Lok Sabha Question No. 1133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Weather Forecasting Assistance to People
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1133 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019

## WEATHER FORECASTING ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE

1133. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV :

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has taken note that some parts of the country Maharashtra, Assam, North Bihar, Eastern UP, South Gujarat have received extreme rainfall  leading  to  the  condition  of  floods  while  some  other  parts received  deficient  rainfall  leading  to  drought  like  conditions  and  if  so,
- (a) including Kerala, North Karnataka, Madhya  Pradesh, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  gravity  of  the  situation caused due to vagaries of climate and extended any assistance to the affected States and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  Indian  Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  has  conducted  any research to study the reasons for extreme rainfall and drought conditions in the various parts of the country;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereto; and
- (e) whether  the  Government/IMD  proposes  to  devise  a  mechanism  where farmers/people  are  being  provided  with  meteorological  assistance  to predict  rainfall  or  drought  in  different  parts  of  the  country  to  save agriculture and human life and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes Sir. Monsoon rainfall varies on different spatial and temporal scales. Extreme rainfall events that occur at some places and some other parts receiving deficient rainfall are part of the natural variability of the Indian monsoon  system  itself.  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  issues rainfall  forecasts  and  associated  warnings  well  in  advance  to  entire country. The district wise rainfall activity (in all categories) for the entire  country  during  the  Monsoon  Season  2019  is  attached  as Annexure.
- (b) India Meteorological Department (IMD) through its State Meteorological Centres issues forecasts & warnings for the impending adverse weather (district-wise) as and when required to support the mitigation measures.
- (c) & (d) IMD is mainly associated with the operational weather forecasting services for the country. However, the research institutions such as Indian  Institute  of  Tropical  Meteorology  (IITM),  Pune  and  National Centre  for  Medium  Range  Weather  Forecasting  (NCMRWF),  Noida under  the  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  are  conducting  research studies  in  relation  to  the  extreme  weather  events  which  help  to further improve the operational forecasting services of IMD.

Such  research studies carried out by these institutions have brought out that global warming is one of the main reasons for the increasing trend in the occurrence of extreme weather events. The studies have also brought out that : (i) the frequency of very light rain and  light  to  moderate  rain  events  during  the  monsoon  season  has decreased  over  most  parts  of  the  country  (ii)  frequency  of  very  heavy and  extreme  rainfall  events  over  northern  parts  of  the  country  has increased  significantly,  and  (iii)  during  the  period,  1901-2010,  heavy rainfall events (rainfall exceeding 15 cm in 24 hours) over northern parts of the country show an increasing trend of about 6% per decade.

- (e) India Meteorological Department (IMD) runs an operational Agrometeorological Advisory Service (AAS) viz.,  Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa  (GKMS)  scheme  for  the  benefit  of  farming  community  in  the country. Under the scheme, medium range weather forecast at district level is generated and issued. Based on the forecast, Agromet Advisories  are  being  prepared  and  communicated  by  the  130  Agromet Field Units (AMFUs) located at State Agricultural Universities, institutes of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  and  IIT  etc.,  to  the farmers  on  every  Tuesday  and  Friday  to  take  decision  on  day-to-day agricultural operations. AAS rendered by IMD is a step towards weatherbased crop and livestock management  strategies and operations dedicated  to  enhancing  crop  production  and  food  security  besides reducing crop damage and loss due to unusual weather.

Agromet  Advisories are communicated  to the farming  community through  multichannel  dissemination  system  like  print  and  electronic media,  DoorDarshan,  radio,  internet  etc.  including  SMS  using  mobile phones  through  Kisan  Portal  launched  by  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and Farmers'  Welfare  and  also  through  private  companies  under  Public Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode.  At  present,  42  million  farmers  in  the country receive the Agromet Advisories through SMS directly.

In  addition,  IMD  in  collaboration  with  Central  Research  Institute  for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) is continuously issuing Agromet Advisories using Extended Range Forecast (ERF) throughout the season particularly during prolonged dry spell / poor rainfall situation for farmers and other users.

## Annexure

| CATEGORY   | CATEGORY                         |
|------------|----------------------------------|
| LE         | (LARGE EXCESS) (+60% or more)    |
| E          | (EXCESS) (+20% to +59%)          |
| N          | (NORMAL) (+19% to -19%)          |
| D          | (DEFICIENT) (-20% to -59%)       |
| LD         | (LARGE DEFICIENT) (-60% to -99%) |
| NR         | (NO RAIN) -100%)                 |

| DISTRICTWISE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION   | DISTRICTWISE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION   | DISTRICTWISE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION   | DISTRICTWISE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION   | DISTRICTWISE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION   | DISTRICTWISE RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION   |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                | MET. SUBDIVISION/ UT                 | PERIOD : 01.06.2019 TO 30.09.2019    | PERIOD : 01.06.2019 TO 30.09.2019    | PERIOD : 01.06.2019 TO 30.09.2019    | PERIOD : 01.06.2019 TO 30.09.2019    |
| STATE/DISTRICT                       | (NAME)                               | ACTUAL (mm)                          | NORMAL (mm)                          | % DEPARTURE                          | CATEGORY                             |
| 1                                    | A & N ISLAND                         | 2331.3                               | 1653.8                               | 41%                                  | E                                    |
| 1                                    | NICOBAR                              | 1124.2                               | 1129.3                               | 0%                                   | N                                    |
| 2                                    | NORTH & MIDDLE ANDAMAN               | 3283.3                               | 1820.4                               | 80%                                  | LE                                   |
| 3                                    | SOUTH ANDAMAN                        | 2038.3                               | 1796.1                               | 13%                                  | N                                    |
| 2                                    | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                    | 1538.2                               | 1726.6                               | -11%                                 | N                                    |
| 1                                    | ANJAW                                | 1079.0                               | 1566.2                               | -31%                                 | D                                    |
| 2                                    | CHANGLANG                            | 1296.0                               | 1547.4                               | -16%                                 | N                                    |
| 3                                    | DIBANG VALLEY                        | 1300.8                               | 1281.1                               | 2%                                   | N                                    |
| 4                                    | EAST KAMENG                          | 872.0                                | 1313.9                               | -34%                                 | D                                    |
| 5                                    | EAST SIANG                           | 2741.3                               | 3187.2                               | -14%                                 | N                                    |
| 6                                    | KURUNG KUMEY                         | 1492.4                               | 1256.1                               | 19%                                  | N                                    |
| 7                                    | LOHIT                                | 1680.5                               | 1560.0                               | 8%                                   | N                                    |
| 8                                    | LOWER DIBANG VALLEY                  | 2797.0                               | 1699.9                               | 65%                                  | LE                                   |
| 9                                    | LOWER SUBANSIRI                      | 829.2                                | 799.7                                | 4%                                   | N                                    |
| 10                                   | PAPUMPARA                            | 2007.5                               | 2213.5                               | -9%                                  | N                                    |
| 11                                   | TAWANG                               | 831.3                                | 1796.1                               | -54%                                 | D                                    |
| 12                                   | TIRAP                                | 1184.1                               | 2309.5                               | -49%                                 | D                                    |
| 13                                   | UPPER SIANG                          | 1736.5                               | 1877.3                               | -8%                                  | N                                    |
| 14                                   | UPPER SUBANSIRI                      | 1018.6                               | 980.6                                | 4%                                   | N                                    |
| 15                                   | WEST KAMENG                          | 1122.0                               | 1796.1                               | -38%                                 | D                                    |
| 16                                   | WEST SIANG                           | 2019.2                               | 2045.5                               | -1%                                  | N                                    |
| 3                                    | ASSAM & MEGHALAYA                    | 1567.9                               | 1773.7                               | -12%                                 | N                                    |
|                                      | ASSAM                                | 1334.3                               | 1486.2                               | -10%                                 | N                                    |
| 1                                    | BAKSA                                | 1824.5                               | 1226.6                               | 49%                                  | E                                    |
| 2                                    | BARPETA                              | 2285.4                               | 2381.0                               | -4%                                  | N                                    |
| 3                                    | BONGAIGAON                           | 2493.6                               | 2309.8                               | 8%                                   | N                                    |
| 4                                    | CACHAR                               | 1788.8                               | 1867.4                               | -4%                                  | N                                    |
| 5                                    | CHIRANG                              | 2682.9                               | 2291.7                               | 17%                                  | N                                    |
| 6                                    | DARRANG                              | 368.9                                | 1257.1                               | -71%                                 | LD                                   |
| 7                                    | DHEMAJI                              | 2315.8                               | 1820.6                               | 27%                                  | E                                    |
| 8                                    | DHUBRI                               | 1664.6                               | 2140.1                               | -22%                                 | D                                    |
| 9                                    | DIBRUGARH                            | 1323.2                               | 1611.6                               | -18%                                 | N                                    |
| 10                                   | GOALPARA                             | 1756.3                               | 1818.8                               | -3%                                  | N                                    |
| 11                                   | GOLAGHAT                             | 934.8                                | 1079.3                               | -13%                                 | N                                    |
| 12                                   | HAILAKANDI                           | 1490.0                               | 1554.4                               | -4%                                  | N                                    |
| 13                                   | JORHAT                               | 1172.5                               | 1276.0                               | -8%                                  | N                                    |
| 14                                   | KAMRUP (RURAL)                       | 940.1                                | 1302.3                               | -28%                                 | D                                    |
| 15                                   | KAMRUP METRO.                        | 926.2                                | 978.6                                | -5%                                  | N                                    |
| 16                                   | KARBI ANGLONG                        | 487.7                                | 862.4                                | -43%                                 | D                                    |
| 17                                   | KARIMGANJ                            | 1878.9                               | 2186.7                               | -14%                                 | N                                    |
| 18                                   | KOKRAJHAR                            | 3050.3                               | 2705.9                               | 13%                                  | N                                    |
| 19                                   | LAKHIMPUR                            | 2066.2                               | 2002.9                               | 3%                                   | N                                    |
| 20                                   | MORIGAON                             | 740.9                                | 1148.4                               | -35%                                 | D                                    |
| 21                                   | N. C. HILLS                          | 868.4                                | 1085.7                               | -20%                                 | D                                    |
| 22                                   | NAGAON                               | 668.3                                | 1013.1                               | -34%                                 | D                                    |

|   23 | NALBARI   |   1793.0 |   1586.7 | 13%   | N   |
|------|-----------|----------|----------|-------|-----|
|   24 | SHONITPUR |   1172.3 |   1164.5 | 1%    | N   |
|   25 | SIBSAGAR  |    881.6 |   1191.2 | -26%  | D   |

| 26   | TINSUKIA         |   1362.6 |   1516.9 | -10%   | N   |
|------|------------------|----------|----------|--------|-----|
| 27   | UDALGURI         |   1651.7 |   1408.2 | 17%    | N   |
|      | MEGHALAYA        |   2431.8 |   2855.8 | -15%   | N   |
| 1    | EAST GARO HILLS  |   2801.6 |   1671   | 68%    | LE  |
| 2    | EAST KHASI HILLS |   5425   |   4521.8 | 20%    | E   |
| 3    | JAINTIA HILLS    |   2537.5 |   4959.2 | -49%   | D   |
| 4    | RI-BHOI          |   1275.1 |   1452.7 | -12%   | N   |
| 5    | SOUTH GARO HILLS |   2333.5 |   1893.7 | 23%    | E   |
| 6    | WEST GARO HILLS  |   1255.6 |   1893.7 | -34%   | D   |
| 7    | WEST KHASI HILLS |   1992.9 |   2695.1 | -26%   | D   |
| 4    | NMMT             |   1114.8 |   1426.7 | -22%   | D   |
|      | NAGALAND         |    991.8 |   1143.4 | -13%   | N   |
| 1    | DIMAPUR          |    837.5 |   1265.4 | -34%   | D   |
| 2    | KEPHIRE          |    512.3 |    618.7 | -17%   | N   |
| 3    | KOHIMA           |    988.6 |   1265.4 | -22%   | D   |
| 4    | LONGLENG         |    736.8 |   1386.1 | -47%   | D   |
| 5    | MOKOKCHUNG       |   1218.9 |   1386.1 | -12%   | N   |
| 6    | MON              |   1038.7 |   1025   | 1%     | N   |
| 7    | PAREN            |   1157.1 |    893.8 | 29%    | E   |
| 8    | PHEK             |    640.3 |    801.8 | -20%   | D   |
| 9    | TUENSANG         |   1282.3 |   1386.1 | -7%    | N   |
| 10   | WOKHA            |    962.7 |   1470.2 | -35%   | D   |
| 11   | ZUNHEBOTO        |    861   |   1386.1 | -38%   | D   |
|      | MANIPUR          |    620.8 |   1404.9 | -56%   | D   |
| 1    | BISHNUPUR        |    524.3 |   1365.2 | -62%   | LD  |
| 2    | CHANDEL          |    352.5 |   2004.6 | -82%   | LD  |
| 3    | CHURACHANDPUR    |    673.4 |   1562.3 | -57%   | D   |
| 4    | IMPHAL EAST      |    506.6 |   1254.8 | -60%   | LD  |
| 5    | IMPHAL WEST      |    807   |    888.8 | -9%    | N   |
| 6    | SENAPATI         |    716.5 |   1266.9 | -43%   | D   |
| 7    | TAMENGLONG       |   1510.7 |   6852.4 | -78%   | LD  |
| 8    | THOUBAL          |    409.4 |    856.9 | -52%   | D   |
| 9    | UKHRUL           |    725.8 |   1056.9 | -31%   | D   |
|      | MIZORAM          |   1506.9 |   1655.9 | -9%    | N   |
| 1    | AIZWAL           |   1294.7 |   1625.1 | -20%   | D   |
| 2    | CHAMPHAI         |   1113.5 |   1385.6 | -20%   | D   |
| 4    | KOLASIB          |   1885.7 |   1774.4 | 6%     | N   |
| 5    | LAWNGTLAI        |   1873.9 |   1712.3 | 9%     | N   |
| 6    | LUNGLEI          |   2121.2 |   1803.2 | 18%    | N   |
| 7    | MAMIT            |   1002.2 |   1665.5 | -40%   | D   |
| 8    | SAIHA            |   1606.7 |   1759.3 | -9%    | N   |
| 9    | SERCHHIP         |    877.9 |   1523.9 | -42%   | D   |
|      | TRIPURA          |   1382.9 |   1457.8 | -5%    | N   |
| 1    | DHALAI           |   1523.5 |   1406.4 | 8%     | N   |
| 2    | NORTH TRIPURA    |   1455.1 |   1491.9 | -2%    | N   |
| 3    | SOUTH TRIPURA    |   1341.6 |   1608.7 | -17%   | N   |
| 4    | WEST TRIPURA     |   1226.3 |   1360.5 | -10%   | N   |
| 5    | SHWB & SIKKIM    |   1884.1 |   1970.8 | -4%    | N   |
|      | SIKKIM           |   1954   |   1606.8 | 22%    | E   |
| 1    | EAST SIKKIM      |   1743.3 |   1764.5 | -1%    | N   |
| 2    | NORTH SIKKIM     |   2244.1 |   1492.8 | 50%    | E   |
| 3    | SOUTH SIKKIM     |   1353.3 |   2072.9 | -35%   | D   |
| 4    | WEST SIKKIM      |   1461.5 |   1591.3 | -8%    | N   |

|       | WEST BENGAL          | 1167.6        | 1405.0        | -17%      | N   |
|-------|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|-----|
| 1     | COOCH BEHAR          | 2072.1        | 2573.6        | -19%      | N   |
| 2     | DARJEELING           | 2340.3        | 2474.9        | -5%       | N   |
| 3     | JALPAIGURI           | 2854.3        | 2839.0        | 1%        | N   |
| 4     | MALDA                | 927.8         | 1112.3        | -17%      | N   |
| 5     | NORTH DINAJPUR       | 990.8         | 1500.8        | -34%      | D   |
| 6     | SOUTH DINAJPUR       | 876.8         | 1172.6        | -25%      | D   |
| 6     | GANGETIC WEST BENGAL | 940.9         | 1181.5        | -20%      | D   |
| 1     | BANKURA              | 919.2         | 1158.2        | -21%      | D   |
| 2     | BIRBHUM              | 772.4         | 1172.7        | -34%      | D   |
| 3     | BURDWAN              | 739.1         | 998.3         | -26%      | D   |
| 4     | EAST MIDNAPORE       | 1138.0        | 1305.7        | -13%      | N   |
| 5     | HOOGHLY              | 750.2         | 1047.0        | -28%      | D   |
| 6     | HOWRAH               | 616.9         | 1196.8        | -48%      | D   |
| 7     | KOLKATA              | 1187.0        | 1326.1        | -10%      | N   |
| 8     | MURSHIDABAD          | 569.9         | 1066.5        | -47%      | D   |
| 9     | NADIA                | 713.1         | 897.9         | -21%      | D   |
| 10    | NORTH 24 PARGANAS    |               |               | -16%      |     |
| 11    | PURULIA              | 1069.9 1006.4 | 1269.2        |           | N   |
| 12    | SOUTH 24 PARGANAS    | 1207.0        | 1094.6 1504.0 | -8% -20%  | N D |
| 13    | WEST MIDNAPORE       | 1124.9        | 1184.5        |           | N   |
| 7     | ODISHA               | 1232.5        | 1155.3        | -5% 7%    |     |
|       | BALASORE             |               | 1098.5        | -12%      | N   |
| 1     | ANGUL                | 968.5         |               |           | N   |
| 2     |                      | 1006.0 1417.7 | 1245.1        | -19%      | N   |
| 3 4   | BARGARH              | 1059.3        | 1182.4 1051.6 | 20% 1%    | E N |
| 5     | BHADRAK BOLANGIR     | 1383.0        | 1180.4        | 17%       | N E |
| 7     | CUTTACK              | 1281.0        | 1196.7        | 21% 7%    | N   |
| 6     | BOUDHGARH            | 1332.7        | 1098.6        |           |     |
| 8     | DEOGARH              | 1076.8        | 1284.9        | -16%      | N   |
| 9     | DHENKANAL            | 1168.2        | 1111.6        | 5%        | N   |
| 10    | GAJAPATI             | 881.9         | 995.2         | -11%      | N   |
| 11    | GANJAM JAGATSINGHPUR | 1085.8 1277.2 | 879.9 1112.0  | 23% 15%   | E   |
| 12    |                      |               |               |           | N   |
| 13    | JAJPUR               | 1242.6        | 1421.1        | -13%      | N   |
| 14    | JHARSUGUDA           | 1537.8        | 1152.7 1225.8 | 33% 11%   | E   |
| 15 16 | KALAHANDI KANDHAMAL  | 1365.7 1370.4 | 1216.4        | 13%       | N N |
| 17    | KENDRAPARA           | 1084.6        | 1110.0        | -2%       | N   |
| 18    | KEONJHARGARH         | 1014.6        | 1131.9        | -10%      | N   |
| 19    | KHURDA               | 1176.1        | 1116.9        | 5%        | N   |
| 20    | KORAPUT              | 1633.5        | 1219.8        | 34%       | E   |
| 21    | MALKANGIRI           | 1398.3        | 1221.7        | 14%       | N   |
| 22    | MAYURBHANJ           | 1163.7        | 1253.1        | -7%       | N   |
| 23    | NAWAPARA             | 1034.8        | 999.3         | 4%        | N   |
| 24    | NAWARANGPUR          | 1392.9        | 1346.8        | 3%        | N   |
| 25    | NAYAGARH             | 1257.4        | 1103.8        | 14%       | N   |
| 26    | PURI                 | 1280.9        | 1014.7        | 26%       | E   |
| 27    | RAYAGADA             | 1070.2        | 978.2         | 9%        | N   |
| 28    | SAMBALPUR            | 1291.5        | 1284.9        | 1%        | N   |
| 29 30 | SONEPUR              | 1500.2        | 1239.9        | 21%       | E   |
|       | SUNDARGARH           | 1137.9        | 1144.7        | -1%       |     |
|       |                      |               |               |           | N   |
| 8     | JHARKHAND            | 865.6         | 1054.7        | -18%      | N   |
| 1     | BOKARO               | 840.9         | 1019.3        | -18%      | N   |
| 2 3   | CHATRA DEOGHAR       | 696.3 759.0   | 976.1 1021.8  | -29% -26% | D D |
|       | DHANBAD              |               |               | -15%      | N   |
| 4 5   | DUMKA                | 939.2 993.0   | 1101.0 1072.3 | -7%       | N   |
| 6     | EAST SINGBHUM        |               |               | 6%        | N   |
| 7     | GARHWA               | 1146.0        | 1084.8 946.7  | -52%      | D   |
|       |                      | 450.0         |               |           |     |
| 8     | GIRIDIH              | 810.4         | 984.2         | -18%      | N   |

| 9     | GODDA               | 541.4        | 962.2        | -44%     | D   |
|-------|---------------------|--------------|--------------|----------|-----|
| 10    | GUMLA               | 960.2        | 1122.1       | -14%     | N   |
| 11    | HAZARIBAG           | 911.5        | 1072.8       | -15%     | N   |
| 12    | JAMTARA             | 1004.7       | 1121.0       | -10%     | N   |
| 13    | KHUNTI              | 726.7        | 1182.1       | -39%     | D   |
| 14    | KODERMA             | 900.9        | 875.9        | 3%       | N   |
| 15    | LATEHAR             | 636.7        | 1038.2       | -39%     | D   |
| 16    | LOHARDAGA           | 869.4        | 971.9        | -11%     | N   |
| 17    | PAKUR               | 732.9        | 1267.3       | -42%     | D   |
| 18    | PALAMU              | 871.1        | 886.2        | -2%      | N   |
| 19    | RAMGARH             | 968.5        | 1027.8       | -6%      | N   |
| 20    | RANCHI              | 756.7        | 1074.6       | -30%     | D   |
| 21    | SAHIBGANJ           | 1893.6       | 1301.3       | 46%      | E   |
| 22    | SERAIKELA-KHARSAWAN | 777.7        | 1053.2       | -26%     | D   |
| 23    | SIMDEGA             | 1253.1       | 1298.7       | -4%      | N   |
| 24    | WEST SINGBHUM       | 885.3        | 1025.7       | -14%     | N   |
| 9     | BIHAR               | 1050.4       | 1017.2       | 3%       | N   |
| 1     | ARARIA              | 1414.5       | 1333.4       | 6%       | N   |
| 2     | ARWAL               | 511.6        | 751.1        | -32%     | D   |
| 3     | AURANGABAD          | 854.3        | 854.8        | 0%       | N   |
| 4     | BANKA               | 823.3        | 912.1        | -10%     | N   |
| 5     | BEGUSARAI           | 769.1        | 1046.3       | -26%     | D   |
| 6     | BHABUA              | 1065.2       | 927.4        | 15%      | N   |
| 7     | BHAGALPUR           | 1073.2       | 972.3        | 10%      | N   |
| 8     | BHOJPUR             | 863.6        | 925.7        | -7%      | N   |
| 9     | BUXAR               | 1084.2       | 828.9        | 31%      | E   |
| 10    | DARBHANGA           | 976.7        | 891.2        | 10%      | N   |
| 11    | EAST CHAMPARAN      | 1155.3       | 1056.4       | 9%       | N   |
| 12    | GAYA                | 849.0        | 857.8        | -1%      | N   |
| 13    | GOPALGANJ           | 1367.5       | 975.4        | 40%      | E   |
| 14    | JAHANABAD           | 835.3        | 818.7        | 2%       | N   |
| 15    | JAMUI               | 812.6        | 930.0        | -13%     | N   |
| 16    | KATIHAR             | 1022.7       | 1106.4       | -8%      | N   |
| 17    | KHAGARIA            | 975.5        | 994.5        | -2%      | N   |
| 18    | KISHANGANJ          | 1738.2       | 1786.2       | -3%      | N   |
| 19    | LAKHISARAI          | 711.2        | 845.7        | -16%     | N   |
| 20    | MADHEPURA           | 1280.2       | 1118.5       | 14%      | N   |
| 21    | MADHUBANI           | 1008.0       | 975.9        | 3%       | N   |
| 22    | MONGHYR             | 848.2        | 1024.2       | -17%     | N   |
| 23 24 | MUZAFFARPUR NALANDA | 1081.6 955.0 | 998.8 862.3  | 8% 11%   | N N |
|       | NAWADA              |              | 841.5        | 9%       |     |
| 25    |                     | 916.8        |              | -7%      | N   |
| 26    | PATNA               | 860.3        | 920.7        |          | N   |
| 27    | PURNEA              | 1325.5       | 1462.3       | -9%      | N   |
| 28    | ROHTAS SAHARSA      | 781.9 1028.2 | 863.8 1257.2 | -9% -18% | N N |
| 29 30 | SAMASTIPUR          | 1304.6       | 975.6        | 34%      | E   |
| 31    | SARAN               | 983.2        | 933.1        | 5%       | N   |
| 32    | SHEIKHPURA          | 617.8        | 844.1        | -27%     | D   |
| 33    | SHEOHAR             | 1013.0       | 1042.4       | -3%      | N   |
| 34    | SITAMARHI           | 1068.9       | 1061.4       | 1%       | N   |
| 35    | SIWAN               | 1273.3       | 967.1        | 32%      | E   |
| 36    |                     | 1313.2       | 1092.5       | 20%      | E   |
|       | SUPAUL              |              |              | 2%       |     |
| 37 38 | VAISHALI WEST       | 978.1 1434.1 | 959.3 1277.4 | 12%      | N   |
|       | CHAMPARAN           |              |              |          | N   |
|       | UTTAR PRADESH       | 718.0        | 790.2        | -9%      | N   |
| 10    | EAST UTTAR PRADESH  | 846.7        | 839.4        | 1%       | N   |
| 1     | ALLAHABAD           | 989.3        | 798.9        | 24%      | E   |
| 2     | NAGAR               |              |              | 44%      | E   |
| 3     | AMBEDKAR AMETHI     | 1234.4 805.9 | 859.0 732.8  | 10%      | N   |
| 4     | AZAMGARH            | 860.3        | 885.5        | -3%      | N   |
| 5     | BAHRAICH            | 1091.1       | 1010.0       | 8%       | N   |

| 6     | BALLIA                        | 1117.5      | 789.4       | 42%       | E   |
|-------|-------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----|
| 7     | BALRAMPUR                     | 1027.7      | 898.6       | 14%       | N   |
| 8     | BANDA                         | 954.8       | 843.9       | 13%       | N   |
| 9     | BARABANKI                     | 1230.8      | 857.8       | 43%       | E   |
| 10    | BASTI                         | 1284.1      | 833.2       | 54%       | E   |
| 11    | CHANDAULI                     | 738.4       | 758.1       | -3%       | N   |
| 12    | CHITRAKOOT                    | 838.3       | 762.4       | 10%       | N   |
| 13    | DEORIA                        | 814.8       | 874.1       | -7%       | N   |
| 14    | FAIZABAD                      | 998.7       | 910.4       | 10%       | N   |
| 15    | FARRUKHABAD                   | 479.4       | 749.6       | -36%      | D   |
| 16    | FATEHPUR                      | 568.4       | 775.1       | -27%      | D   |
| 17    | GHAZIPUR                      | 899.7       | 817.1       | 10%       | N   |
| 18    | GONDA                         | 864.2       | 934.9       | -8%       | N   |
| 19    | GORAKHPUR                     | 1256.6      | 1216.5      | 3%        | N   |
| 20    | HARDOI                        | 602.9       | 713.9       | -16%      | N   |
| 21    | JAUNPUR                       | 692.9       | 808.2       | -14%      | N   |
| 22    | KANNAUJ                       | 732.7       | 695.1       | 5%        | N   |
| 23    | KANPUR CITY                   | 624.1       | 617.9       | 1%        | N   |
| 24    | KANPUR DEHAT                  | 274.6       | 672.2       | -59%      | D   |
| 25    | KAUSHAMBI                     | 669.2       | 614.2       | 9%        | N   |
| 26    | KHERI                         | 541.7       | 959.7       | -44%      | D   |
| 27    | KUSHI NAGAR                   | 696.8       | 895.8       | -22%      | D   |
| 28    | LUCKNOW                       | 856.7       | 704.4       | 22%       | E   |
| 29    | MAHARAJGANJ                   | 698.8       | 1121.9      | -38%      | D   |
| 30    | MAU                           | 627.1       | 834.9       | -25%      | D   |
| 31    | MIRZAPUR                      | 1370.0      | 850.3       | 61%       | LE  |
| 32    | PRATAPGARH                    | 1109.5      | 775.4       | 43%       | E   |
| 33    | RAE BAREILLY                  | 520.7       | 574.5       | -9%       | N   |
| 34    | SANT KABIR NAGAR              | 957.0       | 993.1       | -4%       | N   |
| 35    | SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR            | 1216.7      | 758.1       | 60%       | LE  |
| 36    | SHRAWASTI NAGAR               | 1258.7      | 1010.0      | 25%       | E   |
| 37    | SIDDHARTH NAGAR               | 966.9       | 1073.1      | -10%      | N   |
| 38    | SITAPUR                       | 574.6       | 847.0       | -32%      | D   |
| 39    | SONBHADRA                     | 931.1       | 831.0       | 12%       | N   |
| 40    | SULTANPUR                     | 886.5       | 852.6       | 4%        | N   |
| 41    | UNNAO                         | 549.1       | 738.8       | -26%      | D   |
| 42    | VARANASI                      | 1046.1      | 884.3       | 18%       | N   |
| 11    | WEST UTTAR PRADESH            | 527.4       | 721.3       | -27%      | D   |
| 1     | AGRA                          | 497.8       | 587.9       | -15%      | N   |
| 2     | ALIGARH                       | 372.4       | 615.9       | -40%      | D   |
| 3     | AURAIYA                       | 488.3       | 578.4       | -16%      | N   |
| 4     | BADAUN                        | 389.8       | 754.3       | -48% -45% | D   |
| 5 6   | BAGHPAT BAREILLY              | 310.4 819.0 | 560.2 810.4 | 1%        | D N |
| 7     | BIJNOR                        | 802.4       | 935.7       | -14% -48% | N   |
| 8     | BULANDSHAHAR ETAH             | 311.1 545.8 | 602.8 537.1 | 2%        | D N |
| 9 10  | ETAWAH                        | 466.3       | 614.1       | -24%      | D   |
| 11    |                               |             | 629.0       | -31%      |     |
|       | FIROZABAD                     | 436.1 414.0 | 544.8       | -24%      | D   |
| 12    | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR GHAZIABAD | 146.1       | 544.8       | -73%      | D   |
| 13    |                               |             |             | 27%       | LD  |
| 14    | HAMIRPUR                      | 917.0       | 723.1       |           | E   |
| 15 16 | HAPUR JALAUN                  | 396.0 594.5 | 730.4 726.1 | -46% -18% | D N |
| 17    | JHANSI                        | 610.1       | 757.6       | -19%      | N   |
| 18    | JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR           | 406.3       | 850.0       | -52%      | D   |
| 19    | KANSHIRAM                     | 588.3       | 688.4       | -15%      | N   |
|       | NAGAR LALITPUR                |             |             |           |     |
| 20 21 | MAHAMAYA NAGAR                | 892.4 470.6 | 831.0 559.2 | 7% -16%   | N N |
| 22    | MAHOBA                        | 518.2       | 675.3       | -23%      | D   |
|       |                               |             |             |           | D   |
| 23 24 | MAINPURI MATHURA              | 347.2 303.2 | 669.4 538.5 | -48% -44% | D   |
|       |                               |             |             |           | D   |
| 25    | MEERUT                        | 496.0       | 743.4       | -33%      |     |
| 26    | MORADABAD                     | 689.4       | 852.6       | -19%      | N   |

| 27   | MUZAFFARNAGAR     | 555.7   |   725.6 | -23%   | D   |
|------|-------------------|---------|---------|--------|-----|
| 28   | PILIBHIT          | 371.9   |   926.2 | -60%   | LD  |
| 29   | RAMPUR            | 468.7   |   827.7 | -43%   | D   |
| 30   | SAHARANPUR        | 547.3   |   782.3 | -30%   | D   |
| 31   | SAMBHAL           | 492.5   |   701.7 | -30%   | D   |
| 32   | SHAHJAHANPUR      | 660.5   |   837.1 | -21%   | D   |
| 33   | SHAMLI            | 170.0   |   614   | -72%   | LD  |
| 12   | UTTARAKHAND       | 960.4   |  1176.9 | -18%   | N   |
| 1    | ALMORA            | 700.4   |   842.7 | -17%   | N   |
| 2    | BAGESHWAR         | 1204.5  |   842.7 | 43%    | E   |
| 3    | CHAMOLI           | 840.9   |   776   | 8%     | N   |
| 4    | CHAMPAWAT         | 1051.2  |  1338   | -21%   | D   |
| 5    | DEHRADUN          | 1092.0  |  1524.6 | -28%   | D   |
| 6    | GARHWAL PAURI     | 711.7   |  1225.1 | -42%   | D   |
| 7    | GARHWAL TEHRI     | 612.6   |   990.2 | -38%   | D   |
| 8    | HARDWAR           | 697.2   |   971.2 | -28%   | D   |
| 9    | NAINITAL          | 1287.8  |  1425   | -10%   | N   |
| 10   | PITHORAGARH       | 1411.3  |  1544.9 | -9%    | N   |
| 11   | RUDRAPRAYAG       | 1260.6  |  1484.5 | -15%   | N   |
| 12   | UDHAM SINGH NAGAR | 962.0   |  1073.6 | -10%   | N   |
| 13   | UTTARKASHI        | 769.5   |  1208.4 | -36%   | D   |
| 13   | HAR. CHD & DELHI  | 258.6   |   444   | -42%   | D   |
|      | HARYANA           | 255.2   |   438.6 | -42%   | D   |
| 1    | AMBALA            | 628.1   |   850.4 | -26%   | D   |
| 2    | BHIWANI           | 182.5   |   334.4 | -45%   | D   |
| 3    | FARIDABAD         | 339.9   |   578.6 | -41%   | D   |
| 4    | FATEHABAD         | 102.7   |   277.3 | -63%   | LD  |
| 5    | GURGAON           | 284.7   |   503.3 | -43%   | D   |
| 6    | HISAR             | 159.8   |   309.6 | -48%   | D   |
| 7    | JHAJJAR           | 162.3   |   376.4 | -57%   | D   |
| 8    | JIND              | 197.2   |   401   | -51%   | D   |
| 9    | KAITHAL           | 172.3   |   345.8 | -50%   | D   |
| 10   | KARNAL            | 418.3   |   546   | -23%   | D   |
| 11   | KURUKSHETRA       | 383.5   |   499.6 | -23%   | D   |
| 12   | MAHENDRAGARH      | 207.7   |   407.8 | -49%   | D   |
| 13   | MEWAT             | 273.6   |   504.3 | -46%   | D   |
| 14   | PALWAL            | 250.8   |   426.6 | -41%   | D   |
| 15   | PANCHKULA         | 397.9   |   925   | -57%   | D   |
| 16   | PANIPAT           | 184.3   |   480.1 | -62%   | LD  |
| 17   | REWARI            | 318.6   |   432.1 | -26%   | D   |
| 18   | ROHTAK            | 141.7   |   502   | -72%   | LD  |
| 19   | SIRSA             | 182.9   |   211.3 | -13%   | N   |
| 20   | SONEPAT           | 228.3   |   524.2 | -56%   | D   |
| 21   | YAMUNA NAGAR      | 700.5   |   822.9 | -15%   | N   |
|      | CHANDIGARH (UT)   | 716.4   |   846.5 | -15%   | N   |
|      | DELHI             | 378.1   |   585.8 | -35%   | D   |
| 1    | CENTRAL DELHI     |         |   674.9 |        | *   |
| 2    | EAST DELHI        | 317.4   |   674.9 | -53%   | D   |
| 3    | NEW DELHI         | 300.2   |   517.7 | -42%   | D   |
| 4    | NORTH DELHI       | 528.1   |   590.8 | -11%   | N   |
| 5    | NORTH EAST DELHI  | 345.5   |   674.9 | -49%   | D   |
| 6    | NORTH WEST DELHI  |         |   488.8 |        | *   |
| 7    | SOUTH DELHI       | 454.3   |   674.9 | -33%   | D   |
| 8    | SOUTH WEST DELHI  | 331.7   |   596.6 | -44%   | D   |
| 9    | WEST DELHI        |         |   621.7 |        | *   |
| 14   | PUNJAB            | 444.3   |   467.3 | -5%    | N   |
| 1    | AMRITSAR          | 345.0   |   506.9 | -32%   | D   |
| 2    | BARNALA           | 275.0   |   368.8 | -25%   | D   |

| 3     | BHATINDA           | 380.9       | 318.0        | 20%       | E   |
|-------|--------------------|-------------|--------------|-----------|-----|
| 4     | FARIDKOT           | 275.8       | 300.6        | -8%       | N   |
| 5     | FATEHGARH SAHIB    | 453.5       | 509.7        | -11%      | N   |
| 6     | FEROZEPUR          | 155.0       | 310.0        | -50%      | D   |
| 7     | GURDASPUR          | 901.2       | 836.9        | 8%        | N   |
| 8     | HOSHIARPUR         | 583.3       | 674.8        | -14%      | N   |
| 9     | JALANDHAR          | 414.2       | 575.1        | -28%      | D   |
| 10    | KAPURTHALA         | 820.9       | 360.7        | 128%      | LE  |
| 11    | LUDHIANA           | 552.1       | 486.2        | 14%       | N   |
| 12    | MANSA              | 218.9       | 301.1        | -27%      | D   |
| 13    | MOGA               | 242.6       | 326.9        | -26%      | D   |
| 14    | MUKTSAR            | 380.9       | 303.5        | 25%       | E   |
| 15    | NAWANSHAHAR        | 777.7       | 764.5        | 2%        | N   |
| 16    | PATIALA            | 780.4       | 563.1        | 39%       | E   |
| 17    | ROPAR              | 834.1       | 706.2        | 18%       | N   |
| 18    | SANGRUR            | 265.1       | 414.2        | -36%      | D   |
| 19    | SAS NAGAR (MOHALI) | 559.5       | 572.3        | -2%       | N   |
| 20    | TARN TARAN         | 318.5       | 315.1        | 1%        | N   |
| 15    | HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 684.2       | 763.5        | -10%      | N   |
| 1     | BILASPUR           | 1099.5      | 873.9        | 26%       | E   |
| 2     | CHAMBA             | 573.4       | 1051.8       | -45%      | D   |
| 3     | HAMIRPUR           | 1154.0      | 1019.0       | 13%       | N   |
| 4     | KANGRA             | 1309.3      | 1595.9       | -18%      | N   |
| 5     | KINNAUR            | 120.4       | 251.7        | -52%      | D   |
| 6     | KULLU              | 562.0       | 504.1        | 11%       | N   |
| 7     | LAHAUL & SPITI     | 175.0       | 394.7        | -56%      | D   |
| 8     | MANDI              | 934.4       | 1061.9       | -12%      | N   |
| 9     | SHIMLA             | 681.5       | 643.6        | 6%        | N   |
| 10    | SIRMAUR            | 1144.5      | 1350.1       | -15%      | N   |
| 11    | SOLAN              | 841.7       | 983.1        | -14%      | N   |
| 12    | UNA                | 871.7       | 820.2        | 6%        | N   |
| 16    | JAMMU & KASHMIR    | 445.8       | 567.5        | -21%      | D   |
| 1 2   | ANANTNAG BADGAM    | 204.7 135.7 | 296.9 185.4  | -31% -27% | D D |
| 3     | BANDIPORE          | 137.0       | 168.7        | -19%      | N   |
|       |                    |             |              |           | LE  |
| 4     | BARAMULA           | 381.0       | 234.9        | 62%       |     |
| 5 6   | DODA GANDERBAL     | 309.8 170.7 | 435.9 293.7  | -29% -42% | D D |
| 7     | JAMMU              | 360.1       | 931.3        | -61%      | LD  |
| 8     | KARGIL             | 21.1        | 37.7         | -44%      | D   |
| 9     | KATHUA             | 705.5       | 1362.9       | -48%      | D   |
| 10    | KISTWAR            |             | 435.9 330.0  | 18%       | * N |
| 11 12 | KULGAM KUPWARA     | 388.0 188.7 | 262.9        | -28%      | D   |
| 13    | LADAKH (LEH)       | 17.8        | 37.7         | -53%      | D   |
| 14    | POONCH             | 509.0       | 725.4        | -30%      | D   |
| 15    | PULWAMA            | 85.3        | 151.9        | -44%      | D   |
|       |                    | 283.7       | 830.7        | -66%      | LD  |
| 16    | RAJOURI            | 375.8       | 413.8        | -9%       | N   |
| 17 18 | RAMBAN REASI       | 1717.0      | 1154.3       | 49%       | E   |
| 19    | SAMBA              | 689.0       | 931.3        | -26%      | D   |
| 20    | SHOPIAN            |             | 265.8        |           | *   |
| 21 22 | SRINAGAR           | 215.1 992.0 | 205.9 1342.7 | 4% -26%   | N D |
|       | UDHAMPUR           | 582.6       |              |           |     |
|       | RAJASTHAN          |             | 415.0        | 40%       | E   |
| 17    | EAST RAJASTHAN     | 919.5       | 602.9        | 53%       | E   |
| 1     | AJMER              | 764.3       | 419.5        | 82%       | LE  |
| 2     | ALWAR              | 373.8       | 553.5        | -32%      | D E |
| 3     | BANSWARA           | 1223.7      | 844.6        | 45%       |     |
| 4     | BARAN              | 1237.4      | 774.5        | 60%       | LE  |

| 5   | BHARATPUR            | 486.4         | 545.2       | -11%     | N     |
|-----|----------------------|---------------|-------------|----------|-------|
| 6   | BHILWARA             | 1055.4        | 580.4       | 82%      | LE    |
| 7   | BUNDI                | 1169.0        | 629.7       | 86%      | LE    |
| 8   | CHITTORGARH          | 1177.2        | 699.2       | 68%      | LE    |
| 9   | DAUSA                | 647.1         | 585.9       | 10%      | N     |
| 10  | DHOLPUR              | 692.2         | 605.2       | 14%      | N     |
| 11  | DUNGARPUR            | 1007.2        | 624.6       | 61%      | LE    |
| 12  | JAIPUR               | 695.5         | 502.1       | 39%      | E     |
| 13  | JHALAWAR             | 1716.6        | 841.2       | 104%     | LE    |
| 14  | JHUNJHUNU            | 598.5         | 406.1       | 47%      | E     |
| 15  | KARAULI              | 524.2         | 616.9       | -15%     | N     |
| 16  | KOTA                 | 1299.0        | 716.6       | 81%      | LE    |
| 17  | PRATAPGARH           | 1662.8        | 864.1       | 92%      | LE    |
| 18  | RAJSAMAND            | 841.7         | 506.0       | 66%      | LE    |
| 19  | SAWAI MADHOPUR       | 926.6         | 617.4       | 50%      | E     |
| 20  | SIKAR                | 685.3         | 391.2       | 75%      | LE    |
| 21  | SIROHI               | 952.1         | 839.0       | 13%      | N     |
| 22  | TONK                 | 836.8         | 557.0       | 50%      | E     |
| 23  | UDAIPUR              | 976.1         | 587.4       | 66%      | LE    |
| 18  | WEST RAJASTHAN       | 315.0         | 265.3       | 19%      | N     |
| 1   | BARMER               | 283.6         | 247.9       | 14%      | N     |
| 2   | BIKANER              | 200.5         | 229.6       | -13%     | N     |
| 3   | CHURU                | 353.1         | 315.5       | 12%      | N     |
| 4   | HANUMANGARH          | 150.3         | 263.5       | -43% -1% | D     |
| 5   | JAISALMER            | 160.7         | 162.1       | 33%      | N E   |
| 6   | JALORE               | 514.6         | 385.7       |          |       |
| 7 8 | JODHPUR NAGAUR       | 403.0 532.1   | 278.1 350.5 | 45% 52%  | E E   |
| 9   | PALI                 | 694.8         | 450.3       | 54%      | E     |
| 10  | SRI GANGANAGAR       | 147.8         | 201.8       | -27%     | D     |
|     | MADHYA PRADESH       | 1351.1        | 940.6       | 44%      | E     |
| 19  | EAST MADHYA PRADESH  | 1309.7        | 1048.4      | 25%      | E     |
| 1   | ANUPPUR              | 1342.3        | 1099.6      | 22%      | E     |
| 2   | BALAGHAT             | 1284.1        | 1323.0      | -3%      | N     |
| 3   | CHHATARPUR           | 1205.1        | 947.5       | 27% 27%  | E     |
| 4   | CHHINDWARA           | 1275.3        | 1001.3      |          | E     |
| 5   | DAMOH                | 1489.0        | 1046.3      | 42%      | E     |
| 6   | DINDORI              | 1453.4        | 1182.0      | 23%      | E     |
| 7   | JABALPUR             | 1587.0        | 1111.2      | 43%      | E     |
| 8   | KATNI                | 1283.0        | 1011.9      | 27%      | E     |
| 9   | MANDLA               | 1747.2        | 1210.7      | 44%      | E     |
| 10  | NARSINGHPUR          | 1719.4        | 1046.6      | 64%      | LE    |
| 11  | PANNA                | 1115.5        | 1087.4      | 3%       | N     |
| 12  | REWA                 | 1199.2        | 950.7       | 26%      | E     |
| 13  | SAGAR                | 1519.9        | 1080.2      | 41%      | E     |
| 14  | SATNA                | 903.0         | 949.2       | -5%      | N     |
| 15  | SEONI                | 1474.7        | 1027.0      | 44%      | E     |
| 16  | SHAHDOL              | 869.0         | 989.5       | -12%     | N     |
| 17  | SIDHI                | 916.0         | 987.5       | -7%      | N     |
| 18  | SINGRAULI            | 1211.3        | 837.0       | 45%      | E     |
| 19  | TIKAMGARH            | 1053.0        | 889.2       | 18%      | N     |
| 20  | UMARIA               | 1334.2        | 1075.0      | 24%      | E     |
| 20  | WEST MADHYA PRADESH  | 1383.0        | 857.7       | 61%      | LE    |
| 1 2 | AGAR-MALWA ALIRAJPUR | 1855.0 1394.5 | 812.1 784.3 | 128% 78% | LE LE |
| 3   | ASHOKNAGAR BARWANI   | 1366.5        | 852.1       | 60% 73%  | LE LE |
| 4   | BETUL                | 1138.2        | 658.7       |          | E     |
| 5   |                      | 1250.9        | 957.8       | 31%      |       |
| 6   | BHIND                | 734.2         | 657.7       | 12%      | N     |
| 7   | BHOPAL               | 1756.5        | 962.4       | 83%      | LE    |

| 8     | BURHANPUR             | 1206.3        | 741.4         | 63%     | LE    |
|-------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|---------|-------|
| 9     | DATIA                 | 719.9         | 755.8         | -5%     | N     |
| 10    | DEWAS                 | 1465.2        | 904.4         | 62%     | LE    |
| 11    | DHAR                  | 1217.2        | 835.9         | 46%     | E     |
| 12    | GUNA                  | 1557.2        | 888.1         | 75%     | LE    |
| 13    | GWALIOR               | 823.0         | 747.9         | 10%     | N     |
| 14    | HARDA                 | 1591.5        | 1042.1        | 53%     | E     |
| 15    | HOSHANGABAD           | 1934.1        | 1308.7        | 48%     | E     |
| 16    | INDORE                | 1434.6        | 827.0         | 73%     | LE    |
| 17    | JHABUA                | 1424.7        | 774.7         | 84%     | LE    |
| 18    | KHANDWA               | 1311.3        | 790.9         | 66%     | LE    |
| 19    | KHARGONE              | 1016.5        | 714.4         | 42%     | E     |
| 20    | MANDSAUR              | 2018.6        | 786.5         | 157%    | LE    |
| 21    | MORENA                | 731.1         | 651.5         | 12%     | N     |
| 22    | NEEMUCH               | 1711.7        | 742.3         | 131%    | LE    |
| 23    | RAISEN                | 1863.2        | 1074.9        | 73%     | LE    |
| 24    | RAJGARH               | 1631.0        | 833.2         | 96%     | LE    |
| 25    | RATLAM                | 1563.5        | 867.5         | 80%     | LE    |
| 26    | SEHORE                | 1774.4        | 1043.3        | 70%     | LE    |
| 27    | SHAJAPUR              | 1712.9        | 886.7         | 93%     | LE    |
| 28    | SHEOPUR               | 849.2         | 670.7         | 27%     | E     |
| 29    | SHIVPURI              | 895.0         | 779.8         | 15%     | N     |
| 30    | UJJAIN                | 1477.3        | 844.3         | 75%     | LE    |
| 31    | VIDISHA               | 1603.8        | 982.2         | 63%     | LE    |
|       | GUJARAT               | 993.3         | 692.4         | 43%     | E     |
| 21    | GUJARAT REGION        | 1193.4        | 922.9         | 29%     | E     |
| 1     | AHMEDABAD             | 725.9         | 692.2         | 5%      | N     |
| 2     | ANAND                 | 1004.2        | 786.8         | 28%     | E     |
| 3     | ARAVALLI              | 998.2         | 817.6         | 22%     | E     |
| 4     | BANASKANTHA           | 599.8         | 559.1         | 7%      | N     |
| 5     | BHARUCH               | 1238.6        | 763.9         | 62%     | LE    |
| 6     | CHHOTA UDEPUR         | 1759.2        |               | 73%     |       |
| 7     | DADARA & NAGAR HAVELI | 3622.8        | 1015.7 2161.9 | 68%     | LE LE |
|       | DAHOD                 |               |               | 5%      |       |
| 8     |                       | 848.5         | 808.0         |         | N     |
| 9     | DAMAN                 | 2916.8        | 2161.9        | 35%     | E     |
| 10    | DANGS                 | 3039.3        | 2229.8 714.7  | 36% 19% | E     |
| 11 12 | GANDHINAGAR           | 847.6         | 838.0         | 21%     | N E   |
| 13    | KHEDA                 | 1013.2        | 786.3         | 12%     |       |
|       | MAHISAGAR             | 881.3         |               |         | N     |
| 14    | MEHSANA               | 737.5         | 687.4         | 7%      | N     |
| 15    | NARMADA               | 1600.9        | 1081.0        | 48%     | E     |
| 16    | NAVSARI               | 2363.8        | 1834.0        | 29%     | E     |
| 17    | PANCHMAHAL            | 1218.6        | 920.2         | 32%     | E     |
| 18    | PATAN                 | 663.2         | 505.5         | 31%     | E     |
| 19    | SABARKANTHA           | 935.3         | 777.4         | 20%     | E     |
| 20    | SURAT                 | 1858.2        | 1309.5        | 42%     | E     |
| 21    | TAPI                  | 1759.4        | 1424.4        | 24%     | E     |
| 22    | VADODARA              | 1070.5        | 904.6         | 18%     | N     |
| 23    | VALSAD                | 3089.0        | 2164.5        | 43%     | E     |
| 22    | SAURASHTRA & KUTCH    | 839.7         | 507.2         | 66%     | LE    |
| 1     | AMRELI                | 803.2         | 560.1         | 43%     | E     |
| 2     | BHAVNAGAR             | 760.2         | 567.6         | 34%     | E     |
| 3     | BOTAD                 | 921.0         | 523.1         | 76% 96% | LE LE |
| 4     | DEVBHOOMI DWARKA      | 985.8         | 502.2         |         |       |
| 5     | DIU                   | 802.4         | 619.9         | 29%     | E     |
| 6     | GIR SOMNATH           | 1115.4        | 842.7         | 32% 98% | E LE  |
| 7 8   | JAMNAGAR JUNAGADH     | 1112.8 1340.9 | 561.1 839.5   | 60%     | LE    |
|       | KUTCH                 |               | 376.3         | 81%     | LE    |
| 9 10  | MORBI                 | 681.6 844.6   | 514.8         | 64%     | LE    |

| 11    | PORBANDAR             | 967.2        | 656.4        | 47%   | E   |
|-------|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-------|-----|
| 12    | RAJKOT                | 942.8        | 591.1        | 59%   | E   |
| 13    | SURENDRANAGAR         | 835.5        | 523.7        | 60%   | LE  |
|       | DADARA & NAGAR HAVELI | 3622.8       | 2161.9       | 68%   | LE  |
|       | DAMAN & DIU           | 2161.6       | 1611.2       | 34%   | E   |
| 1     | DAMAN                 | 2916.8       | 2161.9       | 35%   | E   |
| 2     | DIU                   | 802.4        | 619.9        | 29%   | E   |
| 23    | KONKAN & GOA          | 4385.8       | 2875.3       | 53%   | E   |
|       | GOA                   | 3917.6       | 2974.7       | 32%   | E   |
| 1     | NORTH GOA             | 4127.9       | 3073.1       | 34%   | E   |
| 2     | SOUTH GOA             | 3731.9       | 2887.9       | 29%   | E   |
|       | MAHARASHTRA           | 1328.5       | 1004.2       | 32%   | E   |
| 1     | MUMBAI CITY           | 2730.8       | 2021.4       | 35%   | E   |
| 2     | MUMBAI SUBURBAN       | 3670.2       | 2205.8       | 66%   | LE  |
| 3     | PALGHAR               | 3883.4       | 2305.4       | 68%   | LE  |
| 4     | RAIGAD                | 4945.6       | 3148.7       | 57%   | E   |
| 5     | RATNAGIRI             | 4684.9       | 3195.1       | 47%   | E   |
| 6     | SINDHUDURG            | 4270.0       | 2940.5       | 45%   | E   |
| 7     | THANE                 | 4084.9       | 2433.4       | 68%   | LE  |
| 24    | MADHYA MAHARASHTRA    | 1166.9       | 751.2        | 55%   | E   |
| 1     | AHMEDNAGAR            | 525.2        | 448.1        | 17%   | N   |
| 2     | DHULE                 | 967.8        | 535.1        | 81%   | LE  |
| 3     | JALGAON               | 870.1        | 632.6        | 38%   | E   |
| 4     | KOLHAPUR              | 2927.5       | 1733.1       | 69%   | LE  |
| 5     | NANDURBAR             | 1344.9       | 860.4        | 56%   | E   |
| 6     | NASHIK                | 1554.6       | 933.8        | 66%   | LE  |
| 7     | PUNE                  | 1803.5       | 861.5        | 109%  | LE  |
| 8     | SANGLI                | 650.4        | 514.5        | 26%   | E   |
| 9     | SATARA                | 1418.7       | 886.2        | 60%   | LE  |
| 10    | SHOLAPUR              | 299.6        | 481.1        | -38%  | D   |
| 25    | MARATHWADA            | 590.7        | 668.8        | -12%  | N   |
| 1     | AURANGABAD            | 607.3        | 581.8        | 4%    | N   |
| 2     | BEED                  | 412.2        | 566.1        | -27%  | D   |
| 3     | HINGOLI               | 667.4        | 795.3        | -16%  | N   |
| 4     | JALNA                 | 526.2        | 603.1        | -13%  | N   |
| 5     | LATUR                 | 550.9        | 706.0        | -22%  | D   |
| 6     | NANDED                | 814.4        | 814.3        | 0%    | N   |
| 7     | OSMANABAD             | 514.1        | 603.1        | -15%  | N   |
| 8     | PARBHANI              | 649.8        | 761.3        | -15%  | N   |
| 26    | VIDARBHA              | 1054.6       | 943.1        | 12%   | N   |
|       | AKOLA                 | 820.0        | 693.8        | 18%   | N   |
| 1     |                       |              |              | 3%    | N   |
| 2     | AMRAOTI               | 892.1        | 862.0        |       |     |
| 3 4   | BHANDARA BULDHANA     | 1222.9 669.8 | 1157.0 659.4 | 6% 2% | N N |
| 5     | CHANDRAPUR            | 1269.0       | 1083.9       | 17%   | N   |
| 6     | GADCHIROLI            | 1850.5       | 1254.2       | 48%   | E   |
| 7     | GONDIA                | 1183.9       | 1220.2       | -3%   | N   |
| 8     | NAGPUR                | 1169.8       | 920.4        | 27%   | E   |
| 9     | WARDHA                | 953.1        | 874.5        | -20%  | N   |
|       | WASHIM                |              |              | 9%    |     |
| 10 11 | YEOTMAL               | 634.0 563.8  | 789.0 805.0  | -30%  | D D |
|       |                       |              |              | 10%   | N   |
| 27    | CHHATTISGARH          | 1255.6       | 1142.1       |       |     |
| 1     | BALOD                 | 1044.1       | 1013.5       | 3%    | N   |
| 2     | BALODA BAZAR          | 953.7        | 946.1        | 1%    | N   |

| 3     | BALRAMPUR             | 1010.0      | 1165.6      | -13%   | N   |
|-------|-----------------------|-------------|-------------|--------|-----|
| 4     | BASTAR                | 1802.0      | 1171.0      | 54%    | E   |
| 5     | BEMETARA              | 942.8       | 1008.9      | -7%    | N   |
| 6     | BIJAPUR               | 2229.1      | 1323.4      | 68%    | LE  |
| 7     | BILASPUR              | 1120.3      | 1090.8      | 3%     | N   |
| 8     | DANTEWADA             | 1669.8      | 1290.2      | 29%    | E   |
| 9     | DHAMTARI              | 1122.3      | 1031.3      | 9%     | N   |
| 10    | DURG                  | 878.5       | 984.0       | -11%   | N   |
| 11    | GARIABAND             | 1195.4      | 1079.1      | 11%    | N   |
| 12    | JANJGIR               | 1039.6      | 1174.3      | -11%   | N   |
| 13    | JASHPUR               | 1129.2      | 1405.7      | -20%   | D   |
| 14    | KABIRDHAM             | 863.5       | 858.5       | 1%     | N   |
| 15    | KANKER                | 1341.4      | 1291.4      | 4%     | N   |
| 16    | KONDAGAON             | 1614.5      | 1174.1      | 38%    | E   |
| 17    | KORBA                 | 1246.6      | 1310.5      | -5%    | N   |
| 18    | KORIYA                | 1067.6      | 1132.1      | -6%    | N   |
| 19    | MAHASAMUND            | 1171.8      | 1048.3      | 12%    | N   |
| 20    | MUNGELI               | 776.9       | 967.7       | -20%   | D   |
| 21    | NARAYANPUR            | 1789.6      | 1202.4      | 49%    | E   |
| 22    | RAIGARH               | 1263.1      | 1202.7      | 5%     | N   |
| 23    | RAIPUR                | 999.4       | 1051.5      | -5%    | N   |
| 24    | RAJNANDGAON           | 904.3       | 976.8       | -7%    | N   |
| 25    | SUKMA                 | 1701.6      | 1124.0      | 51%    | E   |
| 26    | SURAJPUR              | 1214.9      | 1116.6      | 9%     | N   |
| 27    | SURGUJA               | 830.5       | 1223.2      | -32%   | D   |
|       | ANDHRA PRADESH        | 564.7       | 514.4       | 10%    | N   |
| 28    | COASTAL A. P. & YANAM | 640.6       | 586.9       | 9%     | N   |
| 1     | EAST GODAVARI         | 872.4       | 728.9       | 20%    | E   |
| 2     | GUNTUR                | 675.4       | 556.1       | 21%    | E   |
| 3     | KRISHNA               | 730.9       | 683.0       | 7%     | N   |
| 4     | NELLORE               | 364.6       | 350.9       | 4%     | N   |
| 5     | PRAKASAM              | 403.9       | 391.2       | 3%     | N   |
| 6     | SRIKAKULAM            | 817.5       | 742.4       | 10%    | N   |
| 7     | VISHAKHAPATNAM        | 701.1       | 648.6       | 8%     | N   |
| 8     | VIZIANAGARAM          | 806.5       | 718.8       | 12%    | N   |
| 9     | WEST GODAVARI         | 808.2       | 787.5       | 3%     | N   |
| 10    | YANAM                 | 629.8       | 752.1       | -16%   | N   |
| 29    | RAYALASEEMA           | 459.9       | 411.6       | 12%    | N   |
| 1     | ANANTAPUR             | 382.4       | 339.5       | 13%    | N   |
| 2     | CHITTOOR              | 516.5       | 441.0       | 17%    | N   |
| 3     | CUDDAPAH              | 413.8       | 401.3       | 3%     | N   |
| 4     | KURNOOL               | 535.6       | 473.5       | 13%    | N   |
| 30    | TELANGANA             | 805.0       | 759.6       | 6%     | N   |
| 1     | ADILABAD              | 1016.3      | 995.1       | 2%     | N   |
| 2     | B. KOTHAGUDEM         | 1073.5      | 902.6       | 19%    | N   |
| 3     | HYDERABAD             | 700.4       | 621.2       | 13%    | N   |
| 4     | J. BHUPALPALLY        | 1285.3      | 1131.2      | 14%    | N   |
| 5     | JAGTIAL               | 1009.6      | 831.0       | 21%    | E   |
| 6     | JANGAON               | 801.3       | 730.7       | 10%    | N   |
| 7     | JOGULAMBA GADWAL      | 386.2       | 480.3       | -20%   | D   |
| 8     | KAMAREDDY             | 985.8       | 856.2       | 15%    | N   |
| 9     | KARIMNAGAR            | 1005.9      | 722.4       | 39%    | E   |
| 10    | KHAMMAM               | 707.7       | 808.8       | -12%   | N   |
| 11    | KUMARAM BHEEM         | 1213.3      | 939.2       | 29%    | E   |
| 12    | M. MALKAJGIRI         | 633.7       | 666.9       | -5%    | N   |
| 13    | MAHABUBABAD           | 881.1       | 808.5       | 9%     | N   |
| 14    | MAHABUBNAGAR          | 533.1       | 566.9       | -6%    | N N |
| 15    | MANCHERIAL            | 1039.0      | 944.0       | 10%    |     |
| 16 17 | MEDAK NAGARKURNOOL    | 775.7 515.8 | 751.5 539.5 | 3% -4% | N N |

| 18   | NALGONDA               |   455.2 |   528.2 | -14%   | N   |
|------|------------------------|---------|---------|--------|-----|
| 19   | NIRMAL                 |   910.3 |   902.1 | 1%     | N   |
| 20   | NIZAMABAD              |  1122.2 |   921.3 | 22%    | E   |
| 21   | PEDDAPALLE             |  1065.6 |   908.4 | 17%    | N   |
| 22   | RAJANNA SIRCILLA       |   903.3 |   710.7 | 27%    | E   |
| 23   | RANGAREDDY             |   449.4 |   547.6 | -18%   | N   |
| 24   | SANGAREDDY             |   570.9 |   717   | -20%   | D   |
| 25   | SIDDIPET               |   696.6 |   620.8 | 12%    | N   |
| 26   | SURYAPET               |   576.9 |   617.5 | -7%    | N   |
| 27   | VIKARABAD              |   544   |   705.9 | -23%   | D   |
| 28   | WANAPARTHY             |   592   |   560.1 | 6%     | N   |
| 29   | WARANGAL_RURAL         |   927.7 |   901   | 3%     | N   |
| 30   | WARANGAL_URBAN         |   915.9 |   668.2 | 37%    | E   |
| 31   | Y. BHUVANAGIRI         |   575   |   527.2 | 9%     | N   |
| 31   | TAMIL. PUDU.& KARAIKAL |   401.9 |   342   | 18%    | N   |
|      | TAMILNADU              |   401.6 |   341.9 | 17%    | N   |
| 1    | ARIYALUR               |   587.8 |   376.9 | 56%    | E   |
| 2    | CHENNAI                |   587.8 |   439.6 | 34%    | E   |
| 3    | COIMBATORE             |   766.2 |   686.8 | 12%    | N   |
| 4    | CUDDALORE              |   394   |   356.7 | 10%    | N   |
| 5    | DHARMAPURI             |   431.2 |   392.3 | 10%    | N   |
| 6    | DINDIGUL               |   250.4 |   308.4 | -19%   | N   |
| 7    | ERODE                  |   252.1 |   259.9 | -3%    | N   |
| 8    | KANCHEEPURAM           |   429.7 |   479.4 | -10%   | N   |
| 9    | KANYAKUMARI            |   629.8 |   490.6 | 28%    | E   |
| 10   | KARUR                  |   209.8 |   199.4 | 5%     | N   |
| 11   | KRISHNAGIRI            |   301.5 |   375.2 | -20%   | D   |
| 12   | MADURAI                |   303.1 |   325.2 | -7%    | N   |
| 13   | NAGAPATTINAM           |   390.8 |   279   | 40%    | E   |
| 14   | NAMAKKAL               |   271.5 |   336.4 | -19%   | N   |
| 15   | NILGIRIS               |  1221.3 |   874.9 | 40%    | E   |
| 16   | PERAMBALUR             |   357   |   278.7 | 28%    | E   |
| 17   | PUDUKKOTTAI            |   345   |   330.2 | 4%     | N   |
| 18   | RAMANATHAPURAM         |   153.1 |   135   | 13%    | N   |
| 19   | SALEM                  |   492   |   421   | 17%    | N   |
| 20   | SIVAGANGA              |   454.1 |   301.9 | 50%    | E   |
| 21   | THANJAVUR              |   379.4 |   313.7 | 21%    | E   |
| 22   | THENI                  |   351.5 |   215.4 | 63%    | LE  |
| 23   | TIRUNELVELI            |   269   |   128.4 | 110%   | LE  |
| 24   | TIRUPPUR               |   181.7 |   151.3 | 20%    | E   |
| 25   | TIRUVALLUR             |   589.5 |   455.9 | 29%    | E   |
| 26   | TIRUVANNAMALAI         |   683.7 |   449.4 | 52%    | E   |
| 27   | TIRUVARUR              |   434.9 |   302.3 | 44%    | E   |
| 28   | TOOTHUKUDI             |    89.8 |    64.7 | 39%    | E   |
| 29   | TRICHY                 |   273.5 |   276.8 | -1%    | N   |
| 30   | VELLORE                |   523.7 |   453.4 | 16%    | N   |
| 31   | VILLUPURAM             |   452.8 |   405   | 12%    | N   |
| 32   | VIRUDHUNAGAR           |   310.6 |   189.6 | 64%    | LE  |
|      | PUDUCHERRY (UT)        |   553.2 |   425.6 | 30%    | E   |
| 1    | KARAIKAL               |   365.8 |   308.6 | 19%    | N   |
| 2    | MAHE                   |  2971.8 |  2503.4 | 19%    | N   |
| 3    | PUDUCHERRY             |   574.1 |   392.7 | 46%    | E   |
| 4    | YANAM                  |   629.8 |   752.1 | -16%   | N   |
|      | KARNATAKA              |  1033.3 |   840.7 | 23%    | E   |
| 32   | COASTAL KARNATAKA      |  3796.5 |  3095.1 | 23%    | E   |
| 1    | DAKSHINA KANNADA       |  3515.5 |  3354.3 | 5%     | N   |
| 2    | UDUPI                  |  4536.3 |  3742.3 | 21%    | E   |
| 3    | UTTARA KANNADA         |  3670.1 |  2753.7 | 33%    | E   |

| 33    | N. I. KARNATAKA                   | 612.3         | 497.1        | 23%    | E   |
|-------|-----------------------------------|---------------|--------------|--------|-----|
| 1     | BAGALKOTE                         | 441.5         | 353.8        | 25%    | E   |
| 2     | BELAGAVI                          | 1088.4        | 572.1        | 90%    | LE  |
| 3     | BIDAR                             | 643.3         | 680.5        | -5%    | N   |
| 4     | DHARWAD                           | 746.5         | 524.1        | 42%    | E   |
| 5     | GADAG                             | 444.7         | 367.4        | 21%    | E   |
| 6     | HAVERI                            | 772.9         | 507.1        | 52%    | E   |
| 7     | KALABURGI                         | 594.2         | 588.0        | 1%     | N   |
| 8     | KOPPAL                            | 424.2         | 388.2        | 9%     | N   |
| 9     | RAICHUR                           | 441.7         | 464.1        | -5%    | N   |
| 10    | VIJAYAPURA                        | 370.0         | 416.3        | -11%   | N   |
| 11    | YADGIR                            | 473.8         | 560.8        | -16%   | N   |
| 34    | S. I. KARNATAKA                   | 839.2         | 681.8        | 23%    | E   |
| 1     | BALLARI                           | 439.0         | 388.6        | 13%    | N   |
| 2     | BENGALURU RURAL                   | 433.0         | 469.6        | -8%    | N   |
| 3     | BENGALURU URBAN                   | 453.5         | 476.5        | -5%    | N   |
| 4     | CHAMARAJANAGAR                    | 383.1         | 330.8        | 16%    | N   |
| 5     | CHIKABALLAPURA                    | 386.7         | 422.0        | -8%    | N   |
| 6     | CHIKKAMAGALURU                    | 2091.5        | 1591.3       | 31%    | E   |
| 7     | CHITRADURGA                       | 371.0         | 276.9        | 34%    | E   |
| 8     | DAVANGERE                         | 485.4         | 388.5        | 25%    | E   |
| 9     | HASSAN                            | 825.8         | 673.9        | 23%    | E   |
| 10    | KODAGU                            | 2628.9        | 2257.4       | 16%    | N   |
| 11    | KOLAR                             | 317.2         | 393.4        | -19%   | N   |
| 12    | MANDYA                            | 418.9         | 305.1        | 37%    | E   |
| 13    | MYSURU                            | 612.2         | 366.7        | 67%    | LE  |
| 14    | RAMANAGARA                        | 436.9         | 465.9        | -6%    | N   |
| 15    | SHIVAMOGGA                        | 2124.3        | 1600.3       | 33%    | E   |
| 16    | TUMAKURU                          | 428.9         | 372.7        | 15%    | N   |
| 35    | KERALA & MAHE                     | 2310.2        | 2049.3       | 13%    | N   |
|       | KERALA                            | 2310.0        | 2049.3       | 0.1    | N   |
| 1     | ALAPUZHA                          | 1799.2        | 1722.3       | 4%     | N   |
| 2     | CANNUR                            | 3135.6        | 2638.1       | 19%    | N   |
| 3     | ERNAKULAM                         | 2377.4        | 2038.0       | 17%    | N   |
| 4     | IDUKKI                            | 2328.2        | 2615.0       | -11%   | N   |
| 5     | KASARGOD                          | 3417.7        | 2971.4       | 15%    | N   |
| 6     | KOLLAM                            | 1423.9        | 1280.9       | 11%    | N   |
| 7     | KOTTAYAM                          | 2133.2        | 1871.9       | 14%    | N   |
| 8     | KOZHIKODE                         | 3466.6        | 2577.4       | 34%    | E   |
| 9     | MALAPPURAM                        | 2368.3        | 2005.5       | 18%    | N   |
|       | PALAKKAD                          | 2125.9        |              | 39%    | E   |
| 11    |                                   |               | 1618.7       | 6%     | N   |
| 10 12 | PATHANAMTHITTA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM | 1716.8 1039.9 | 1531.6 865.1 | 20%    | E   |
| 13    | THRISSUR                          | 2499.2        | 2280.8       | 10%    | N   |
| 14    | WYNAD                             | 2378.0        | 2525.5       | -6%    | N   |
| 1     | MAHE                              | 2971.8        | 2503.4       | 0.1871 | N   |
| 36    | LAKSHADWEEP                       | 1231.7        | 1013.1       | 22%    | E   |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1145 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019

## RISE IN TEMPERATURE

1145.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the rise in temperature taking place in the country during the  summer  season  along  with  the  names  of  places  in  the  country having seen the highest increase in temperature;
- (b) the  diseases  caused  by  the  rise  in  temperature  during  the  summer season;
- (c) the factors responsible for rise/ increase in temperature; and
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any scheme/plans or alternative to control the rise in temperature and curb diseases caused therefrom and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) The time series of temperature anomaly for the country during summer season (March to May) is given in figure 1 and the spatial temperature trend  over  the  country  is  given  in  figure  2.  The  maximum  increase  in temperature  (around  3  Degree  Celsius)  is  observed  over  Uttarakhand, whereas an increase of the order of about 2 Deg. C is observed over the parts of East Rajasthan and East Madhya Pradesh.
- (b) Abnormal  temperature  events  can  impose  severe  physiological  stress on  the  human  body  as  the  body  operates  best  within  a  fairly  normal temperature  range.  There  is  a  marked  relationship  between  human mortality  and  thermal  stress.  During  unusually  hot  episodes,  deaths from different causes can rise significantly with the elderly at greater risk than others. India has experienced manifold increase in the human deaths during various heat waves of years like1971, 1987, 1997, 2001, 2002,  2013  &  2015.  Recent  years  (2001-2015)  have  registered  the highest  number  of  deaths  due  to  heat  wave  events  compared  to previous 3 decades.
- (c) & (d) One of the reasons for the increasing temperature is global warming associated with the increase in greenhouse gasses like Carbon dioxide, Methane  etc.  in the  atmosphere.  As  an  adaptive  measure,  India Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  in  collaboration  with  local  health departments have started heat action plan in many parts of the country to forewarn about the heat waves and also advising action to be taken during  such  occasions.    Heat  action  plan  became  operational  since 2013.

Figure 1.Temperature anomaly for the country during Summer Season (March to May) for the period 1901 to 2018.

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Figure 2.Temperature anomaly trend during Summer Season (March to May) for the period 1901 to 2018.

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The  Heat  Action  Plan  is  a  comprehensive  early  warning  system  and preparedness plan for extreme heat events. The Plan presents immediate  as  well  as  longer-term  actions  to  increase  preparedness, information-sharing,  and  response  coordination  to  reduce  the  health impacts of extreme heat on vulnerable populations.

## The main aims of the Heat Action Plan are:

-  Establish  Early  Warning  System  and  Inter-Agency  Coordination  to alert  residents  on  predicted  high  and  extreme  temperatures.  Who will do what, when, and how is made clear to individuals and units of key departments, especially health department.
-  Capacity building / training programme for health care professionals at  local  level  to  recognize  and  respond  to  heat-related  illnesses, particularly during extreme heat events. These training programmes  focus  on  medical  officers,  paramedical  staff  and community  health  staff  so  that  they  can  effectively  prevent  and manage  heat-related medical issues to reduce mortality and morbidity.
-  Public  Awareness  and  community  outreach:  Disseminating  public awareness messages on how to protect against the extreme heatwave  through  print,  electronic  and  social  media  and  Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials such as pamphlets, posters and advertisements and Television Commercials (TVCs) on Do and Don't and treatment measures for heat related illnesses.
-  Collaboration with non government and civil society: Collaboration with non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations to  improve  bus  stands,  building  temporary  shelters,  wherever necessary,  improved  water  delivery  systems  in  public  areas  and other innovative measures to tackle Heat wave conditions.
-  Identifying  vulnerable  populations  and  the  health  risks  specific  to each group.
-  Developing effective strategies, agency coordination and response planning that addresses heat-health risks.
-  Heat  Health  Information  Surveillance  System  (HHISS)  to  monitor and assess the impact of heat waves on human health.
-  Reducing  Heat  Exposure  and  Promoting  Adaptive  Measures  by launching new efforts including mapping of high-risk areas, access to potable drinking water and cooling spaces during extreme heat days.
-  Evaluating and updating the Heat Action Plan regularly.

NDMA and IMD are working with 23 states prone to high temperatures leading to heat-wave conditions to develop heat action plans. Till May 2019 following States are already under Heat Action Plan:

| 1. Andhra            | 9. Himachal              | 17.     | Punjab                |
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------|-----------------------|
| Pradesh 2. Arunachal | Pradesh 10. Jharkhand    | 18. 19. | Rajasthan Tamil Nadu  |
| Pradesh 3. Bihar     | 11. Jammu and Kashmir    | 20. 21. | Telangana Uttarakhand |
| 4. Chhattisg arh     | 12. Karnataka 13. Kerala | 22.     | Uttar Pradesh         |
| 5. Delhi 6.          | 14. Maharashtra          |         |                       |
|                      | 15. Madhya Pradesh       | 23.     | West                  |
| 7. Goa               |                          |         | Bengal                |
| Gujarat              |                          |         |                       |
| 8. Haryana           | 16. Odisha               |         |                       |

For  supporting  the  cause,  IMD  has  started  Forecast  Demonstration Project (FDP) on heat waves from April 2017 for the hot weather season under  which  a  detailed  daily  report  including  realized  data  of  heat waves,  synoptic  situation  leading  to  the  occurrence  of  heat  waves, diagnosis  on  the  basis  of  Numerical  Model  outputs  and  forecast  and warnings for  five  days  is  prepared.  This  bulletin  is  disseminated  to  all concerned including health departments. From April 2018 onwards, IMD started  issuing  an  additional  bulletin  on  heat  wave  in  the  morning  (8 a.m.) valid for 24 hours for supporting the planning of activities for the day and this bulletin is also disseminated to all concerned.

Both these bulletins are posted to IMD website also, on a special page created for heat waves.

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