABAD           | -51%   | HARYANA         |

|   110 | GURGAON            | -49%   | HARYANA          |
|-------|--------------------|--------|------------------|
|   111 | HISAR              | -24%   | HARYANA          |
|   112 | JIND               | -21%   | HARYANA          |
|   113 | KURUKSHETRA        | -27%   | HARYANA          |
|   114 | MAHENDRAGARH       | -22%   | HARYANA          |
|   115 | NORTH EAST DELHI   | -59%   | DELHI            |
|   116 | NORTH WEST DELHI   | -34%   | DELHI            |
|   117 | PALWAL             | -36%   | HARYANA          |
|   118 | PANCHKULA          | -57%   | HARYANA          |
|   119 | PANIPAT            | -40%   | HARYANA          |
|   120 | ROHTAK             | -50%   | HARYANA          |
|   121 | SIRSA              | -37%   | HARYANA          |
|   122 | SONEPAT            | -29%   | HARYANA          |
|   123 | SOUTH DELHI        | -28%   | DELHI            |
|   124 | SOUTH WEST DELHI   | -33%   | DELHI            |
|   125 | WEST DELHI         | -21%   | DELHI            |
|   126 | BARNALA            | -22%   | PUNJAB           |
|   127 | FATEHGARH SAHIB    | -31%   | PUNJAB           |
|   128 | HOSHIARPUR         | -46%   | PUNJAB           |
|   129 | JALANDHAR          | -39%   | PUNJAB           |
|   130 | MANSA              | -34%   | PUNJAB           |
|   131 | PATIALA            | -30%   | PUNJAB           |
|   132 | SANGRUR            | -52%   | PUNJAB           |
|   133 | SAS NAGAR (MOHALI) | -23%   | PUNJAB           |
|   134 | TARN TARAN         | -50%   | PUNJAB           |
|   135 | FEROZEPUR          | -83%   | PUNJAB           |
|   136 | LAHAUL & SPITI     | -70%   | HIMACHAL PRADESH |
|   137 | CHAMBA             | -50%   | HIMACHAL PRADESH |
|   138 | KINNAUR            | -32%   | HIMACHAL PRADESH |
|   139 | BADGAM             | -28%   | JAMMU & KASHMIR  |
|   140 | KUPWARA            | -36%   | JAMMU & KASHMIR  |
|   141 | RAJOURI            | -23%   | JAMMU & KASHMIR  |
|   142 | SAMBA              | -32%   | JAMMU & KASHMIR  |
|   143 | UDHAMPUR           | -44%   | JAMMU & KASHMIR  |
|   144 | SRI GANGANAGAR     | -27%   | RAJASTHAN        |
|   145 | ALWAR              | -46%   | RAJASTHAN        |
|   146 | BARAN              | -33%   | RAJASTHAN        |
|   147 | BHARATPUR          | -42%   | RAJASTHAN        |

|   148 | BUNDI          | -31%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|-------|----------------|--------|----------------|
|   149 | DAUSA          | -47%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   150 | DHOLPUR        | -47%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   151 | JAIPUR         | -35%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   152 | JHUNJHUNU      | -38%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   153 | KARAULI        | -50%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   154 | KOTA           | -39%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   155 | SAWAI MADHOPUR | -41%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   156 | SIKAR          | -26%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   157 | TONK           | -26%   | RAJASTHAN      |
|   158 | BETUL          | -21%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   159 | BHIND          | -35%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   160 | BHOPAL         | -22%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   161 | DATIA          | -32%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   162 | GWALIOR        | -28%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   163 | HARDA          | -37%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   164 | HOSHANGABAD    | -22%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   165 | MORENA         | -37%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   166 | RAISEN         | -21%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   167 | SHAJAPUR       | -26%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   168 | SHEOPUR        | -44%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   169 | SHIVPURI       | -36%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   170 | VIDISHA        | -21%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   171 | ANUPPUR        | -24%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   172 | BALAGHAT       | -37%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   173 | CHHATARPUR     | -32%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   174 | DAMOH          | -34%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   175 | DINDORI        | -30%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   176 | JABALPUR       | -23%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   177 | MANDLA         | -27%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   178 | NARSINGHPUR    | -32%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   179 | PANNA          | -21%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   180 | SAGAR          | -22%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   181 | SATNA          | -24%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   182 | SHAHDOL        | -30%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   183 | SIDHI          | -29%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   184 | TIKAMGARH      | -31%   | MADHYA PRADESH |
|   185 | UMARIA         | -40%   | MADHYA PRADESH |

|   186 | CHHOTA UDEPUR    | -22%   | GUJARAT      |
|-------|------------------|--------|--------------|
|   187 | DAHOD            | -24%   | GUJARAT      |
|   188 | TAPI             | -35%   | GUJARAT      |
|   189 | VADODARA         | -37%   | GUJARAT      |
|   190 | HINGOLI          | -28%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   191 | NANDED           | -22%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   192 | PARBHANI         | -21%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   193 | AKOLA            | -22%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   194 | AMRAOTI          | -30%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   195 | BHANDARA         | -27%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   196 | CHANDRAPUR       | -32%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   197 | GADCHIROLI       | -22%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   198 | GONDIA           | -37%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   199 | WASHIM           | -28%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   200 | YEOTMAL          | -34%   | MAHARASHTRA  |
|   201 | BALODA BAZAR     | -35%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   202 | DURG             | -27%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   203 | JANJGIR          | -22%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   204 | KORIYA           | -36%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   205 | MUNGELI          | -28%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   206 | NARAYANPUR       | -22%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   207 | RAIPUR           | -25%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   208 | RAJNANDGAON      | -30%   | CHHATTISGARH |
|   209 | ADILABAD         | -28%   | TELANGANA    |
|   210 | KARIMNAGAR       | -25%   | TELANGANA    |
|   211 | NIZAMABAD        | -25%   | TELANGANA    |
|   212 | DAKSHINA KANNADA | -21%   | KARNATAKA    |
|   213 | DHARWAD          | -21%   | KARNATAKA    |
|   214 | CHIKKAMAGALURU   | -27%   | KARNATAKA    |
|   215 | WYNAD            | -37%   | KERALA       |