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Contingency Crop Plan & Kharif 2015 Preparedness
Contingency Crop Plan & Kharif 2015 Preparedness
CONTINGENCY CROP
CROP
PLAN
PLAN &
& KHARIF
KHARIF 2015
2015
PREPAREDNESS
PREPAREDNESS
TAMIL NADU
AGRICULTURE SCENARIO
Geographical area - 130.33 L.ha. {328.7 M ha.}
Gross area sown - 51.40 L.ha.(39%) {192.2 M.ha.-
58.5%}
Net area sown - 45.44 L.ha.(35%) {140.02 M.ha.-
42.6%}
Gross Area Irrigated - 29.91 L.ha (58%) {86.42 M.ha.-
45%}
Net Area Irrigated - 26.43 L.ha (58%) {63.26
M.ha.- 45%}
Rainfed - 21.49 L. ha (42%) {76.76 M.ha.-55%}
Average Rainfall - 921 mm {National -1200 mm}
No. of land holdings - 81.18 Lakh {National -13.77
Crores}
Average size of holding - 0.80 Ha. {National -1.16
ha.}
The State- with
SF/MF 4% Land 61%
92% (operating Area area)
and 3% Water
{85% Resources
operating
supports 6% Population of the Nation contributing 4% of
44.3%}
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RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION TAMIL NADU
Vs ALL INDIA
(in
(in
mm)
mm)
TAMIL
ALL INDIA
SEASONS NADU
AVERAG
AVERAGE % %
E
Winter (Jan - Feb) 31.3 3 40.9 3
Summer (Mar - May) 127.9 14 131.3 11
South West Monsoon (June -
321.3 35 887.5 75
Sep)
North East Monsoon (Oct -
440.4 48 127.2 11
Dec)
10
TOTAL 920.9 1186.9 100
0
SOURCES OF IRRIGATION
Net Area
Source irrigated in Area in %
L.Ha
Canal 7.46 25.2
Tanks 5.28 17.8
Borewells 4.06 13.7
Openwells 12.77 43.1
Others 0.07 0.2
Total 29.64 100.0
STATE RAINFALL IN 2014 & 2015 (in mm)
2014 2015
Season Norm Dev Norm Actu Dev
Actual
al (%) al al (%)
Winter (Jan 10.9
31.3 13.8 (-)56 31.30 (-) 65%
Feb) 0
Summer (Mar- 157.2 241.
128.0 +23 128.0 (+) 88
May) 0 3
920.9 906.8
Total (+)2
0 0
NORM
BEST WORST
AL Expected
YEAR YEAR
CROP AREA Coverag
(2011- (2012-
(4YR e
12) 13)
AVG)
Rice 4.96 5.96 3.64 4.00
Coarse
4.99 4.70 4.29 4.30
cereals
Pulses 2.06 2.10 1.86 2.10
Total Food
12.01 12.76 9.79 10.40
grains
Oil seeds 2.43 2.81 2.48 2.50
Cotton 1.13 1.06 1.05 1.05
RABI COVERAGE COMPARISON(L.HA)
Distribut Total
Kharif
ion from Stock as availabi
2015
Fertiliz 01.04.20 on Expecte lity
GOI
er 15 to 01.06.2 d (Expect
allotme
31.05.20 015 ed +
nt
15 Stock)
4,50,00
Urea 1,12,690 77,828 3,37,310 4,15,138
0
1,50,00
DAP 36,816 45,343 1,13,184 1,58,527
0
1,50,00
MOP 23,833 34,153 1,26,167 1,60,320
0
Comple 3,00,00
Strategy for Contingency Plan in the
event of Aberrant Monsoon
Contingency plan prepared for all the
districts in consultation with TNAU
Plans were developed for .
Delay in onset of rains during the
season
Slow progression during the season
Mid Season drought
End season drought
Action Plan for drought Management