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FACTS AT A GLANCE<br />

PART A – EXISTING SCENARIO<br />

1 Geographical Area <strong>Sikkim</strong><br />

2 Landuse (1956-96)<br />

Report<strong>in</strong>g area th ha 172.09<br />

Forest th ha 50.71<br />

Not available for cultivation th ha 12.49<br />

Total cultivable area th ha 108.89<br />

(a) Net sown area th ha 62.04<br />

(b) Follow land th ha 34.65<br />

(c) Other uncultivable land th ha 2.20<br />

3 Land Hold<strong>in</strong>gs No. 51127<br />

Operated area th ha 107.00<br />

Average size per hold<strong>in</strong>g ha 2.01<br />

4 Hydrology<br />

(a) Average annual normal ra<strong>in</strong>fall<br />

North District mm 2306.01<br />

South District mm 2224.50<br />

East District mm 3259.90<br />

West District mm 2518.70<br />

Average for state<br />

(b) Average run<strong>of</strong>f<br />

mm 2544.40<br />

(i) Chungthang Mcum 4332<br />

(ii) Khanitar Mcum 11569<br />

(iii) Coronation Bridge Mcum 16221<br />

(c) Sediment load<br />

(i) Average sediment load w.r.t. run<strong>of</strong>f<br />

Chungthang % 0.025<br />

Sankalang % 0.087<br />

Dikchu % 0.086<br />

Sirwani % 0.068<br />

Khanitar<br />

(ii) Average sediment monsoon load<br />

% 0.056<br />

Chungthang th cum/<br />

sq.km<br />

0.29<br />

Sankaland th cum/<br />

sq.km<br />

1.35<br />

Dikchu th cum/<br />

sq.km<br />

1.51<br />

Khanitar th cum/<br />

sq.km<br />

1.53<br />

CISMHE

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