Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Unseasonal Rains
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1899 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019

## UNSEASONAL RAINS

## 1899. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of States/UTs that received unseasonal rains in October, 2019 along with the area of farmland affected by the rains in these States/UTs;
- (b) whether any studies have been conducted to assess the damage to crops by these unseasonal rains and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry has any plans to improve the weather prediction infrastructure  in  order  to  be  able  to  predict  such  unseasonal  weather changes more accurately and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to improve information dissemination and communication to farmers in order to allow them to prepare for such circumstances and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

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

- (a) & (b)  The  rainfall  statistics  (State/UT  wise)  for  October,  2019  is  given  in Annexure-I.    There  are  11  states  which  received  large  excess  rainfall (more than 60% of normal) during the month of October. There have been damages  to  the  standing  crops  in  farmlands  in  some  of  the  states (Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Chhatisgarh,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh)  due  to  the  prolonged  rains  in October owing to the delayed withdrawal of southwest monsoon from Central India. The details of the area of farmland affected by the rains in these States are given in Annexure-II, as provided by Disaster Management Division of Ministry of Home Affairs.
- (c) Yes.  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  provides  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 (Forecasts up  to  5 days)  at  district  level  is generated.  Based  on   the  forecast, Agromet Advisories are prepared and communicated by the 130 Agromet Field Units (AMFUs) located at State Agricultural Universities, institutes of  Indian  Council  of  Agriculture  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  for  enhancing  crop  production  and  food  security  besides reducing crop damage and loss due to unusual weather.

IMD is now implementing block level Agromet Advisory Services shortly in collaboration with ICAR in the country. District Agromet Units (DAMUs) are being established in KrishiVikas Kendra (KVKs) under ICAR network. Implementation  of  block  level  AAS  would  address  the  micro-level variation in weather and climate and hence more numbers of farmers will be benefitted.

- (d) Agromet Advisories are communicated to the farmers 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, more than 40 million farmers in the country receive the Agromet Advisories through SMS directly. KrishiVigyanKendras(KVKs) of ICAR have also given link to the respective district level advisory in their web portal. A mobile App viz., 'Meghdoot'  has  been  launched  recently  by  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences, Government  of  India  to  help  farmers  to  get  weather  information  and related agromet advisories specific to their districts. Statewise number of farmers receiving the Agromet Advisories through SMS is mentioned in Annexure-III.

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## STATE-WISE RAINFALL (MM) DISTRIBUTION FOR OCTOBER-2019

## Annexure-I

| S.                                                  | STATES                                              | PERIOD:                                             | 01.10.2019                                          | TO                                                  | 31.10.2019                                          |
|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| NO. ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP. CAT. EAST &NORTH EAST INDIA | NO. ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP. CAT. EAST &NORTH EAST INDIA | NO. ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP. CAT. EAST &NORTH EAST INDIA | NO. ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP. CAT. EAST &NORTH EAST INDIA | NO. ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP. CAT. EAST &NORTH EAST INDIA | NO. ACTUAL NORMAL %DEP. CAT. EAST &NORTH EAST INDIA |
| 1                                                   | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                   | 116.8                                               | 184.9                                               | -37%                                                | D                                                   |
| 2                                                   | ASSAM                                               | 147.5                                               | 128.1                                               | 15%                                                 | N                                                   |
| 3                                                   | MEGHALAYA                                           | 339.6                                               | 268.5                                               | 26%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 4                                                   | NAGALAND                                            | 173.2                                               | 118.4                                               | 46%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 5                                                   | MANIPUR                                             | 108.4                                               | 162.8                                               | -33%                                                | D                                                   |
| 6                                                   | MIZORAM                                             | 121.9                                               | 202.9                                               | -40%                                                | D                                                   |
| 7                                                   | TRIPURA                                             | 189.8                                               | 170.8                                               | 11%                                                 | N                                                   |
| 8                                                   | SIKKIM                                              | 81.9                                                | 166.8                                               | -51%                                                | D                                                   |
| 9                                                   | WEST BENGAL                                         | 163.7                                               | 132.3                                               | 24%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 10                                                  | JHARKHAND                                           | 132.8                                               | 74.7                                                | 78%                                                 | LE                                                  |
| 11                                                  | BIHAR                                               | 25.5                                                | 61.6                                                | -59%                                                | D                                                   |
| NORTH WEST INDIA                                    | NORTH WEST INDIA                                    | NORTH WEST INDIA                                    | NORTH WEST INDIA                                    | NORTH WEST INDIA                                    | NORTH WEST INDIA                                    |
| 1                                                   | UTTAR PRADESH                                       | 18.7                                                | 31.0                                                | -40%                                                | D                                                   |
| 2                                                   | UTTARAKHAND                                         | 32.0                                                | 35.3                                                | -9%                                                 | N                                                   |
| 3                                                   | HARYANA                                             | 5.0                                                 | 9.8                                                 | -49%                                                | D                                                   |
| 4                                                   | CHANDIGARH (UT)                                     | 0.3                                                 | 22.2                                                | -99%                                                | LD                                                  |
| 5                                                   | DELHI                                               | 13.5                                                | 11.7                                                | 16%                                                 | N                                                   |
| 6                                                   | PUNJAB                                              | 9.1                                                 | 8.9                                                 | 2%                                                  | N                                                   |
| 7                                                   | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                    | 21.9                                                | 27.5                                                | -20%                                                | D                                                   |
| 8                                                   | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                      | 28.3                                                | 36.0                                                | -21%                                                | D                                                   |
| 9                                                   | RAJASTHAN                                           | 22.1                                                | 10.0                                                | 121%                                                | LE                                                  |
| CENTRAL INDIA                                       | CENTRAL INDIA                                       | CENTRAL INDIA                                       | CENTRAL INDIA                                       | CENTRAL INDIA                                       | CENTRAL INDIA                                       |
| 1                                                   | ODISHA                                              | 176.1                                               | 100.2                                               | 76%                                                 | LE                                                  |
| 2                                                   | MADHYA PRADESH                                      | 47.9                                                | 31.7                                                | 51%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 3                                                   | GUJARAT                                             | 52.3                                                | 16.7                                                | 213%                                                | LE                                                  |
| 4                                                   | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI (UT)                             | 89.5                                                | 40.2                                                | 123%                                                | LE                                                  |
| 5                                                   | DAMAN&DIU (UT)                                      | 36.9                                                | 33.8                                                | 9%                                                  | N                                                   |
| 6                                                   | GOA                                                 | 547.7                                               | 156.3                                               | 250%                                                | LE                                                  |
| 7                                                   | MAHARASHTRA                                         | 161.6                                               | 71.1                                                | 127%                                                | LE                                                  |
| 8                                                   | CHHATISGARH                                         | 100.3                                               | 59.4                                                | 69%                                                 | LE                                                  |
| SOUTH PENINSULA                                     | SOUTH PENINSULA                                     | SOUTH PENINSULA                                     | SOUTH PENINSULA                                     | SOUTH PENINSULA                                     | SOUTH PENINSULA                                     |
| 1                                                   | A &NISLAND (UT)                                     | 136.6                                               | 282.4                                               | -52%                                                | D                                                   |
| 2                                                   | ANDHRA PRADESH                                      | 217.4                                               | 165.9                                               | 31%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 3                                                   | TELANGANA                                           | 160.3                                               | 92.7                                                | 73%                                                 | LE                                                  |
| 4                                                   | TAMILNADU                                           | 224.4                                               | 176.9                                               | 27%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 5                                                   | PUDUCHERRY (UT)                                     | 295.3                                               | 262.0                                               | 13%                                                 | N                                                   |
| 6                                                   | KARNATAKA                                           | 268.8                                               | 131.1                                               | 105%                                                | LE                                                  |
| 7                                                   | KERALA                                              | 470.0                                               | 303.4                                               | 55%                                                 | E                                                   |
| 8                                                   | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)                                    | 527.7                                               | 142.3                                               | 271%                                                | LE                                                  |
| COUNTRY AS A WHOLE                                  | COUNTRY AS A WHOLE                                  | 109.7                                               | 76.0                                                |                                                     |                                                     |

## CATEGORYWISE DISTRIBUTION OF NO. OF STATES

| CATEGORY                            | PERIOD:          | 01.10.2019       | 31.10.2019       |
|-------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                                     | NUMBER OF STATES | NUMBER OF STATES | NUMBER OF STATES |
| LE (LARGE EXCESS) (+60% or more)    | 11               |                  |                  |
| E (EXCESS) (+20% to +59%)           | 7                |                  |                  |
| N (NORMAL) (+19% to -19%)           | 7                |                  |                  |
| D (DEFICIENT) (-20% to -59%)        | 10               |                  |                  |
| LD (LARGE DEFICIENT) (-60% to -99%) | 1                |                  |                  |
| NR (NO RAIN) -100%)                 | 0                |                  |                  |

## Annexure-II

## Area of farmland affected by the October Rains *

| State/UTs      | Area of farmland affected   |
|----------------|-----------------------------|
| Jharkhand      | Under Assessment            |
| Rajasthan      | Under Assessment            |
| Gujarat        | Under Assessment            |
| Maharashtra    | Under Assessment            |
| Karnataka      | 10.2 Lakh Ha                |
| Odisha         | 8029 Ha (Under Assessment)  |
| Chhatisgarh    | Under Assessment            |
| Kerala         | 13086 Ha                    |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6.3 Lakh Ha                 |

* Source : Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs

## Annexure-III

| State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   | State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   | State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   | State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   | State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   | State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   | State wise SMS sent through Kisan Portal and Private Companies under PPP Mode   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                           | Kisan Portal                                                                    | IFFCO                                                                           | Reliance Foundati on                                                            | Kisan Sancha r                                                                  | Apps& others                                                                    | Total                                                                           |
| ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                         | 7458                                                                            |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 7458                                                                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                  | 4021389                                                                         | 96186                                                                           | 595323                                                                          | 106                                                                             |                                                                                 | 4713004                                                                         |
| TELANGANA                                                                       | 872028                                                                          |                                                                                 | 132426                                                                          |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1004454                                                                         |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                               | 1396                                                                            |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1396                                                                            |
| ASSAM                                                                           | 105647                                                                          |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 105647                                                                          |
| BIHAR                                                                           | 918160                                                                          | 547669                                                                          | 21516                                                                           | 3755                                                                            |                                                                                 | 1491100                                                                         |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                     | 1771510                                                                         |                                                                                 | 55213                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1826723                                                                         |
| GUJARAT                                                                         | 1514583                                                                         | 45910                                                                           | 472079                                                                          |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 2032572                                                                         |
| HARYANA                                                                         | 1241693                                                                         | 12367                                                                           |                                                                                 | 2078                                                                            | 362000                                                                          | 1618138                                                                         |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                | 286617                                                                          | 21495                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 308112                                                                          |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                               | 50174                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 50174                                                                           |
| JHARKHAND                                                                       | 880415                                                                          |                                                                                 | 29334                                                                           | 800                                                                             |                                                                                 | 910549                                                                          |
| KARNATAKA                                                                       | 336102                                                                          | 78566                                                                           | 102696                                                                          |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 517364                                                                          |
| KERALA                                                                          | 655547                                                                          |                                                                                 | 193215                                                                          |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 848762                                                                          |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                  | 1279384                                                                         | 86343                                                                           | 194894                                                                          | 3415                                                                            |                                                                                 | 1564036                                                                         |
| MAHARASHTR A                                                                    | 6784352                                                                         | 41076                                                                           | 1229669                                                                         | 1816                                                                            |                                                                                 | 8056913                                                                         |
| MANIPUR                                                                         | 197                                                                             |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 197                                                                             |
| MEGHALAYA                                                                       | 1441                                                                            |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1441                                                                            |
| MIZORAM                                                                         | 1306                                                                            |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1306                                                                            |
| NAGALAND                                                                        | 32312                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 32312                                                                           |
| NEW DELHI                                                                       | 6186                                                                            |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 6186                                                                            |
| ODISHA                                                                          | 2579952                                                                         | 309048                                                                          | 1223550                                                                         |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 4112550                                                                         |
| PUNJAB                                                                          | 627399                                                                          | 30569                                                                           | 10735                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 668703                                                                          |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                       | 1758670                                                                         | 164061                                                                          | 55442                                                                           | 2127                                                                            |                                                                                 | 1980300                                                                         |
| TAMILNADU                                                                       | 1082708                                                                         | 35656                                                                           | 1009248                                                                         | 109                                                                             |                                                                                 | 2127721                                                                         |
| TRIPURA                                                                         | 19960                                                                           |                                                                                 | 14149                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 34109                                                                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                   | 3761473                                                                         | 781942                                                                          | 110000                                                                          | 5963                                                                            |                                                                                 | 4659378                                                                         |
| UTTARAKHAN D                                                                    | 209890                                                                          |                                                                                 | 904                                                                             | 52                                                                              |                                                                                 | 210846                                                                          |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                     | 1194272                                                                         | 92488                                                                           | 31723                                                                           |                                                                                 |                                                                                 | 1318483                                                                         |
| Total                                                                           | 32002221                                                                        | 2343376                                                                         | 5482116                                                                         | 20221                                                                           | 362000                                                                          | 40209934                                                                        |