Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare05-December, 2023 15:29 IST
Vulnerable Districts under National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture

A total of 310 districts of the country have been identified as the most vulnerable (109 districts as ‘Very High’ and 201 districts as ‘Highly’ vulnerable category) under National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) and details are given below.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed climate resilient crop varieties for improving the food production. Since 2014, a total of 1971 climate resilient varieties have been developed and released, which include 429 abiotic stress tolerant varieties and 1542 biotic stress tolerant.

Major adaptation practices include renovation of community tanks/ponds for augmentation of village level water resources and its management; improving water-use efficiency; laser land levelling; soil test-based integrated nutrient management; community paddy nursery; contingency crop plans; sustainable intensification in rice fallows and zero-till sowing; and small farm mechanization through Custom Hiring Centers. Likewise, the major mitigation practices identified are direct seeded rice; in-situ crop residue management; agroforestry interventions; and integrated farming systems for climate resilient Agriculture.

List of State-wise vulnerable districts with ‘Very high’ and ‘High’ category

S.

No.

State

Very High vulnerable districts

Highly  vulnerable districts

No.

Name

No.

Name

 

1

Andhra Pradesh

1

Anantapur

3

Srikakulam, East Godavari, Kurnool

2

Arunachal Pradesh

1

Upper Siang

6

Lower Subansiri, Tawang, West Siang, East Siang, Lohit, Dibang valley

3

Assam

2

Nalbari, Darrang

5

Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Barpeta, Morigaon, Dhemaji

4

Bihar

10

Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Kishanganj, Katihar

Saharsa, Darbhanga, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nalanda

13

Champaran(West), East Champaran, Purnea, Madhepura, Gopalganj, Siwan, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar

5

Chhattis-garh

-

-

6

Jashpur, Raigadh, Korba, Durg, Mahasamund, Kanker

6

Gujarat

2

Panchmahal, Dahod

6

Banaskantha, Patan, Anand, Kheda, Narmada, Dang

7

Haryana

3

Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Mahendragarh

8

Kaithal, Jind, Sirsa, Hissar, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Rewari, Gurgaon

8

Himachal Pradesh

2

Chamba, Mandi

6

Kangra, Kullu, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Shimla, Kinnaur

9

Jammu & Kashmir

3

Leh(Ladakh), Poonch, Kathua

7

Baramulla, Budgam, Anantnag, Kargil, Doda, Udhampur, Rajouri

10

Jharkhand

-

-

6

Garhwa, Godda, Sahibganj, Pakur, Gumla, West Singbhum

11

Karnataka

3

Gadag, Haveri, Chitradurga

12

Bagalkot, Gulbarga, Bidar, Koppal, Dharwad, Bellary, Tumkur, Kolar, Bangalore (Rural), Hassan, Mysore, Chamarajanagar

12

Kerala

8

Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Thiruvanathapuram

5

Kannur ,Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur

 

 

 

 

13

Madhya Pradesh

2

Bhind, Jhabua

14

Morena, Datia, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Rewa, Shahdol, Sidhi, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Barwani, Betul, Dindori, Mandla

14

Maharashtra

2

Nanded, Beed

11

Nandurbar, Akola, Washim, Wardha, Chandrapur, Hingoli, Parbhani, Jalna, Ahmednagar, Latur, Osmanabad

15

Manipur

-

-

6

Senapati, Churachandpur, Thoubal, Imphal East, Ukhrul, Chandel

16

Meghalaya

6

West Garo Hills, East Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills

1

Ri-Bhoi

18

Mizoram

2

Lawngtlai, Saiha

5

Kolasib, Aizawl, Champhai, Serchhip, Lunglei

19

Nagaland

1

Tuensang

5

Mon, Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Wokha, Phek

20

Orissa

6

Keonjhar, Balasore (Baleshwar), Kendrapara, Jagatsingpur, Jajpur, Puri

13

Baragarh, Mayurbhanj, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Rayagada, Nabarangpur

21

Punjab

5

Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Moga, Faridkot, Bathinda

4

Firozpur, Muktsar, Mansa, Sangrur

22

Rajasthan

17

Ganganagar, Hanuman-garh, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Alwar, Karauli, Dausa, Sikar, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Pali, Jalore, Bhilwara, Dungarpur,  Banswara

10

Bikaner, Bharatpur, Dholpur, Jaipur, Sirohi, Ajmer, Tonk, Bundi, Rajsamand, Udaipur

23

Sikkim

1

South

3

North ,West, East

24

Tamilnadu

-

-

5

Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Coimbatore, Perambalur, Ramanathapuram

25

Telangana

-

-

2

Adilabad, Mahabubnagar

26

Uttar Pradesh

22

Bagpat, Unnao, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur (Dehat), Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakut, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur, Gonda, Basti, Jaunpur, Sant Ravidas Nagar

26

Saharanpur, Rampur, Jyotiba Phulenagar, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Budaun, Pilibhit, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Rae-Bareily, Farrukhabad, Kanpur City, Lalitpur, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Deoria, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Sonbhadr

27

Uttarakhand

7

Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Champawat

2

Chamoli, Pauri Garhwal

28

West Bengal

3

Malda, 24-Paraganas (North),  24-Paraganas (South)

11

Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Dinajpur (Uttar), Dinajpur (Dakshin), Murshidabad, Birbhum, Nadia, Purulia, Howrah, Midnapore

 

Total districts

109

 

201

 

 

This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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