drought condition assessment based on drought indices
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Drought Condition Assessment based on Drought indices generated at India
Meteorological Department
Period – September 2021 and June- September 2021
Climate Application & User Interfaces,
Office of Climate Research and Services,
India Meteorological Department
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Shivajinagar, Pune 411005
Summary
• The Drought Indicator assessment has been done for 28 states and 8 union territories (696 districts) for the month of September 2021 and the period June to September 2021 using the drought monitoring indices viz, Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) and Aridity Anomaly Index (AAI).
• 161 districts are in deficient/ large deficient category for the period June to September 2021 whereas 195 districts are in deficient/ large deficient category for the month of September 2021 based on rainfall percentage departure from normal.
• For the month of September 2021, 69 districts are in moderately/ severely/ extremely dry condition or moderately/ severely Arid condition in any two of three drought indices (SPI, SPEI, AAI) and 15 districts are in aforementioned dry condition in all the three drought indices.
• For the period June to September 2021, 48 districts are in moderately/ severely/ extremely dry condition or moderately/ severely Arid condition in any two of three drought indices (SPI, SPEI, AAI) and 14 districts are in aforementioned dry condition in all the three drought indices.
• Maximum number of districts in dry/ arid condition as per the three drought indices are in Uttar Pradesh state for the period June to September 2021.
Figure 1 : Rainfall Percentage departure from Normal for the month of September 2021
Figure 2: Rainfall Percentage departure from Normal for the period June to September 2021
Figure 3: Map based on Aridity Anomaly Index (AAI) for September 2021
Figure 4: Map based on Aridity Anomaly Index for the period June to September 2021
State Districts Moderately Arid Districts Severely Arid
Andhra Pradesh Cuddapah, Nellore, Prakasam Ananthapur, Kurnool
Arunachal Pradesh Changlang, Upper Subansiri Anjaw, Lower Subansiri
Assam N.C Hills, Nagaon
Bihar Bhojpur, Buxar, Jahanabad, Lakhisarai, Rohtas, Sheikhpura
Arwal
Haryana Charkhi Dadri
Himachal Pradesh Chamba Lahul & Spiti
Jammu And Kashmir Anantnag, Bandipore, Baramula, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Punch, Shopian
Doda, Kistwar, Rajouri, Ramban
Jharkhand Chatra, Pakur
Karnataka Bagalkot, Banglore Urban, Bellary, Bijapur, Dharwad, Hassan, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur, Ramnagar
Chamarajanagar, Chikballapur, Chitradurga, Davangere, Gadag, Mandhya, Mysore, Tumkur
Maharashtra Sangli
Manipur Chandel, Imphal East, Thoubal Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Senapati, Ukhrul
Nagaland Mon, Tuensang Kiphire, Phek
Punjab Mansa
Tamil Nadu
Ariyalur, Chennai, Cuddalore, Erode, Kanchipuram, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Perambalur, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Teni, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Virudhunagar
Dharampuri, Dindigul, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur, Villupuram
Telangana Jogulamba Gadwal
Union Territory Puduchery Karaikal
Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh, Auraiya, Farrukhabad, Gautambudhnagar, Hardoi, Kanpur Dehat, Kaushambi, Mirzapur, Shahjahanpur
Badaun, Chandauli, Jaunpur, Kanshiramnagar, Mahoba, Mau, Pilhibhit, Rampur
Table 1: Districts in Moderately/ Severely Arid conditions based on AAI for September 2021
State Districts Moderately Arid Districts Severely Arid
Andhra Pradesh Kurnool, Prakasam
Arunachal Pradesh Anjaw, Lower Subansiri
Assam Nagaon
Delhi North East Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi
Gujarat Ahmedabad, Aravalli, Banaskantha, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Mahisagar, Morbi, Patan, Sabar Kantha, Surendranagar
Haryana Faridabad, Panchkula
Himachal Pradesh Chamba Lahul & Spiti
Jammu And Kashmir Anantnag, Bandipore, Baramula, Jammu, Kulgam, Kupwara, Pulwama, Punch, Shopian Doda, Kistwar, Rajouri, Ramban
Karnataka Bijapur, Mysore, Raichur, Ramnagar, Yadgir
Madhya Pradesh Khargone, Morena
Maharashtra Sangli, Solapur
Manipur Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Senapati
Nagaland Kiphire, Phek
Punjab Amritsar, Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Sangrur, Sas Nagar
Rajasthan Dholpur, Dungarpur, Jalor, Karauli, Pali, Sirohi, Udaipur
Tamilnadu Chennai, Dharampuri, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruvallur, Virudhunagar
Nagapattinam
Telangana Jogulamba Gadwal, Nagarkurnool
Union Territory Karaikal, Puduchery
Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh, Auraiya, Badaun, Etawah, Firozabad, Jalaun, Jhansi, Kanpur, Kanshiramnagar, Kaushambi, Mainpuri, Mathura, Meerut, Pilhibhit, Raibeareli, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Unnao
Agra, Jyotibaphule Nagar, Bulandshahar, Chandauli, Farrukhabad, Gautambudhnagar, Ghaziabad, Hardoi, Jaunpur, Kanpur Dehat, Mahoba
Table 2: Districts in Moderately/ Severely Arid conditions based on AAI for June to September 2021
Figure 5: Map based on Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) for September 2021
Figure 6: Map based on Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) for the period June to September 2021
State Districts Moderately Dry Districts Severely Dry Districts Extremely Dry
Andhra Pradesh Anantapur, Kurnool
Arunachal Pradesh
Changlang, Lower Dibang Valley
Anjaw, East Siang, Lohit, Tirap, West Siang
Assam Cachar, Lakhimpur, N.C. Hills, Nowgong, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Chirang
Dhubri, Karimganj, Dhemaji Tinsukia
Bihar
Begusarai, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Munger, Patna, Saharsa, Supaul, Arwal
Champaran.East, Darbhanga, Katihar, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Sheohar
Araria, Purnea
Jharkhand Godda Pakur
Karnataka Dharwar, Davanagere, Mysore, Tumkur, Chickballapur
Chitradurga
Maharashtra Sangli
Manipur Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Imphal East, Tamegnlong, Ukhrul
Meghalaya West Garo Hill, East Khasi Hill, Jaintia Hills
West Khasi Hill
Mizoram Champhai
Nagaland Tuensang, Mon, Zunheboto Phek Kiphira
Sikkim South Sikkim Uttar Pradesh Pilibhit, Rampur
Uttarakhand Champawat
West Bengal Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Dinajpur North
Dinajpur South Malda
Table 3: Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry conditions based on SPI for September 2021
State Districts Moderately Dry Districts Severely Dry Districts Extremely Dry
Arunachal Pradesh Tirap, West Siang Anjaw, Changlang Lohit
Assam
Kamrup, N.C. Hills, Dhubri, Jorhat
Dibrugarh, Morigaon, Tinsukia, Kamrup Metropolitan
Nowgong, Bongaigaon
Bihar Purnea
Chhathisgarh Raigarh, Surguja
Himachal Pradesh Lahul And Spiti Jammu And Kashmir Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri Shopian
Jharkhand Pakur
Karnataka Kanara South, Hassan Shimoga
Kerala Kannur, Palakkad, Kasargod
Lakshadweep Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh Damoh, Jabalpur, Seoni
Manipur Chandel, Imphal East, Senapati, Ukhrul
Bishnupur, Churachandpur
Meghalaya West Garo Hill
Mizoram Aizwal, Champhai, Serchhip Lunglei
Nagaland Dimapur Kohima, Phek
Odisha Bhadrak, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Nowrangapur, Sambalpur
Punjab Mansa, Fazilka
Rajasthan Ganganagar
Sikkim South Sikkim
Tripura North Tripura, Dhalai
Union Territory Chandigarh
Uttar Pradesh Farrukhabad, Kanpur Dehat, Budaun, Bulandshahr, Rampur, Shahjahanpur
Chandauli, Hardoi, Jaunpur, J.Phule Nagar, Pilibhit
West Bengal Malda, Dinajpur South
Table 4: Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry conditions based on SPI for June to September 2021
Figure 7: Map based on Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) for August 2021
Figure 8: Map based on Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) for June to August 2021
State Districts Moderately Dry Districts Severely Dry Districts Extremely Dry
Andhra-Pradesh Anantpur
Arunachal-Pradesh Upper-Dibang-Valley, East-Kameng, Lower-Subansiri, Tawang
Changlang, East-Siang, Lower-Dibang-Valley, Longding, Tirap, Siang, West-Siang
Anjaw, Lohit, Namsai
Assam Cacher, Lakhimpur, N.C.Hills, Charaideo, Sibsagar, Dhemaji, Hailakandi, Chirang
Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Majuli, Karimganj, Tinsukia
Bihar
Begusarai, East-Champaren, Darbhanga, Khagaria, Luckeesarai, Madhepura, Munger, Muzzaffarpur, Patna, Saharsa, Samastipur, Shivhar, Supaul, Arwal
Katihar, Kishanganj, Madhubani, Sitamarhi
Araria, Purnia
Jammu-Kashmir Ladakh
Jharkhand Godda, Sahebganj Pakaur
Karnataka
Chamarajnagar, Chitradurga, Devangere, Mysore, Tumkur, Chikballapur
Maharashtra Sangli
Manipur Kangpokri, Senapati, Noney, Tamenglong, Kamjong, Ukhrul
Tengnoupal, Chandel, Jiribham, East-Imphal
Pherzawl, Churachandpur
Meghalaya North-Garo-Hills, East-Garo-Hills
West-Garo-Hills, E-Jaintia-Hills, S.West-Khasi-Hill, East-Khasi-Hills, West-Khasi-Hills, Jaintia-Hills, Ri-Bhoi, S.West-Garo-Hills, South-Garo-Hills
Mizoram Lunglei, Serchhip Champhai
Nagaland Phek, Zunheboto Tuensang, Kiphire, Mon
Sikkim East-District South-District
Tamilnadu Dharmapuri, Nagapattinam, Tuticorin, Virudhunagar
Ramanathapuram
Uttarakhand Champawat
Uttar-Pradesh Pillibhit, Rampur
West-Bengal Koch-Behar, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, North-Dinajpur
Dakshin-Dinajpur Malda
Table 5: Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry conditions based on SPEI for September 2021
State Districts Moderately Dry Districts Severely Dry Districts Extremely Dry
Arunachal-Pradesh Anjaw
Assam Dhubri, Dibrugarh Kamrup metropolitan
Bihar Araria, Purnia
Himachal-Pradesh Lahaul-Spiti
Jammu & Kashmir Anatnag, Doda, Badgam, Bandipora, Ganderbal
Ladakh, Shopian
Jharkhand Pakaur
Karnataka Dakshina-Kannad, Hassan Shimoga
Kerala Kannur, Palakkad
Madhya-Pradesh Damoh, Jabalpur, Seoni
Manipur
Tengnoupal, Chandel, Pherzawl, Churachandpur, Jiribham, East-Imphal
Bishnupur
Meghalaya West-Garo-Hills
Nagaland Kohima
Orissa Bhadrak, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur
Pondicherry Puducheri
Punjab Amritsar, Mansa Taran Taran
Tamilnadu Chennai, Virudhunagar Nagapattinam, Tuticorin Ramanathapuram
Uttar-Pradesh
Hardoi, Kanpur-Dehat, Badayun, Bulandshahr, Pillibhit, Rampur
Farrukhabad, Jaunpur, Ghaziabad, Panchshil-Nagar, Jyotiba-Phule Nagar
Chandauli, Noida
West-Bengal Malda
Table 6: Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry conditions based on SPEI for June to September 2021
State Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry / Moderately/ Severely Arid condition in any
two of Indices (AAI, SPEI and SPI)
Andhra Pradesh Anantapur, Kurnool
Arunachal Pradesh Anjaw, Changlang, East Siang, Lohit, Lower Dibang V, Lower Subansiri, Tirap, West Siang
Assam Cachar, Lakhimpur, N.C. Hills, Nagaon, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Karimganj, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Chirang
Bihar
Araria, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar, Champaran.East, Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Madhepura, Madhubani, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Saharsa, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Supaul, Arwal
Jammu And Kashmir
Doda
Karnataka Chamarajanagar, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Davangere, Dharwar, Gadag, Haveri, Mysore, Tumkur, Chickballapur
Maharashtra Sangli
Manipur Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Imphal East, Ukhrul
Nagaland Tuensang, Kiphira, Mon, Phek
Tamilnadu Dharmapuri, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar
Uttar Pradesh Pilibhit, Rampur
Jharkhand Pakur
Uttarakhand Champawat
Table 7: List of districts in any two of the three Drought indices viz SPI, SPEI and AAI for September 2021
State Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry / Moderately/ Severely Arid condition in
all three drought indices (AAI, SPEI and SPI)
Andhra Pradesh Anantapur
Arunachal Pradesh Anjaw, Changlang
Assam N.C. Hills, Nagaon
Bihar Lakhisarai, Arwal
Karnataka Chitradurga, Davanagere, Mysore, Tumkur, Chickballapur
Maharashtra Sangli
Uttar Pradesh Pilibhit, Rampur
Table 8: List of districts in all three of the Drought indices viz SPI, SPEI and AAI for September 2021
State Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry / Moderately/ Severely Arid condition in any
two of Indices (AAI, SPEI and SPI)
Arunachal Pradesh
Anjaw
Assam Kamrup, Nagaon, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Kamrup Metropolitan
Bihar Purnea
Himachal Pradesh
Lahul And Spiti
Jammu And Kashmir
Anantnag, Doda, Jammu, Shopian, Bandipore, Rajouri
Karnataka Hassan, Kanara South, Shimoga
Kerala Kannur, Palakkad
Madhya Pradesh
Damoh, Jabalpur, Seoni
Manipur Bishnupur, Chandel, Churachandpur, Senapati
Nagaland Phek
Punjab Amritsar, Mansa
Tamil Nadu Chennai, Nagapattinam, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar Union Territory
Puducherry
Uttar Pradesh Budaun, Badaun, Bulandshahr, Chandauli, Farrukhabad, Gautambudhnagar, Ghaziabad, Hardoi, Jaunpur, J.Phule Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Pilibhit, Rampur, Shahjahanpur
Table 9: List of districts in any two of the three Drought indices viz SPI, SPEI and AAI for June to September 2021
State Districts in Moderately/ Severely/ Extremely dry / Moderately/ Severely Arid condition in
all three drought indices (AAI, SPEI and SPI)
Arunachal Pradesh Anjaw
Himachal Pradesh Lahul And Spiti
Jammu And Kashmir Shopian
Punjab Mansa
Uttar Pradesh Budaun, Bulandshahr, Chandauli, Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Jaunpur, J.Phule Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Pilibhit, Rampur
Table 10: List of districts in all three of the Drought indices viz SPI, SPEI and AAI for June to September 2021