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AGRICULTURAL 

DROUGHT 

ASSESSMENT REPORT 

September 

2012 

Assessment 

for 13 States 

with 4 States 

at Sub- 

District Level 

Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre 

Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, New Delhi -110 012 

National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO 

Department of Space, Hyderabad – 500 625

Executive Summary 

Agricultural Drought Assessment is essential for taking appropriate remedial measures 

for improvement of drought situation. Satellite based remote sensing data has been shown to 

be highly useful for crop condition assessment and drought monitoring. A very successful 

project called National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System (NADAMS) 

had been developed by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, which envisaged use of 

remote sensing and meteorological data for drought assessment of 13 agriculturally important 

states of India. After the technology was transferred to Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast 

Centre (MNCFC), Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, this is the fourth report of 

national level agricultural drought assessment brought by MNCFC, in collaboration with NRSC. 

This report assesses agricultural situation of the country upto the month of September, 2012. 

Composite images of coarse resolution NOAA AVHRR data (1 km) was used for 9 states 

namely, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar 

Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, while moderate resolution data from Resourcesat-2, AWiFS (56m) 

was used for 4 states namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Haryana. Crop 

condition has been assessed using satellite derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 

(NDVI)/Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) images. Shortwave Angle Slope Index 

(SASI) derived from MODIS data has been used to generate Area Favorable for Crop Sowing 

(AFCS). These satellite derived products have been integrated with Soil Moisture Index 

(derived using soil water balance approach) and IMD Rainfall data (rainfall deviation, number 

of dry weeks) for assessment of drought situation in each district of these 13 states and 

further sub district level for 4 states. 

For the Season wise Deficit rainfall was recorded in many meteorological sub-divisions 

namely, South Interior Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya 

Maharashtra, Marathwada, Gujarat region, Saurashtra and Kachchh, West UP, Haryana, Bihar. 

Soil Moisture Index (SMI) derived from spatial soil water balance model, showed 

improvement in the soil moisture availability due to significant rainfall in the September 

month. The Area Favorable for Crop Sowing has increased up to 106 M ha against a normal of 

109 M ha, thus covering 97% of normal area. The unfavorable area was 3 M ha, mostly 

located in Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan states. NDVI, an indicator of agricultural 

vegetation status, has significantly improved in most of the states – Chhattisgarh, Odisha, 

Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Northern half of Andhra 

Pradesh, West coast of Karnataka, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Eastern Rajasthan and 

Eastern Gujarat which reflecting the progression of Kharif crops. Higher values of NDWI 

showing increased surface wetness are observed in many parts of the country Chhattisgarh, 

Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Northern half of 

Andhra Pradesh, West coast of Karnataka, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Northern 

Haryana, Eastern Rajasthan and Eastern Gujarat. 

District-wise analysis for 13 states indicated “Normal” agricultural situation in 293 

districts. The agricultural situation is categorized as “Mild” in 56 districts and as “Moderate” 

in 62 districts. 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 1

AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT ASSESSMENT REPORT 

September, 2012 All India 

1.0 Introduction 

'National Agricultural Drought Assessment and Monitoring System (NADAMS)' project, 

conceptualized and developed by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Department 

of Space, provides near real-time information on prevalence, severity level and persistence of 

agricultural drought at state/ district/sub-district level. Currently, it covers 13 states of India, 

which are predominantly agriculture based and prone to drought situation. Agricultural 

conditions are monitored at state/district level using daily NOAA AVHRR data for 9 states. 

AWiFS (Advanced Wide Field Sensor) of Resourcesat 2 (56 m resolution) is used for detailed 

assessment of agricultural drought at district and sub district level in four states. MODIS 

250m, 1km derived NDWI, SASI datasets have also been interpreted to complement the 

assessment. Fortnightly/monthly report of drought condition is provided to the Government 

under NADAMS. From the year 2012, the NADAMS project is being implemented by the 

Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC), Ministry of Agriculture, after the 

technology was transferred to MNCFC by NRSC. 

Agricultural drought assessment with multiple indices as indicated below; 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortwave Angle Slope Index (SASI) 

Normalized Difference Wetness Index 

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 

Soil Moisture Index (derived from soil water balance approach) 

IMD Rainfall data – rainfall deviation, number of dry weeks 

The present report is a summary of agricultural situation during September 2012 for13 

states and contains satellite derived vegetation index images, rainfall deviations and 

assessment of agricultural situation. 

2.0 Vegetation Index Image 

Among the various vegetation indices that are now available, Normalized Difference 

Vegetation Index (NDVI) is most widely used for operational drought assessment because of 

its simplicity in calculation, easiness in interpretation and also its ability to partially 

compensate for the effects of atmosphere, illumination geometry etc. Normalised Difference 

Vegetation Index (NDVI) is derived from (NIR - Red/NIR + Red) where NIR and Red are the 

reflected radiation in visible and near infrared channels. Various colours in the NDVI image - 

Yellow through Green to Red - indicate increasing vegetation vigour. The legend of colour bars 


and the vegetation index values are provided along with the vegetation index image. Water, 

clouds and snow have higher reflectance in the visible region and consequently NDVI assumes 

negative values for these features. Bare soil and rocks exhibit similar reflectance in both 

visible and near IR regions and the index values are near zero. The NDVI values for vegetation 

generally range from 0.1 to 0.6, the higher index values being associated with greater green 

leaf area and biomass 

3.0 Spatial Vegetation Status 

The agricultural crop condition is monitored based on the NDVI information derived 

from satellite data. The vegetation index images of the country after overlaying the forest 

area mask and agricultural vegetation condition map for June 2011 and 2010 are shown in 

Plates. 

After precluding the forest area, district wise average vegetation index statistics are 

generated. The district wise vegetation status during the current season is assessed based on 

the seasonal NDVI progression. 

4.0 Surface Wetness Indicators 

Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) band is sensitive to moisture available in soil as well as in 

crop canopy. In the beginning of the cropping season, soil back ground is dominant hence 

SWIR is sensitive to soil moisture in the top 1-2 cm. As the crop progresses, SWIR becomes 

sensitive to leaf moisture content. SWIR band provides only surface wetness information. 

When the crop is grown-up, SWIR response is only from canopy and not from the underlying 

soil. NDWI using SWIR can complement NDVI for drought assessment particularly in the 

beginning of the cropping season. NDWI is derived as under; 

NDWI = (NIR-SWIR) / (NIR+SWIR) 

where Near Infra Red and SWIR are the reflected energy in these two spectral bands. 

Higher values of NDWI signify more surface wetness. 

5.0 Shortwave Angle Slope Index (SASI) 

SASI images were generated using 8-day composites of MODIS 500 m images of NIR, 

SWIR 1 and SWIR 2 bands. SASI is highly sensitive to rainfall and hence indirectly associated 

with crop sown area. SASI variations in the season which represent dynamics of surface 

moisture were used for assessing the Area Favourable for Crop Sowing (AFCS) from time to 

time. General threshold values of SASI specific to soil texture that indicate favorable situation 

for crop sowings were identified. Based on SASI thresholds, discrimination of the Area 

Favourable Crop Sowing (AFCS) was done on weekly basis for each state. The AFCS weekly 

values are useful to assess the intensity of early season/sowing period agricultural drought 


intensity in terms of timeliness in the commencement of sowings, extent of delay or reduction 

in crop sowings. 

6.0 Soil Moisture Index from Soil Water Balance Model 

The soil water balance (SWB) model is a convenient way of estimating the soil 

moisture over a large area with considerable reliability. A simple book keeping – bucket type – 

water tight model was developed to derive the top 30cm profile soil moisture. This model 

considers the initial root depth of 30 cm throughout the season to capture the soil water 

scenario for crops sown and germinating during any part of the cropping season. The soil 

water balance in the upper layer is governed by daily values of rainfall, runoff, evapotranspiration 

(ET) and drainage to the second layer. When the upper layer saturates in excess 

of Field Capacity (FC) due to rainfall, the excess water percolates to the lower passive root 

zone and are instantaneously redistributed in that zone. The excess soil water in the passive 

zone moves out as deep percolation. Since the upper 30 cm is considered for the soil water 

assessment the lower limit of soil water is the residual water content of the soil as the upper 

layer is exposed to the atmosphere and subjected to upward flux due to the direct solar 

radiation. The climatic, soil and crop parameter are the main inputs for the SWB. The daily 

near real time TRMM 3B42RT spatial rainfall product and the daily global potential evapotranspiration 

data are used as the rainfall and climatic input, respectively. The soil information 

was derived from the 1: 0.5 million scale NBSS&LUP soil map. Since this model does not take 

into account the irrigation applied from various sources, the results of the model should be 

considered over rainfed areas alone. The Soil Moisture Index (SMI) derived is defined as the 

proportion of the difference between the current soil moisture and the permanent wilting 

point to the field capacity and the permanent wilting point. The index values range from 0 to 

100 with 0 indicating extreme dry condition and 100 extreme wet conditions. 

7.0 Rainfall Status (Data Source: IMD, New Delhi, www.imd.gov.in) 

As per IMD reports, Rainfall situation has further improved during September month. 

Total season’s rainfall (June to September 2012) was 820 mm against 887 mm of normal, 

deficit by 8 % at country level, as per IMD reports. There are 22 met sub-divisions with normal 

rainfall, 13 subdivisions with deficit rainfall and 1 sub-division with excess rainfall in 2012. In 

the southwest monsoon period of the year 2011, there were only 3 met sub-divisions with 

deficit rainfall with all other sub-divisions recording either normal or excess rainfall. 

8.0 Highlights of Agricultural Situation – September 2012 

‣ Rainfall situation has further improved during September, reducing the extent of 

deficiency. Deficit rainfall was recorded in many meteorological sub-divisions namely, 

South Interior Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Maharashtra, 

Marathwada, Gujarat region, Saurashtra & Kachchh, West UP, Haryana and Bihar. 


‣ Soil Moisture Index (SMI) derived from spatial soil water balance model, up to 

September, showed improvement in the soil moisture availability due to significant 

rainfall in the month. 

‣ The Area Favorable for Crop Sowing/ Crop sown area (AFCS) has been derived from 

(1) SASI data integrated with ground data on cropping pattern, soils and irrigation 

support and (2) Spatial Soil Water Balance model. AFCS reflects the agricultural area 

with significant surface wetness and hence favorable for crop sowing activity. 

‣ AFCS at the end of July 

There was a significant increase in AFCS or area sown from 44 M ha in June to 

87 M ha in July. The AFCS has increased significantly in July from previous month in 

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and 

Madhya Pradesh states. The unfavorable area for crop sowing is 22 M ha, and is mostly 

located in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana and in the northern and central Karnataka 

and in coastal region and Rayalseema regions of Andhra Pradesh indicating the 

continued unfavorable seasonal conditions in July 2012. About 2.5 M ha of this 

unfavorable area corresponds to rice crop and is mostly located in Rajasthan, Haryana, 

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh states. 

‣ AFCS at the end of August 

With the occurrence of significant rainfall, the crop sown area has increased 

97.7 M ha in August from 87 M ha in July. The unfavorable area is 10.9 M ha at nation 

level, of which about 7 M ha is located in 3 states namely Karnataka, Gujarat and 

Rajasthan. In these 3 states, the unfavorable area represents considerable proportion 

of Kharif crop area. In Andhra Pradesh state, about 1 M ha is yet to be sown with 

crops. In the remaining states, the unfavorable area is less than 10 percent of potential 

Kharif area. Thus, the overall agricultural situation in the country, with respect to crop 

sown area, indicates “Alert” situation in 3 states – Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan 

with significant reduction in sown area and with less scope for (a) further raise in crop 

area and (b) late sown crop area reaching normal crop growth progression. 

‣ AFCS at the end of September 

AFCS has increased to 106 M ha against a normal of 109 M ha, thus covering 

97% of normal area. The unfavorable area was 3 M ha, mostly located in Karnataka, 

Gujarat and Rajasthan states. 

‣ NDVI, an indicator of agricultural vegetation status, has significantly improved in most 

of the states – Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, 

Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Northern half of Andhra Pradesh, West coast of Karnataka, 


Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Eastern Rajasthan and Eastern Gujarat – reflecting 

the progression of Kharif crops. 

‣ Reduced greenness signifying delayed crop sowing (reduced crop area) or poor crop 

growth is evident in southern parts of Andhra Pradesh, northern and southern 

Karnataka, Marathwada and Madhya Maharashtra regions of Maharashtra, West 

Gujarat, Southern Haryana and Western Rajasthan. 

‣ Higher values of NDWI showing increased surface wetness are observed in many parts 

of the country Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, 

Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Northern half of Andhra Pradesh, West coast of Karnataka, 

Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, Northern Haryana, Eastern Rajasthan and Eastern 

Gujarat. 

‣ Multiple indices involving SMI derived from soil water balance, satellite derived SASI, 

NDWI and NDVI and their comparisons between 2012 and 2011/2010, IMD rainfall and 

its derivatives in general indicate significant further improvement in agricultural 

situation in the country. 

‣ In many parts of Karnataka state, Marathwada and Madhya Maharashtra regions of 

Maharashtra, West Gujarat, Southern Haryana, Western Rajasthan and in parts of 

Andhra Pradesh, the extent of crop sown area and/or the vigour of already sown crops 

is significantly less than that of Kharif 2011 or Kharif 2010 indicating agricultural 

drought situation. 

‣ District-wise analysis in 13 states by the end of September 2012 (as shown in Table 1 

below) indicate the number of districts under different categories of agricultural 

situation. Since Tamil Nadu state receives significant rainfall during North East 

monsoon, there is scope for improvement in subsequent fortnights. 


Table 1: Number of districts under different categories of agricultural drought 

situation in 13 states 

State Normal Mild Moderate 

Andhra Pradesh 13 05 04 

Bihar 26 11 00 

Chhattisgarh 15 00 00 

Gujarat 13 02 10 

Haryana 07 06 07 

Jharkhand 21 01 00 

Karnataka 08 07 15 

Maharashtra 18 04 11 

Madhya Pradesh 44 01 00 

Odisha 25 05 00 

Rajasthan 25 02 06 

Tamil Nadu 09 12 09 

Uttar Pradesh 69 00 00 

Total 293 56 62 

‣ “Moderate agricultural drought” category districts/Taluks are characterised by one 

or more of the attributes – more than a month delayed sowing time, more than 25% 

reduction in crop area, poor greenness/moisture levels of crop vegetation, significant 

reduction in crop yield, lack of adequate irrigation infra-structure, reduced rate of 

increase crop greenness/moisture from July-August-September. There is less scope for 

improvement in the agricultural situation in these districts in subsequently. 

‣ “Mild agricultural drought” category districts are characterised by slightly reduced 

crop sown area or slightly reduced greenness of crops leading to slight reduction in 

crop yield. There is scope for improvement in subsequent fortnights in case of long 

duration crops. 

‣ The agricultural situation had improved from July to August with reduced number of 

districts under Alert class (119 in July to 66 in August) and Watch class (156 in July to 

108 in August). With improvement in rainfall situation during September, the 

agricultural situation has further improved with 293 districts representing “Normal” 

class as against 237 districts in August. 

‣ Thus, the agricultural situation has progressively improved in the country, from June to 

September. Moderate agricultural drought is evident in 62 districts and Mild 

agricultural drought in 56 districts. 


‣ Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra are the states of concern, with significant 

number districts under “Moderate drought”, followed by Haryana and Rajasthan. 

There are 4 districts under this class in Andhra Pradesh. 

‣ Although there is significant number of districts under Moderate class, in Tamil Nadu 

state, the agricultural situation is largely dependent on the NE monsoon rainfall. 

‣ Sub-district level assessment: In four states namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, 

Maharashtra and Haryana, agricultural drought assessment has been done at subdistrict 

level, using Resourcesat2; AWiFS derived indices along with other indices. The 

number of Blocks/Mandals/Taluks under different categories of agricultural situation – 

Normal, Mild and Moderate drought – in each district of these four states is furnished 

in the Table 3 to 6. 

‣ In Andhra Pradesh state, the agricultural situation has slightly improved from previous 

month. 165 mandals are categorised under “Moderate drought” class followed by 183 

Mandals in “Mild drought” class and 703 Mandals in “Normal” class. Low NDVI/NDWI 

in Krishna delta area of Guntur district is caused by delay in the transplanting of rice. 

‣ In Haryana, 44 blocks are categorised under “Moderate agricultural drought” class 

followed by 32 blocks under “Mild agricultural drought” class and 45 blocks in 

“Normal” class. The “Moderate agricultural drought” class blocks mostly correspond to 

southern part of the state - Hisar, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Jajjar and Mewat 

districts. In some of the blocks of this class, particularly located in Jind and Hisar 

districts, there is significant scope for improvement since the low NDVI values are 

essentially due to delay in crop calendar. 

‣ In Karnataka, 68 Taluks are categorised under “Moderate agricultural drought” class 

followed by 53 Taluks under “Mild agricultural drought” class and 55 Taluks under 

“Normal” class. The Taluks under Moderate drought class are distributed all over the 

state except in the west coast region. 

‣ In Maharashtra, 75 Taluks are categorised under “Moderate agricultural drought” 

class followed by 58 Taluks under “Mild agricultural drought” class and 223 Taluks 

under “Normal” class. The Taluks under Moderate drought are distributed mostly in 

Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada regions of the state. 

‣ Summary tables showing district level categories of agricultural situation in 13 states 

and sub-district level categorisation in 4 states are furnished hereunder Table 2 – 6. 

‣ Progression of NDVI and NDWI during October needs to be observed particularly over 

the districts with long duration crops. 


‣ Poor crop growth in parts of Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh 

Rajasthan and Haryana may result in the reduction of crop yield. 

Table 2: Summary of September 2012 Agricultural Drought Assessment is shown below: 

State Agricultural drought situation up to September 2012 

Andhra 

Pradesh 

Bihar 

Chhattisgarh 

Normal: (13 districts) Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak, Nellore, 

Nizamabad, Rangareddy, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, West 

Godavari, Krishna and Warangal 

Mild: (5 districts) Chittoor, East Godavari, Mahaboobnagar, Guntur and 

Nalgonda. 

Moderate: (4 districts) Anantpur, Kurnool, Kadapa and Prakasam 

Normal: (26 districts) Paschim Champaran, Kishanganj, Bhabhua, Rhotas, 

Aurangabad, Purbi Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, 

Sheikhpura, Madhepura, Sheohar, Supaul, Araria, Darbhanga, Gopalganj, 

Nalanda Sheikhpura, Patna, Bhojpur, Jahanabad, Gaya, Purnia, Siwan, 

Saran, Vaishali and Buxar 

Mild: (11 districts) Saharsa, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, 

Banka, Munger, Luckeesarai, Katihar, Nawada and Jamui 

Normal: (15 districts) Koriya, Surguja, Jashpur, Raigarh, Korba, Bilaspur, 

Jangir, Raipur, Durg, Kawardha, Rajnandgaon, Dhamtari, Kanker, Bastar 

and Dantewada 

Gujarat Normal: (13 districts) Mehsana, Sabar Kantha, Dahod, Panchmahal, 

Kheda, Gandhi Nagar, The Dangs, Anand, Valsad, Vadodara, Surat, 

Narmada and Navsari 

Mild: (2 districts) Banas Kantha and Ahmedabad 

Moderate: (10 districts) Bharuch, Kachchh, Surendranagar, Patan, 

Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbander, Amreli and Bhavnagar 

Haryana Normal: (7 districts) Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Panipat, 

Yamunanagar, Karnal and Fatehabad 

Mild: (6 districts), Sonipat, Kaithal, Jind, Rhotak, Sirsa and Gurgaon 

Moderate: (7 districts) Bhiwani, Hisar, Jhajjar, Mahendragarh, Rewari, 

Faridabad and Mewat 

Jharkhand Normal: (21 districts) Koderma, Gumla, Garhwa, Palamau, Chatra, 

Jamtara, Pakaur, Latehar, East Singhbhum, Saraikela Kharsawan, Giridih, 

Deoghar, Sahibganj, Dumka, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga, West 

Singhbhum, Ranchi, Bokaro and Simdega 

Mild: (1 district) Godda 

Karnataka Normal: ( 8 districts) Bidar, Chimagalur, D. Kannada, Kodagu, U. 

Kannada, Yadgir, Shimoga and Udupi 


Mild: (7 districts) Belgaum, Bangalore-U, Bangalore-R, Davagere, Kolar, 

Ramanagara and Mandya 

Moderate: (15 districts) Bagalkot, Mysore, Chickballapur, 

Chamarajanagara, Chitrdurga, Haveri, Hassan, Tumkur, Bellary, Bijapur, 

Dharwad, Gadag, Gulberga, Koppal and Raichur 

Maharashtra Normal: (18 districts) Akola, Amaravati, Bhandara, Buldana, 

Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, 

Nandurbar, Rayagad, Ratnagiri, Thane, Wasim, Sindhudurg and Wardha 

Mild: (4 districts) Hingoli, Nanded, Nashik and Parbhani 

Moderate : (11 districts) Yavatmal, Sangli, Osmanabad, Satara, 

Aurangabad, Beed, Jalna, Jalgaon, Ahamadnagar, Solapur and Pune 

Madhya 

Pradesh 

Odisha 

Rajasthan 

Normal: (44 districts) Katni, Damoh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Seoni, 

Chhindwara, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Gwalior, 

Sheopur, Shivpuri, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Rewa, Sidhi, Shahdol, 

Vidisha, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Indore, 

Dewas, Sehore, Raisen, Narsimhapur, East Nimar, West Nimar, Guna, 

Satna, Sagar, Neemach, Dhar, Umaria, Balaghat, Dindori and Jhabua 

Mild: (1 district) Badwani 

Normal: (25 districts) Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Angul, 

Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Phulbani, Boudh, 

Sonepur, Mayurbhanj, Bargarh, Nawapara, Kalahandi, Malkangiri, 

Keonjhar, Deogarh, Bolangir, Rayagada, Gajapati, Koraput and 

Nowrangapur 

Mild: (5 districts) Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Balasore, Bhadrak and 

Kendrapada 

Normal: (25 districts) Dausa, Karauli, Kota, Baran, Jhalawar, Banswara, 

Dungarpur, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunun, Alwar, Bharathpur, Sikar, 

Sawai Madhopur, Bundi, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Sirohi, Jaipur, 

Pali, Ajmer, Tonk, Pratapgarh and Chittaurgarh 

Mild: (2 districts) Bikaner and Ganganagar. 

Moderate : (6 districts) Churu, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Jaiselmer, Barmer and 

Jalor 

Tamil Nadu Normal: (9 districts) Chennai, Thiruvallur, Vellore, Viluppuram, 

Tiruvannamalai, Nilgiris, Kanchipuram, Salem and Teni, 

Mild: (12 districts) Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Namakkal, 

Pudukkottai, Sivaganga, Madurai, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Nagappattinam, 

Tuticorin and Kanniyakumari 

Moderate : (9 districts) Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, 

Karur, Ramanathapuram, Thiruvarur, Virudunagar, and Tirunelveli 

Uttar Pradesh 

Normal: (69 districts) Agra, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, 

Baghpat, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, 

Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Chandauli, Chitrakut, Deoria, Etawah, 


Faizabad, Fatehpur, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, 

Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Kanpur Rural, 

Kaushambi, Kushinagar, Lakhimpur, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, 

Mathura, Mau, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, 

Pratapgarh, Rae Bareilly, Rampur, Saharanpur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant 

Ravidas Nagar, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti, Sidharthanagar, Sitapur, 

Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao, 

Varanasi, Aligarh, Auraiya, Etah, Farrukhabad, Kanauj, Kanpur Urban, 

Mainpuri, Firozabad, Mahoba and Hamirpur. 

Table 3: Number of Mandals under different classes of agricultural situation in Andhra 

Pradesh state - September 2012 

District Normal Mild Moderate 

Adilabad 52 0 0 

Anantpur 0 12 51 

Chittoor 31 18 17 

Kadapa 6 11 33 

East Godavari 44 13 0 

Guntur 35 19 3 

Karimnagar 56 0 0 

Khammam 46 0 0 

Krishna 43 5 0 

Kurnool 11 17 26 

Mahabubnagar 22 37 5 

Medak 45 0 0 

Nalgonda 45 12 2 

Nellore 45 0 0 

Nizamabad 35 0 0 

Prakasam 7 22 27 

Ranga Reddy 36 1 0 

Srikakulam 32 5 0 

Visakhapatnam 35 5 1 

Vizianagaram 27 7 0 

Warangal 50 0 0 

West Godavari 46 0 0 

Total 749 184 165 

(Details list of Mandals under different classes of agricultural situation in Appendix-I) 


Table 4: Number of Blocks under different classes of agricultural situation in Haryana state - 

September 2012 


Panchkula 4 0 0 

Ambala 6 0 0 

Yamunanagar 7 0 0 

Kurukshetra 5 0 0 

Karnal 6 0 0 

Panipat 5 0 0 

Sonipat 3 3 1 

Kaithal 2 4 0 

Jind 0 6 1 

Hisar 2 0 8 

Fatehabad 5 1 0 

Sirsa 1 6 0 

Rhotak 0 5 0 

Bhiwani 0 0 10 

Jhajjar 0 0 6 

Mahendragarh 0 0 5 

Rewari 0 0 4 

Mewat 0 0 5 

Gurgaon 0 3 2 

Faridabad 0 2 3 

Total 46 30 45 

(Details list of Blocks under different classes of agricultural situation in Appendix-II) 


Table 5: Number of Talukas under different classes of agricultural situation in Karnataka 

state - September 2012 


Bagalkot 0 3 3 

Bangalore rural 0 2 2 

Bangalore urban 0 2 2 

Belgaum 3 5 2 

Bellary 0 0 7 

Bidar 5 0 0 

Bijapur 0 0 5 

Chamarajanagara 0 1 3 

Chickballapur 3 1 2 

Chikmagalur 6 1 0 

Chitradurga 0 3 3 

D. Kannada 5 0 0 

Davangere 0 4 2 

Dharwad 1 0 4 

Gadag 0 0 5 

Gulberga 0 4 3 

Hassan 1 3 4 

Haveri 1 3 3 

Kodagu 3 0 0 

Kolar 2 2 1 

Koppal 0 0 4 

Mandya 0 5 2 

Mysore 0 4 3 

Raichur 0 2 3 

Ramanagara 1 2 1 

Shimoga 7 0 0 

Tumkur 1 6 3 

Udupi 3 0 0 

Uttara Kannada 11 0 0 

Yadgir 2 0 1 

Total 55 53 68 

(Details list of Talukas under different classes of agricultural situation in Appendix-III) 


Table 6: Number of Talukas under different classes of agricultural situation in Maharashtra 

state - September 2012 


Ahmadnagar 1 4 9 

Akola 7 0 0 

Amravati 14 0 0 

Aurangabad 0 5 4 

Beed 5 2 4 

Bhandara 7 0 0 

Buldana 11 0 2 

Chandrapur 14 0 0 

Dhule 2 2 0 

Gadchiroli 12 0 0 

Gondia 8 0 0 

Hingoli 0 4 1 

Jalgaon 7 3 5 

Jalna 1 0 7 

Kolhapur 11 1 0 

Latur 9 1 0 

Nagpur 14 0 0 

Nanded 9 6 1 

Nandurbar 8 1 0 

Nasik 10 3 2 

Osmanabad 0 5 3 

Parbhani 2 6 1 

Pune 4 4 6 

Raigad 15 0 0 

Ratnagiri 9 0 0 

Sangli 2 1 7 

Satara 0 4 7 

Sindhdurg 7 1 0 

Solapur 0 0 11 

Thane 14 1 0 

Wardha 8 0 0 

Washim 6 0 0 

Yeotmal 6 4 5 

Total 223 58 75 

(Details list of Talukas under different classes of agricultural situation in Appendix-IV) 


List of Colour Plates 

Plate No. Title 

Plate 1 Agricultural Drought assessment September, 2012 

Plate 2 Area Favorable for Crop Sowing (AFCS) derived from SASI and water balance 

methodology, September, 2012 

Plate 3 SASI Anomaly in September, 2012 

Plate 4 SASI Anomaly in August, 2012 

Plate 5 SASI Anomaly in July, 2012 

Plate 6 Soil moisture index derived from water balance methodology, September, 2012 

Plate 7 Soil moisture index derived from water balance methodology, June, July and 

August, 2012 

Plate 8 Fortnightly Agricultural area NDVI of NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km), 

September, 2012 

Plate 9 Monthly progression of Agricultural area NDVI of NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 

1km), 2012 

Plate 10 Comparison of Agricultural area NDVI from NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km) for 

August & September, 2012, 2011 and 2010 

Plate 11 Comparison of Agricultural area NDVI of NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km), June 

& July 

Plate 12 MODIS (250 m) NDWI during September, 2012 showing surface moisture 

status 

Plate 13 MODIS (250 m) NDWI during August, July and June 2012 showing surface 

moisture status 

Plate 14 NDVI and NDWI Deviation Map for September, 2012 

Plate 15 NDVI and NDWI Deviation Map for August, July and June, 2012 

Plate 16 Percent Deviation of NDVI and NDWI – September, 2012 

Plate 17 Percent Deviation of NDVI and NDWI for August, July and June, 2012 

Plate 18 IMD – Sub-division-wise rainfall and its deviations, September, 2012 

Plate 19 IMD – Sub-division-wise rainfall and its deviations, June to August, 2012 

Plate 20 District wise monthly rainfall deviations 

Plate 21 District wise weekly rainfall deviations September, 2012 

Plate 22 District wise weekly rainfall deviations June, July and August, 2012 

Plate 23 District wise weekly rainfall deviations June, July, August, 2011 

Plate 24 AWiFS derived Agricultural Area NDVI and NDWI – Andhra Pradesh 

Plate 25 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Andhra Pradesh 

Plate 26 Agricultural Drought Assessment- Bihar 

Plate 27 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Chhattisgarh 

Plate 28 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Gujarat 

Plate 29 AWiFS derived Agriculture area NDVI and NDWI - Haryana 

Plate 30 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Haryana 


Plate 31 AWiFS derived Agriculture area NDVI and NDWI – Karnataka 

Plate 32 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Karnataka 

Plate 33 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Jharkhand 

Plate 34 AWiFS derived Agricultural Area NDVI and NDWI - Maharashtra 

Plate 35 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Maharashtra 

Plate 36 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Madhya Pradesh 

Plate 37 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Odisha 

Plate 38 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Rajasthan 

Plate 39 Agricultural Drought Assessment - Tamil Nadu 

Plate 40 Agricultural Drought Assessment – Uttar Pradesh 


Plate 1 : Agricultural Drought assessment September, 2012 

(No. of Districts) 

change 

State Normal Mild Moderate 

Andhra Pradesh 13 5 4 

Bihar 26 11 0 

Chhattisgarh 15 0 0 

Gujarat 13 2 10 

Haryana 7 6 7 

Jharkhand 21 1 0 

Karnataka 8 7 15 

Maharashtra 18 4 11 

Madhya Pradesh 44 1 0 

Odisha 25 5 0 

Rajasthan 25 2 6 

Tamil Nadu 9 12 9 

Uttar Pradesh 69 0 0 

Total 293 56 62 

Agricultural Drought Assessment Report- September, 2012

Plate 2 : Area Favorable for Crop Sowing (AFCS) derived from SASI and 

water balance methodology, September, 2012 

States 

Kharif 

potential Area 

(M ha) 

AFCS 

(M ha) 

% Kharif 

Area 

Unfavorable 

(M ha) 

Andhra Pradesh 7.8 7.3 94 .4 

Bihar 3.7 3.7 100 0 

Chhattisgarh 4.8 4.8 100 0 

Gujarat 8.7 8.1 93 .6 

Haryana 2.8 2.8 100 0 

Jharkhand 2.5 2.5 100 0 

Karnataka 7.5 7.0 93 .5 

Madhya Pradesh 10.4 10.4 100 0 

Maharashtra 14.0 13.8 99 .2 

Odisha 6.3 6.3 100 0 

Rajasthan 14.3 13.6 95 .8 

Tamil Nadu 2.4 2.0 83 .4 

Uttar Pradesh 9.3 9.3 100 0 

Sub-Total 94.5 91.7 97 2.9 

All India 108.6 105.5 97 3.1 


Plate 3 : SASI Anomaly in September, 2012 

% Agricultural area 

AP 

Assam 

Bih 

Cht 

Guj 

Har 

Jhr 

Kar 

Ker 

MP 

Mah 

Orr 

Pun 

Raj 

TN 

UP 

WB 

Total 

SASI – September 2012 SASI – September 2011 

SASI anomaly from previous year – September 2012 

100 

SASI deviation from previous year upto September 2012 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

Agricultural Drought Assessment Report- September, 2012 

More wet Wet No significant change Dry More dry

Plate 4 : SASI Anomaly in August, 2012 

SASI – August 2012 SASI – August 2011 

SASI anomaly from previous year – August 2012 


Plate 5 : SASI Anomaly in July, 2012 

SASI anomaly from previous year – July 2012 

SASI – July 2012 SASI – July 2011 


Plate 6 : Soil moisture index derived from water balance methodology, September, 2012 


Plate 7 : Soil moisture index derived from water balance methodology: 

June, July and August, 2012 

As on As 

As 

on 

on 

As on 

As on 

As on 

As on 


Plate 8 : Fortnightly Agricultural area NDVI of NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km), September, 2012 


Plate 9 : Monthly progression of Agricultural area NDVI of NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km), 2012 

June 2012 

July 2012 

August 2012 



Plate 10 : Comparison of Agricultural area NDVI from NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km) 

for August & September 2012, 2011 and 2010 


September 2011 September 2010 

August 2012 

August 2011 August 2010 


Plate 11 : Comparison of Agricultural area NDVI of NOAA AVHRR (1 km * 1km), June & July 

July 2012 

July 2011 July 2010 

June 2012 

June 2011 June 2010 


Plate 12 : MODIS (250 m) NDWI during September, 2012 showing surface moisture status 

1 ST fortnight 


2 ND fortnight 

September,2012 


1 ST fortnight 


2 ND fortnight 




Plate 13 : MODIS (250 m) NDWI during August, July and June, 2012 showing surface 

moisture status 

August,2012 

July,2012 

June,2012 

August,2010 

July,2010 

June,2010 


Plate 14 : NDVI and NDWI Deviation Map for September, 2012 

(derived from MODIS data) 


Plate 15 : NDVI and NDWI Deviation Map for August, July and June, 2012 


NDVI Deviation w.r.t 2010 

August 2012 

July 2012 

June 2012 

August 2012 

NDWI Deviation w.r.t 2010 

July 2012 

June 2012 


Plate 16 : Percent Deviation of NDVI and NDWI – September, 2012 

Deviation w.r.t. September 2010 



% Agricultural area 

AP 

Assam 

Bih 

Cht 

Guj 

Har 

Jhr 

Kar 

Ker 

MP 

Mah 

Orr 

Pun 

Raj 

TN 

UP 

WB 

Plate 17 : Percent Deviation of NDVI and NDWI for August, July and June, 2012 


NDVI Deviations w.r.t. 2010 

100 

NDVI deviation July 2012 

80 

60 

40 

20 

0 

No dev -10% dev. -20% dev

Plate 18 : IMD – Sub-division-wise rainfall and its deviations, September, 2012 

Agricultural Drought Assessment Report- September, 2012 

(Source: www.imd.gov.in)

Plate 19 : IMD – Sub-division-wise rainfall and its deviations, June to August, 2012 

Source: www.imd.gov.in 


Plate 20 : District wise monthly rainfall deviations 

June June 2012 2012 

July 

July 

2012 

2012 

August 2012 2012 



1 June to 30 


Legend 

EXCESS (+20% OR MORE) 

NORMAL ( +19% TO -19%) 

DEFICIENT2 (-40% TO -59%) 


SCANTY ( -60% TO -99%) 

NO RAIN (-100%) 

NO DATA 

(Data Source : www.imd.gov.in) 


Plate 21 : District wise weekly rainfall deviations September, 2012 

(Source of data: www.imd.gov.in) 

Week ending 

Week ending 05 September 

05 September 

Week ending 

12 September 

Week ending 

12 September 

Week ending 

19September 

Week ending 

26 September 

Week ending 

3 October 

Legend 


NORMAL ( +19% TO -19%) 



SCANTY ( -60% TO -99%) 

NO RAIN (-100%) 

NO DATA 


Plate 22 : District wise weekly rainfall deviations June, July and August, 2012 

Week 

ending 

01 August 

Week 

ending 

08 August 

Week 

ending 

15 August 

Week 

ending 

22 August 

Week 

ending 

29 August 

Week 

ending 

06 June 

Week 

ending 

13 June 

Week 

ending 

20 June 

Week 

ending 

27 June 

Legend 


NORMAL ( +19% TO -19%) 



Week 

ending 

4 July 

Week 

ending 

11 July 

Week 

ending 

18 July 

Week 

ending 

25 July 

SCANTY ( -60% TO -99%) 

NO RAIN (-100%) 

NO DATA 



Plate 23 : District wise weekly rainfall deviations June, July and August, 2011 


Week ending 

17 August 

Week ending 

24 August 

Week ending 

31 August 

1 June to 31 August 

Week ending 

13 July 

Week ending 

20 July 

Week ending 

27 July 

Week ending 

03 August 

Week ending 

10 August 

Week ending 

08 June 

Week ending 

15 June 

Week ending 

22 June 

Week ending 

29 June 

Week ending 

06 July 


Plate 24 : AWiFS derived Agricultural Area NDVI and NDWI – Andhra Pradesh 

NDVI 


NDVI 


NDWI 


NDWI 



Plate 25 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Andhra Pradesh 

MODIS based Normalized Difference Vegetation index 



Seasonal Rainfall for the week ending 30/09/12 


MODIS based Normalized Difference Water index 

Agricultural drought assessment – September 2012 



749 

184 

165 


Plate 26 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Bihar 

AVHRR based Normalized Difference Vegetation index 




(Source: www.imd.gov.in) 





Plate 27 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Chhattisgarh 










Plate 28 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Gujarat 










Plate 29 : AWiFS derived Agricultural Area NDVI and NDWI - Haryana 

NDVI 


NDVI 


NDWI 


NDWI 



Plate 30 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Haryana 







Agricultural drought assessment – September2012 

September 

August 2012 

2012 September 2010 

(46 Blocks) 

(30 Blocks) 

(45 Blocks) 


Plate 31 : AWiFS derived Agricultural Area NDVI and NDWI - Karnataka 

NDVI 


NDVI 


NDWI 


NDWI 



Plate 32 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Karnataka 




(Source: www.imd.gov.in 





(55 Taluks) 

(53 Taluks) 

(68 Taluks) 


Plate 33 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Jharkhand 











Plate 34 : AWiFS derived Agricultural Area NDVI and NDWI - Maharashtra 

NDVI 


NDVI 


NDWI 


NDWI 



Plate 35 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Maharashtra 





MODIS based Normalized Difference Water index Agricultural drought assessment –September 2012 




Plate 36 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Madhya Pradesh 










Plate 37 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Odisha 










Plate 38 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Rajasthan 









Plate 39 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Tamil Nadu 










Plate 40 : Agricultural Drought Assessment - Uttar Pradesh 

AVHRR based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index 





MODIS based Normalized Difference Water Index 

Agricultural drought assessment –September 2012 



Appendix I 

List of Mandals under different classes of Agricultural situation, Andhra Pradesh - 

September 2012 (Mandals not mentioned in this table are under Normal agricultural 

situation) 

Districts Mild Moderate 

Adilabad -Nil- -Nil- 

Anantapur Parigi, Madakasira, Rolla, 

Agali, Gudibanda, 

Amarapuram, Vidupanakal, 

Bukkapatnam, Nallamada, 

Puttaparthi, Kudair and 

Garladinne. 

Guntakal, Gooty, Peddavadugur, Yadaki, 

Tadaparti, Putlur, Yellanur, Tadimarri, 

Mudigubba, Talupula, 

Nambulipulikunta, Gandlapenta, Kadiri, 

Nallacheruvu, Tanakal, Amadagur, 

Goranta, Obuladevaracheruvu, 

Chilamaturu, Lepakshi, Hindupur, 

Kundurpi, Settur, Brahmasamudram, 

Gummagatya, Rayadurg, 

Dandinahireahal, Bommanahal, 

Vajrakarur, Pamidi, Singanamala, 

Peddapappuru, Narpala, Bathalapalli, 

Dharmavaram, Kothacheruvu, 

Somandepalli, Penukonda, Rodam, 

Chennakothapalli, Ramagiri, Kambadur, 

Kalyandurg, Beluguppa, Kanekal, 

Urvakonda, Anantapur, Raptadu, 

Bukkarayasamuram, Kanaganapalli and 

Chittoor 

Kuddaph 

Gangadharanellore,Chittor, 

Santhipuram, Ramakuppam, 

Katagirikonda, Baireddypalle, 

Peddapanjani, 

Kambhamvaripalle, 

Yerravaripalem, Penumuru, 

Puthalapattu, Thavanampalle, 

Irala, Somala, Sodam, Piler, 

Rompicherla and 

Chinnagottigallu 

Badvel, Gopavaram, Penagalur, 

Obulavaripalle, Pullampeta, 

Rajampeta, Galiveedu, Duvvur, 

B_Kodur, Khajipet and 

Yerraguntla. 

Atmakur. 

Kuppam, Gudupalle, Punganoor, 

Ramasamudram, Madanapalle, 

Kurbalakot, Kothakota, 

Peddatippasamudram, Mulakalacheruvu, 

Thamballapalli, Peddamandyam, 

Gurramkonda, Kalakada, Chowdepalle, 

Nimmanapalle, Vayalpadu and Kalikiri. 

Tsundurupalli, Sambepalli, 

Chinnamandem, Chakrayapeta, 

Vempalli, Vemula, Pulivendula, 

Lingala, Simhadripuram, Kondapuram, 

Mylavaram, Peddamudiam, Rajupalem, 

S_mydukur, Atlur, Vontimetta, Sidhout, 

Veeraballe, Rayachoti, Ramapuram, 

Lakkireddypalli, Pendlimarri, 

Veerapanayanipalli, Thondur, Muddanur, 

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E.Godavari Y_Ramavaram, Addateegala, 

Rajavommangi, Kotannuduru, 

Thondangi, Rampachodavaram, 

Gangavaram, Korukonda, 

Gokavaram, Jaggampeta, 

Peddapuram, Rangampeta and 

Gondepalli. 

Jammalamadugu, Proddutur, Chapad, 

Chennur, Cuddapah, Chintakammadinne, 

Vallur, Kamalapuram. 

-NIL- 

Guntur Bhattiprolu, Repalle, Nagaram, Karlapalem, Bapatla and Veldurthi. 

Nizampatnam, Kakumanu, 

Chilakaluripeta, Narasaraopet, 

Rompecherla, 

Ipur, 

Savalyapuram, Nuzendla, 

Vinukonda, Bollapalle, 

Chepukuppali, 

Pittalavanipalem, Nadendla, 

Nekarikallu, Muppalla and 

Amarthaluru. 

Karimnagar -NIL- -NIL- 

Khammam -NIL- -NIL- 

Krishna Musunur, Kaikalur, 

-NIL- 

Avanigadda, Gudivada, 

Vuyyuru. 

Kurnool Kurnool, Nandikotkur, Chagalamarri, Uyyalawada, Sanjamala, 

Srisailam, Velugodu, Kolimigundla, Owk, Peapally, Tuggali, 

Bandiatmakur, Halaharvi, Maddikera, Chippagiri, Belagal, Gudur, 

Holagunda, Adoni, Kowthalam, Kallur, Gospad, Dornipadu, Kolikuntla, 

Mantralayam, Nandavaram, Banganpalle, Bethamcherla, Dhone, 

Orvakal, Nandyal, Siruvel, Krishnagiri, Devanakonda, Pattikonda, 

Paddakadbur and Panyam. Aspari, Yemmiganur, Gonegondla, 

Mahabubnagar 

Vangoor, Amrabad, 

Veepangandla, Alampur, 

Manapad, Dharur, Mangannor, 

Makthal, Damargidda, 

Doulatbad, Bombraspeta, 

Kosgi, Maddur, Kolikonda, 

Hanwada, Balanagar, 

Telkapally, Peddakottapally, 

Kodair, Pangal, Pebbair, Itkyal, 

Atmakur, Narva, Dhanvada, 

Devarakadra, Jadcherla, 

Timmajipeta, Nagarkurnool, 

Gopalpet, Wanaparthy, 

Kodumur and Veldurthy. 

Madugal, Kollapur, Waddapalli, Ieeja 

and Ghatt. 

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Kothakota, c_c_Kunta, 

Addakal, Bhoothpur, Ghanpura 

and Peddamandadi. 

Medak -NIL- -NIL- 

Nalgonda Adiserlapalli, Gundlapalli, Chandampet, Devarakonda. 

Chintapalli, Marriguda, 

Narayanapur, Choutappal, 

Gurrampode, Nampally, 

Chandur, Mungode, Chityal and 

Narketpalli 

Nellore -NIL- -NIL- 

Nizamabad -NIL- -NIL- 

Prakasam Santhamaguluru, Ballikurava, 

Marturu, inkollu, Parchuru, 

Chirala, Vetapalem, 

Chinnaganjam, 

Lingasamudram, 

Chandrasekharapuram, 

Komarolu, Giddaluru, 

Kumbum, Ardhaveedu, 

Tripurantakam, Kurichedu, 

Maddipadu, Kanigiri, 

Veligandla, Bestavaripalem, 

Tarlupadu and Markapur. 

Rangareddy Gandeed -NIL- 

Srikakulam Ichchapuram, Srikakulam, 

Etcherla, Tekkali and 

Kottabommali 

-NIL- 

Visakapatnam 

Vizayanagaram 

Natavaram, Anakapalli, 

Makavarapalem, Narsipatnam 

and Golugonda. 

Lakkvarapukota, Vepada, 

Srungavarapukota, Gantiyada, 

Bondapalli, Gajapathinagaram 

and Dattirajera. 

Karamchedu, Naguluppalapadu, Ongole, 

Kothapatnam, Tangutur, 

Singarayakonda, Uppapadu, Gudulur, 

Pamuru, Yerragondapalem, 

Pullalacheruvu, Darsi, Korisapadu, 

Santhanuthalapadu, Kondepi, 

Zarudumalli, Kandukuru, 

Voletivaripalem, Pedacherlopalli, 

Pedaaraveedu, Donakonda, Podili, 

Tallur, Marripudi, Ponnaluru and 

Hanumantunipadu. 

Visakhapatnam 

-NIL- 

Warangal -NIL- -NIL- 

West- -NIL- 

-NIL- 

Godavari 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 III

Appendix II 

List of Blocks under different classes of Agricultural situation, Haryana - September 2012 

Dist-Name Normal Mild Moderate 

Ambala Naraingarh, - - 

Shehzapur, Ambala- 

II, Saha, Ambala-I 

and Barara 

Bhiwani - - BhiwaniKhera, Siwani, 

Tosham, Bhiwani, Dadri, 

Kairu, Bahal, Badhra, 

Loharu and Bondkalan. 

Faridabad - Ballabgarh and 

Palwal 

Faridabad, Hassanpur and 

Hodal. 

Fatehabad Bhuna, Ratia, Jakhal - 

Tohana, Fatehabad 

and Bhatukalan 

Gurgaon - Farukhnagar, Sohna Taoru and Gurgaon 

and Pataudi 

Hisar 

Narnaund and 

Hansi-II 

- Barwala, Agroha,Adampur, 

Hansi-I, Hisar-1, Uklana, 

Jind - Narwana, Alewa , 

Jind , Safidon, 

Julana and 

Pillukhera 

Narnaund and Hisar-2 

Uchanakalan 

Jhajjar - - Beri, Jhajjar, Shalawas, 

Bahadurgarh, Matenhail 

and Nahar 

Kaithal Pundri and Kalayat, Siwan, Kaithal, 

Rajaund and 

Guhlaat cheeka 

Karnal 

Kurukshetra 

Mahendragarh - 

Indri, Nilokheri and 

Nissing at chirao, 

Karnal, Assandh and 

Gharaunda 

Shahbad, Babin, 

Pehowa, Thanesar 

and Ladwa 

- - 

- - 

- 

Narnual, Kanina, 

Mahendragarh AteliNangal 

and Nangal Chaudhry 

Mewat - - Hatin, FerozepurJhirka, 

Nuh, Nagina and Punahana 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 IV

Panipat Madlauda, Bapauli, - - 

Samalkha, 

Panipat and Israna 

Panchakula Pinjore, Barwala and - - 

Morni 

Sirsa Dabwali Baragudha, Odhan, 

Rania, Sirsa, 

Nathusarai chopta 

and Ellenabad 

Sonipat Ganaur, Mundlana Gohana, Sonipat and Kharkhoda 

and Kathura Rai 

Rewari - - Rewari, Bawal, Jatusona 

Rohtak - Meham, Rohtak, 

Sampla and 

Kalanaur 

Yamunanagar Sadhaura, 

Chhachhrauli, 

Bilaspur, 

Mustafabad, 

Jagadhri and 

Radaur, 

- - 

and Khol 

- 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 V

Appendix III 

List of Talukas under different classes of Agricultural situation, Karnataka - September 

2012 


Bagalkote -- Bagalkote, 

Bilgi, Badami and Hungund 

Jamkhandi and 

Mudhol. 

Banglore 

Rural 

-- Devanahalli and 

Hosakote 

Doddaballapur and 

Nelamangala 

Banglore -- Banglore-North, Anekal, Banglore East 

Urban 

Belgaum 

Khanapur, Hukkeri 

and Ramadurg 

Banglore-south 

Belgum, Athani, 

Bailhongal, Gokak 

and Raybag. 

Savadatti and Chikodi, 

Bellary -- -- Bellary, Sandur, Siruguppa 

Hagari Bommanahalli, 

Hospet, Huvvinahadagalli 

and Kudligi, 

Bidar 

Aurad, Bhalki, 

Bidar, 

Basavakalyan and 

Humnabad 

-- -- 

Bijapur -- -- Sindgi, Bijapur, 

Basavanabagevadi, 

Indi and Muddebihal 

ChamarajaNag 

ar 

Chikballapur 

Chikmagalur 

-- Yelandua Chamaraja Nagar, 

Gundulpet and Kollegal. 

Chintamani, Chikballapur Bagepalli and Gudibanda 

Gauribidanur and 

Sidlaghatta. 

Chikmagalur, 

Kadur, 

Koppa, Mudigere, 

N.R.Pura and 

Sringeri 

Tarikere -- 

Chitradurga -- Challakere, 

Chitradurga and 

Hiriyur, Hosadurga and 

Molakamuru. 

Holakere 

Dakshina All Taluks -- -- 

Kannada 

Davangere 

Harihar 

Harpanahalli, 

Honnali and Jagalur. 

Channagiri, , Davangere, 

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Dharwad Kalghatgi -- Dharwad, Hubli, Kundgol 

and Navalgund 

Gadag -- -- Gadag, Mundargi, Nargund, 

Ron and Shirahatti 

Gulbarga -- Aland, Chincholi, 

Chitapur and 

Sedam, 

Hassan Sakaleshpur Alur, Arakalgud 

and Belur 

Afzalpur, Gulbarga and 

Jevargi 

Arasikere, 

Channarayapatna, Hassan 

and Hole-Narasipura. 

Haveri, Ranibennuru and 

Savanur 

Haveri Hangal Shiggaon, Byadgi, 

Hirekerur. 

Kodagu Madikeri, -- -- 

Somaverpet and 

Virajpet 

Kolar 

Bangarapet and Mulbagal and Malur, 

Kolar, 

Srinivasapura 

Koppal -- -- Gangavati, Koppal, Kustagi 

and Yelburga. 

Mandya -- Nagamangala, Pandavapura and Malavalli 

Maddur, Mandya, 

Srirangapatna and 

Krishnarajpet 

Mysore -- Hunsur, 

T.Narasipura, 

Piriyapatna, 

Nanjanagud, 

Heggadadevanakote, 

Krishnarajanagara, Mysore 

Raichur -- Devadurga and 

Lingsugur 

Raichur , Sindhnur and 

Manvi 

Ramanagara Magadi Ramanagara and Kanakapura 

Channapatna 

Shimoga Bhadravathi, 

Sagar, Hosanagara 

and Thirthahalli, 

Shikaripur, 

Shimoga and 

Sorab. 

-- -- 

Tumkur Kunigal Gubbi, Pavagada, 

Tiptur , Madhugiri, 

Turuvekere and Sira 

Udupi 

Karal, Udupi and -- -- 

Kundapura 

Uttara All Taluks -- -- 

Kannada 

Yadgir Yadgir, Shahpur -- Shorapur 

Tumkur, Chikkanayanahalli 

and Koratagere 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 VII

Appendix IV 

List of Talukas under different classes of Agricultural situation, Maharashtra - 



Ahmadnagar Akole Nevasa, Rahata, 

Rahuri, 

Sangamner 

Akola 

Amravati 

Aurangabad 

Akola, Akot, Balapur, 

Barshitakli, Murtijapur, 

Patur and Telhara 

Achalpur, Anjangaonsurji, 

Bhatkuli, Chandurbazar, 

ChandurRailway, 

Chikhaldara, Daryapur, 

Dhamangaon Railway, 

Dharni, orshi 

Nandgaonkhand, Teosa 

and Warud 

Amravati 

Kannad, 

Khuldabad Sillod, 

Soyagaon, 

Vaijapur 

Beed and 

Maijalgaon 

Beed Ambejogai, Dharur, Kaij, 

Parli, and Wadwani 

Bhnadara Bhandara, Lakhandur, 

Lakhni, MohadiPauni, 

Sakoli and Tumsar 

Buldana Jalgaon-Jamod, 

Sangrampur, Shegaon and 

Mehkar, Buldana, Chikli, 

Deulgaon-Raja, 

Khamgaon, Lonar, 

Motala and Sindkhedraja 

Chandrapur Bhadravati, Brahmapuri, 

Brahmapuri, Chirur 

Gondippri, Jiwati, 

Korpana, Mul, Nagbhir, 

Pomburma, Rajura, 

Saoli, Sindewahi and 

Warora, 

Dhule Shirpur and Sindkheda Dhule and Sakri. 

Jamkhed, Karjat, 

Kopargaon, 

Ahmadnagar, Shevgaon, 

Shrirampur, shrigonda, 

Parner and Pathardi. 

Aurangabad, 

Fulambari, Gangapur 

and Paithan 

Ashti, Georai, Patoda 

and Shirur-Kasar. 

Malkapur and Nandura. 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 VIII

Gadchiroli 

Gonda 

Hingoli 

Jalgaon 

Aheri, Bhamragadh, 

Chamorshi, Desaiganj. 

Dhanora, Etapalli, 

Gadchiroli, Korchi, 

Kurkheda, Mulchera 

Armori and Sironcha. 

Amgaon, Arjunimorgaon, 

Deori, Goragson, Sadak- 

Arjuni, Salekasa and 

Tirora. 

Erandol , Parola, Pachora 

Chopda, Yawal and 

Jalgaon, Dharangaon, 

Aundha, Hingol, 

Basmath and 

Kulmnri 

Amalner, Jamner, 

Bhadgaon, 

Sengaon 

Raver, Chalisgaon, 

Bodwad,Edlabad and 

Bhusawal 

Jalna Mantha Bhokardan, Jafrabad, 

Partur, Ambad, 

Badnapur, Ghansavangi 

and Jalna. 

Kolhapur 

Ajra, Bhudarghad, 

Chandgad, Gadhinglaj, 

Gagan-Bawda, Kagal, 

Panhala Radhangari, 

Hatkalangale, Karvir and 

Shahuwadi 

Shirol 

Latur 

Nagpur 

Nanded 

Nandurbar 

Deoni, Jalkot, Nilanga, 

Renapur and Shirur- 

Anantpal, Chakur, Ausa, 

Latur and Udgir 

Bhiwapur, Hingana, 

Kamaleshwar, Kamthi, 

Katol, Kuhi, Mauda, 

Nagpur-Urban, Narkhed, 

Parseoni, Ramtek, Saoner, 

Nagpur rural and Umrer 

Mahur 

Biloli, Hadgaon, Kinwat, 

Himayatnagar, Dharmabad 

Mudkhed, Nanded and 

Umri 

Shahada, Akkalkuwa, 

Akrani, Nandurbar, 

Navapur, Taloda 

Malegaon and Sinnar 

Ahmadpur 

Bhokar, Ardhapur, 

Loha, Mukhed, 

Naigaon, Deglur, 

Akkalkuwa 

Khandar 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 IX

Nasik 

Osmanabad 

Chadvad, Igatpuri, Nasik, 

Baglan, Deola, Dindori, 

Kalwan,Peint, Surgana 

and Trimbakeswar 

Niphad,Malegaon 

Nandgaon , and. 

Kalamb, Lohara, 

Tuliapur,Umarga 

and Washi 

Parbani Selu and Sompeth Gangakhed, 

Jintur, 

Manwat, 

Parbhani, 

Pune 

Raigad 

Ratnagiri 

Mawal, Mulshi , Velhe 

and Pune- city 

Alibag, Karjat, Khalapur, 

Mahad, Mangaon, Mhasla, 

Murud, Panvel, Pen, 

Poladpur, Roha and 

Shrivardhan, 

Sudhagad,Tala, Uran. 

Chiplun, Dapoli, Guhagar, 

Khed, Lanja, Mandangad, 

Rajapur, Ratnagiri and 

Sangmeshwar. 

Pathri and Purna 

Ambegaon, Bhor, 

Junnar and Khed 

Yevla and Sinnar 

Bhum, Osmanbad and 

Paranda 

Palam 

Daund, Haveli, 

Baramati, Indapur, 

Purandhar and Shirur. 

Sangli Shrirala andWalwa Palus Kadegaon,Miraj, Atpadi, 

Jath, Kavathe- 

Mahankal, Khanapur 

and 

Tasgaon. 

Satara 

Sindhudurg 

Solapur 

Dodamarg, Kankavali, 

Kudal, Malwan, 

Savantwadi, Vaibhavwadi 

and Vengurla. 

Jaoli, Karad and 

Patan, Satara 

Devghad 

Thane Ambarnath, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar 

Khandala, Khatav, 

Koregaon, Mahabal, 

Eswar, Man, Phaltan and 

Wai. 

Akkalkot, Barshi, 

Karmala, Madha, 

Malshiras, Manga 

Lvedhe, Mohol, 

Pandharpur, Sangola, 

Solapur-North, Solapur 

South. 

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Wardha 

Washim 

Yeotmal 

Dahanau, Jawhar, Kalyan, 

Mokhada, Morbad, 

Palghar, Shahapur, 

Talasiri, Thane, 

Vada, Vasai, Vikramgad. 

Deoli, Hinganghat, 

Samudrapur,Wardha, 

Arvi, karanja, Seloo and 

Ashti 

Malegaon, Karanja, 

Mangrul- 

Pir, Manora, Risod, 

Washim 

Babulgaon, Balegaon, 

Ner, Umerkhed Kalamb, 

Kelapur and Maregaon 

Darwha, Digras, 

Ghatangi, and 

Yavamtal. 

Arni, Mahagaon, Pusad, 

Wani and Zarizamni. 

MNCFC/NRSC |Agricultural Drought Assessment Report, September 2012 XI

CONTACT: 

The Director, 

Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre (MNCFC) 

Near Krishi Vistar Sadan 

Pusa Campus, New Delhi-110012, India 

Phone: +91-11-25843224/6/9 

Fax.: +91-11-25843225 

Email: ncfc@gov.in 

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