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BAU At A GlAnce - Birsa Agricultural University

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Region<br />

No.<br />

<strong>BAU</strong> <strong>At</strong> A <strong>GlAnce</strong><br />

2<br />

♦<br />

Agro clinatic<br />

region<br />

Region-1 Central North<br />

eastern Plateau<br />

District Cropped<br />

area (000 ha)<br />

Chatra, Koderma, Hazaribag, Ramgarh,<br />

Bokaro, Dhanbad, Giridih, Deoghar,<br />

Dumka, Pakur, Godda, Jamtara, Sahibganj<br />

and Ranchi<br />

Region-II Western Plateau Garhwa, Palamu, Latehar, Lohardaga,<br />

Simdega, Gumla and Khunti<br />

Region-III South-eastern<br />

Plateau<br />

♦ � ♦<br />

♦<br />

♦<br />

♦<br />

♦<br />

�<br />

East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum and<br />

Saraikela-Kharsawan<br />

♦<br />

♦ ♦<br />

♦<br />

�<br />

♦<br />

Per cent<br />

irrigated<br />

area<br />

♦<br />

♦<br />

♦�<br />

♦<br />

<strong>BAU</strong> Administrative Area<br />

� <strong>BAU</strong> Head Quarter<br />

� ZRS<br />

♦ KVKs<br />

Characteristic features<br />

851.05 11.40 Erratic and uneven distribution of<br />

rainfall. Coarse textured soils. Crust<br />

formation on the soil surface. Low<br />

water retention capacity of the soils.<br />

Lack of safe runoff disposal and<br />

drying of the tanks<br />

670.03 12.60 Erratic and uneven distribution<br />

of rainfall. Low water retention<br />

capacity of the soils.<br />

289.05 7.80 Uneven distribution of rainfall. Low<br />

water holding capacity, eroded soils.<br />

Shallow soil depth. Poor soil fertility.

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