CAUSES OF DROUGHT

• Temporal and spatial aberrations in the rainfall

• Improper management of available water
• Lack of soil and water conservation

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DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
• SHORT-TERM STRATEGIES
It includes early warning, monitoring and assessment of droughts

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• LONG-TERM STRATEGIES
Provides mitigating measures through proper soil and water
conservation, irrigation scheduling and crop patterns
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METEOROLOGICAL HYDROLOGICAL AGRICULTURAL

IMPACTS WATER CYCLE REDUCTION OF WATER REDUCTION OF CROP

IMBALANCE SUPPLY YIELD

POSSIBLE 1. CLOUD SEEDING 1. WATER HARVESTING

MODIFICATIONS 2. EVAPORATION WATER HARVESTING 2. CHANGE OF LAND
CONTROL USE
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• Creation of water storages through appropriate water resources development
• Inter-basin transfer of surface waters from surplus water areas to drought prone areas
• Development and management of ground water potential
• Development of appropriate water harvesting practices
• In situ soil moisture conservation measures
• Economic use of water in irrigation through practices such as drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation,
etc
• Reduction of evaporation from soil and water surfaces
• Development of afforestation, agro-forestry and agro-horticulture practices
• Development of fuelwood and fodder
• Sand dune stabilization
 DROUGHT

METEOROLOGICAL HYDROLOGICAL AGRICULTURAL

IMPACTS WATER CYCLE REDUCTION OF WATER REDUCTION OF CROP

IMBALANCE SUPPLY YIELD

POSSIBLE 1. CLOUD SEEDING 1. WATER HARVESTING

MODIFICATIONS 2. EVAPORATION WATER HARVESTING 2. CHANGE OF LAND
CONTROL USE