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Relief & Rehabilitation Revenue & Forests Department

Government of Maharashtra

Contents

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Part- I : Drought in Maharashtra 1 to 10 1 Erratic Monsoon and Poor Rainfall 2 2 Declaration Of Drought 3 3 Sowing, Crop Condition and Estimated Losses 6 4 Breackdown of Coping Strategies 8

Part-II : Drought Relief and Mitigation Measures 11 to 21 5 Employment Guarantee Scheme 11 6 Drinking Water Supply 14 7 Cattel Camps 17 8 Current Expenditure and the need for financial assistance 18 a Agricuture b Drinking Water c Fodder Supply d Employment Works

Part- III : Interventions for Drought Relief and

Mitigation 22 to 36 9 Assistance for Agricultural Schemes 22

10 Drinking water 25 11 Fodder 30 12 Employment works 32 13 Concession available upon declaration of drought 36

Annexures

Part I: Drought in Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a drought-prone state. Almost 70 percent of the State’s geographical area

lies in semi-arid region rendering it vulnerable to water scarcity. Almost all the districts in

Pune, Aurangabad, and Nashik divisions experience drought on a frequent basis. These

districts include 87 Talukas which were originally included in the State’s Drought-Prone

Area Programme (DPAP). These Talukas receive rains from the southwest monsoon,

between 600 to 750 mm in these areas, almost all of which is received between June to

October. Failure of monsoon affects both Kharif and Rabi crops in these areas. Further,

inter-regional and inter-temporal variations in rainfall could also be very damaging for

crops. The evaporation rate is high, and only in September the precipitation exceeds

evaporation. Hard basalt rock in the region makes it further difficult to filter or store water.

So when drought conditions appear in the region, the scarcity of water both for drinking

water and cultivation is acute.

Map 1: New DPAP Blocks in 11 drought affected districts of Maharashtra

Erratic Monsoon and Poor Rainfall Delayed monsoon and its uneven spread and distribution has seriously affected rainfall in

the Western Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Khandesh regions of the state. Many Talukas in

these regions have received scant rainfall. The districts which are entirely affected by poor

rainfall are: Sangli (44.8 %), Osmanabad (55.1%), Solapur (56.4 %), Satara (72.1%),

Ahmednagar (64.6 %), and Pune (79.5%). The districts, which are partially affected, i.e.

where a few Talukas in the district have not received adequate rainfall, are Aurangabad,

Beed, Latur, and Jalna in Marathwada region and Nashik district in Nashik division.

Poor and erratic rainfall has formed a pattern in the districts situated in the rainshadow area.

A district-wise rainfall situation has been included in the Annexure. In many districts, where

rainfall has been better than normal, certain Talukas have received heavier rainfall. Though

it has improved the overall rainfall in the district, certain Talukas are facing drought

conditions. For example, in Beed district, despite a good rainfall, certain Talukas such as

Ashti and Patoda are badly affected by drought. A comparison between the normal average

rainfall and actual average rainfall of the drought-affected Talukas will show the situation

clearly. Chart 1: Comparison of Normal rainfall and Actual rainfall.

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Declaration of Drought The drought has struck Maharashtra again with a great severity. It has affected Western

Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Khandesh regions of the State. Despite a good countrywide

monsoon, rains have failed in 11 districts situated in these regions, and agricultural

operations in these districts are most adversely affected. Altogether 71 Talukas in these

districts have borne the brunt of the severe drought.

Map 2: Drought-affected Talukas in Maharashtra

In terms of severity, Western Maharashtra has been the worst affected region, with almost

all the districts except Kolhapur reeling under the impact of drought. In Marathwada,

Osmanabad and Beed districts are more seriously affected, whereas in Khandesh,

Ahmednagar district is under the spell of drought. There are, however, inter-district and

intra-district variations in the severity and extent of the drought with some Talukas more

affected than others. The districts and Talukas affected by drought are shown as follows:

Table 1: Drought-affected Talukas in the state of Maharashtra

Sr.No. District No.of affected Talukas

Names of Talukas

1 Solapur 11 (All) Barshi, Karmala, Madha, Malshiras, Mangalvedha, Mohol, Pandharpur, Uttar Solapur, Sangola, Dakshin Solapur, Akkalkot.

2 Sangli 7 Jat, Kavatemahankal, Tasgaon, Miraj, Khanapur, Atpadi, Kadegaon.

3 Pune 5 Baramati, Daund, Indapur, Purandar, Shirur. 4 Satara 5 Maan, Khatav, Khandala, Phaltan, Koregaon 5 Ahmednagar 14 (All) Sangamner, Kopargaon, Shrirampur, Akola,

Pathardi, Parner, Shrigonda, Ahmednagar, Rahata, Jamkhed, Shevgaon, Rahuri, Nevasa, Karjat.

6 Nashik 6 Yevala, Sinner, Nandgaon, Chandvad, Devla, Malegaon.

7 Beed 7 Parli, kaij, Ashti, Patoda, Beed, Shirur, Wadvani.8 Osmanabad 8 (All) Osmanabad, Tuljapur, Umarga, Lohara, Kalamb,

Vashi, Bhum, Paranda 9 Aurangabad 2 Vaijapur, Gangapur 10 Latur 4 Latur, Renapur, Ausa, Nilanga. 11 Jalna 2 Ambad, Ghansawangi

Poor rainfall has affected vegetation in the drought-affected areas of the state. The situation

of vegetation in the state could be demonstrated through the following map which shows

vegetation index for the entire state. It clearly suggests that drought-affected areas are

characterized by a poor state of vegetation, which could be attributed to lack of rains and

adequate groundwater.

Map 3: Vegetation Index image of Agricultural area – Oct 2003

In view of poor rainfall, a scarcity-akin situation was declared all over the State in August,

2002. In March 2003, 9,714 Kharif villages out of 39,019 Kharif villages and 3,326 Rabbi

villages out of 4,378 Rabbi villages were declared as scarcity-affected villages as the final

paisewari of these villages was less than 50 paise. Again on October 15, 6,742 villages in

71Talukas of 11 districts have been declared as drought-affected. A large number of these

villages have had less than 50 paisewari in the last few years of drought, which has only

aggravated the impact of drought this year and made them even more vulnerable to drought

conditions. Information on paisewari has been shown in the following table and chart:

Table 2: No of villages where paisewari is less than or equal to 50%

District No. of Talukas facing Drought

Total No. of villages

Villages with Paisewari <=50%

Nashik 6 659 501 Ahmednagar 14 1586 1357 Pune 5 564 564 Satara 5 578 526 Sangli 7 503 477 Solapur 11 1144 1144 Beed 7 855 687 Aurangabad 2 388 365 Latur 4 481 131 Osmanabad 8 737 737 Jalna 2 253 253 Total 71 7748 6742

Chart 2: District-wise no of villages where paisewari is less than/equal to 50%

Sowing, Crop condition and Estimated Losses

Due to the delayed onset of monsoon in the state, sowing operations in the drought-affected

districts could finally commence only in the third week of June, adversely affecting the

production possibility. By 15th September, sowing could be completed in an area of 130.54

lakh hectares, which is 7.30 lakh hectares less than the normal area under Kharif crops. The

reduction in yield of Kharif crops this year is estimated at 50 percent of the normal yield. The

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estimated loss of area due to drought is about 11.67 lakh hectares, which includes 7.30 lakh

hectares of unsown area.

Due to poor rainfall in the last three years, agricultural productivity in the state has suffered

considerably. The normal and actual productivity of foodgrains in the last few years could be

shown as follows:

Table & Chart 3: Comparison of Actual with Normal Productivity

(Productivity in kg/ha) Cereals

2000-01 2001-02 2002-03Normal 1199 1199 1199 Achievement 865 989 875

Pulses 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03Normal 612 612 612

Achievement 460 555 578

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The rainfall pattern has affected not only seasonal crops but also other cash crops in the

state. The most affected cash crop is sugarcane, which is the lifeline of the agro-economy of

Maharashtra. This is mostly on account of non-availability of irrigation water. The water

table in some area has gone down for want of sufficient recharge due to poor rainfall during

last four seasons. The production of sugarcane this year is likely to decline by 211 lakh

metric tonnes.

Breakdown of Coping Strategies

The level of human distress and deprivation is very high in these districts, due to successive

droughts from the year 2000-2001 onwards. Droughts for four years in a row have broken

down coping strategies of the people for ensuring their basic entitlements. The prolonged

dry spells have played havoc with an already fragile local ecology. Failure of Kharif and

Rabbi crops in consecutive years had a very adverse impact on rural employment, food

security and the general well being of households in the affected areas.

As a majority of population in these 11 drought-affected districts, except Pune and Nashik,

lives in rural areas, the total population affected by drought is very large. The failure of

crops has seriously affected household economy in these rural areas, increasing the

incidence of indebtedness on a large scale. Another important observation is that the

drought has affected households both above and below poverty line, and people from

relatively affluent families are employed on the EGS works. Almost all the districts in

Western Maharashtra are considered to be more developed, with lesser incidence of poverty

in these districts. Yet the welfare consequences of drought are severe for all the segments of

rural population.

The proportion of urban and rural population in these districts as well as the number of

Below Poverty Level (BPL) families has been shown in the following tables and charts:

Table 4: Distribution of Rural and Urban population in 11 drought-affected districts: (Census 2001)

Sl. No District Rural Population Urban Population 1 Jalna 1,304,841 307,516 2 Aurangabad 1,834,334 1,086,214 3 Nashik 3,050,921 1,937,002 4 Pune 3,028,839 4,195,385 5 Ahmadnagar 3,284,480 803,597 6 Beed 1,773,152 386,689 7 Latur 1,588,192 490,045 8 Osmanabad 1,239,009 233,247 9 Solapur 2,629,558 1,225,825 10 Satara 2,398,765 398,141 11 Sangli 1,948,804 633,031

Chart 4: Ratio of Rural to Urban Population in the 11 Drought affected Districts

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1 Nashik 538214 211157 39.23 2 Ahmadnagar 602305 150825 25.04 3 Pune 545983 106604 19.53 4 Satara 467166 75817 16.23 5 Sangli 362854 51386 14.16 6 Solapur 499206 134329 26.91 7 Aurangabad 293555 76342 26.01 8 Jalna 256848 69797 27.17 9 Beed 368707 95282 25.84

10 Osmanabad 269077 58031 21.57 11 Latur 303322 85406 28.16

Total 4507237 1114976 24.74 * Census for the 10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007) is in progress Chart 5: Number of rural families and number of below poverty line families

The people need help and assistance in terms of employment, food, drinking water and

cattle feed. The Government of Maharashtra has taken all possible steps to augment the

necessary supplies, and relief measures are in full swing. The enormity of the drought

conditions in these parts of the state calls for intervention on a more prolonged basis than

what is being done at present.

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Part II: Drought Relief and Mitigation Measures The Government of Maharashtra has commenced a number of relief measures in the

affected areas. These relief measures aim to meet all the basic necessities. The Employment

Guarantee Scheme provides the much-needed rural employment. The wages are provided in

both cash and foodgrains. The distribution of foodgrains under the EGS ensures that all the

families have adequate access to foodgrains. The deployment of a large number of water

tankers ensures availability of drinking water in drought-affected areas. Further, the

Government has set up cattle camps to provide fodder for cattle. These measures will

continue till the drought situation improves with adequate rainfall and resumption of

agricultural operations.

1. Employment Guarantee Scheme

In the State, the Employment Guarantee Scheme has been instituted since 1972 to provide

gainful and productive employment to all the needy rural labourers and thereby creating

productive durable assets for the benefit of rural community and rural economy. The EGS is

considered to be a well-tested drought relief and mitigation program and has served the state

well in drought conditions.

Chart 6: Comparison of Labour attendance under EGS during last 4 years

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During the current drought conditions, the Government of Maharashtra can provide

employment to 10 lakh labourers per day in the state. Besides, it has made preparations for

maintaining a shelf of works with a capacity to provide employment to 18 lakhs labourers

per day. Today, the Government of Maharashtra is providing employment to approximately

3.50 lakh labourers under the EGS. As the agricultural season is coming to an end, this

number is likely to increase further.

The man-days created and expenditure incurred under the EGS in 2002-2003 and 2003-

2004 (till 31st August) is shown in the following table:

Table 6: Man-days generated and Expenditure incurred under EGS in 11 drought

affected districts. (Figures in lakh)

2002-2003

2003 - 2004 (upto Oct 03)

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District

Mandays created

Expenditure incurred (Rs)

Mandays created

Expenditure incurred (Rs)

1 Solapur 127.48 7240.24 105.03 7352.23 2 Sangli 11.18 643.38 26.85 1879.75 3 Pune 31.03 1757.80 43.57 3050.18 4 Satara 18.55 1133.11 25.65 1795.50 5 Ahmednagar 63.72 3580.27 75.36 5275.37 6 Nashik 61.20 3440.56 20.89 1462.12 7 Beed 123.11 6988.50 46.93 3284.79 8 Osmanabad 112.49 3053.76 72.57 5080.49 9 Aurangabad 124.22 7114.36 50.38 3526.90 10 Jalna 107.33 5986.07 33.73 2361.04 11 Latur 54.35 3760.80 23.80 1665.86

During 2002-2003, the Government of Maharashtra spent Rs. 890 crore for providing

employment for creation of productive assets. In the year 2003-2004, the Government has

spent Rs. 569 crores in the six months till 10.11.2003. These are the months when in a

normal year the attendance under the EGS is low on account of availability of agricultural

employment. The rise in attendance under the EGS in these months is indicative of a serious

drought situation in the affected areas. In the next few months, when the opportunities for

agricultural employment shrink further, the attendance under the EGS will increase even

more. In view of the increasing demand for employment, the Government of Maharashtra is

expecting an expenditure of Rs. 1,600 crores on the EGS in 11 drought-affected districts till

June 2004. On the basis of average annual expenditures on the EGS in a normal year, which

is in the range of Rs. 650 to 700 crores, this will mean an excess expenditure of more than

Rs. 900 crores.

The District-wise position of the works, labour attendance, and works available on shelf

with labour capacity as on November 8, 2003 is depicted in the following table and charts:

Table 7: District-wise position of Works and Labour attendance under EGS

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District Works

Labour attendance

Work on shelf

Labour capacity (projected)

(figure in lacs) 1 Solapur 1,010 77,078 2898 2.22 2 Sangli 550 26,083 3057 2.00 3 Pune 250 30,476 2856 2.85 4 Satara 263 30,599 1077 0.54 5 Ahmednagar 705 51,272 3630 0.21 6 Nashik 218 1,792 911 0.58 7 Beed 449 29,906 983 1.22 8 Osmanabad 414 20,782 2656 1.45 9 Aurangabad 240 8,958 1323 1.18 10 Latur 179 6,689 1538 1.11 11 Jalna 267 10,402 360 0.41 Chart 7: Number of Works under EGS.

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The Government of India has sanctioned 2,31,600 Metric tonnes of foodgrains under the

Special Component of Sampurna Gramin Rojgar Yojana (SGRY) for augmenting food

security through additional wage employment. These foodgrains are being given as wages

to labourers working under the EGS at the rate of Rs. 5 per kilogram per day as per the

entitlement of the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families are entitled. The Government of India

has been further requested to provide 2.20 lakh Metric tonnes of foodgrains under the same

scheme. Against this request, the Government of India has recently released 50,000 metric

tonnes of foodgrains. In the next few months, more foodgrains will be required to support

the EGS in the drought-affected areas.

2. Drinking Water Supply

The drinking water situation is grim not only in rural areas but also in many urban areas in

the State due to inadequate storage of water in the dams, which supply water to these areas.

The smaller towns which depend heavily or solely on ground water also suffer from such

scarcity due to depletion / drying up of ground water sources.

Chart 9: Deployment of Tankers in Villages during last 4 years

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Collectors and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Parishads are directed to carry out

extensive survey to ascertain the villages which are exposed to drought conditions and

would require drinking water, and to prepare an action plan to address these issues.

Measures included in the action plan are: desilting and deepening of wells, digging new

bore/tube wells, desilting of village tanks, percolation tanks, recharging of the existing

sources of water, requisition of wells / other private sources, undertaking temporary water

supply schemes, deployment of tankers / bullock carts, etc. for providing drinking water.

As and when the need arises, the District Collectors are empowered to reserve major,

medium and minor irrigation projects for the purpose of securing sufficient drinking water.

The number of tankers deployed in the State on 8th November 2003 was 1,624 as compared

to 249 tankers deployed on the same date in 2002. The most critical districts suffering from

scarcity of drinking water are Ahmednagar, Sangli, Aurangabad, Beed, Pune, Solapur and

Osmanabad. Other districts such as, Nashik, Satara and Latur, though not as critical, are also

affected. The following table is indicative of the gravity of drinking water scarcity in the

current year compared to the last year:

Table 8: Deployment of Tankers for the Supply of Drinking Water in the Current and the Last Year

Sr.No. District Tankers Deployed on

09/11/2002 Tankers deployed on

08/11/2003 1 Solapur 39 351 2 Sangli 39 175 3 Pune 32 161 4 Satara 09 138 5 Ahmednagar 35 254 6 Nashik 05 30 7 Beed 14 163 8 Osmanabad 39 187 9 Aurangabad 14 132 10 Latur 12 17 11 Jalna - 8 Total .. 238 1616

The Government of Maharashtra has spent Rs. 171 crores till November 01, 2003 on the

supply of drinking water. By March 2004, it is estimated that the total expenditure to be

incurred on the supply of drinking water would be around Rs.300 crores, which includes

cost of operating tankers, additional funds for on-going schemes and non-conventional

source augmentation measures.

Chart 10: Trend of Expenditure on Drinking Water supply in 2003.

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A detailed table showing the year-wise position of tanker deployment is included in the

Annexure.

3. Cattle Camps

The State has a livestock population of 40 million. On this basis, the animal fodder

requirement is around 650 metric tonnes. However, the available fodder is much less this

year due to extended drought situation in the state. The Collectors have, therefore, been

empowered to open cattle camps on their own or through the NGOs, cooperatives and sugar

factories. Till date, the Government has opened about 400 cattle camps in the drought-

affected districts to feed about 3.8 lakh cattle heads. The total expenditure on these cattle

camps has been Rs. 72.16 crores so far. It is estimated that an additional Rs.150 crores will

be required to meet fodder scarcity in the badly affected districts in the current financial

year.

Chart 11: Trend of Expenditure on Cattle Camps in 2003.

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Statistical information showing week-wise position of cattle camps and number of cattle

(small and big) supported through these camps has been included in the Annexure.

The following table gives a district-wise position on various drought measures. These

measures serve as an indicator of the extent of drought in the rain-starved districts of

Maharashtra. However, it is also important to note that these measures do not reveal the

endemic vulnerability, which has been part of the landscape due to successive years of

drought. The situation on the ground is far too grim to be captured by the statistics presented

in this report.

Table 9: Mitigation and Relief Measures in Drought-affected Districts

Sr. No.

District Tankers E.G.S. Cattle Camps.

Works Labour Attendance

No. No. of Animals

1 Solapur 351 1,010 80,057 64 1,18,987 2 Sangli 175 536 26,095 120 89,183 3 Pune 161 279 36,077 12 12,911 4 Satara 138 262 30,314 100 78,461 5 Ahmednagar 254 723 52,915 112 54,018 6 Nashik 30 217 2,615 - - 7 Beed 163 473 27,197 4 28,691 8 Osmanabad 187 495 25,784 - - 9 Aurangabad 132 220 7,996 - - 10 Latur 17 219 7,764 - - 11 Jalna 8 314 12,741 - - TOTAL.. .. 1,616 4,748 3,09,555 412 2,63,264

Current Expenditure and the Need for Financial Assistance The government of maharashtra has already spent rs. 859.74 crores on various drought relief

measures in the last six months. The expenditures on different relief measures are presented

in the following table:

Table 10: Expenditure incurred on various drought relief measures

Sl No. Expenditure Incurred for

2002 - 2003

2003 - 2004 (upto 10/11/03)

1 Drinking water 125.00 171.11

2 Agriculture input subsidy to farmers 35.00 23.00

3 Relief to flood affected people 24.00 4.00

4 Fodder 2.50 72.24

5 Lift irrigation project to mitigate fodder scarcity and drinking water scarcity - 20.11

Sub total 186.50 290.46

6 Employment Guarantee Scheme 893.00 569.47

Grand Total 1079.50 859.93

The monthly expenditure on various drought relief measures upto the current month is

included in the Annexure.

In the next few months, it is expected that the demand for wage employment would go up.

Similarly, there would be a need for deployment of more water tankers. The Government

would also be required to supply fodder for an extended period of time. The expenditures on

these measures are likely to increase further. It is estimated that a further expenditure of

approximately Rs. 1,400 Cores would be incurred on various relief and mitigation measures.

On the basis of the expenditure projections, the Government would find it difficult to meet

these costs through its own resources. The Government of Maharashtra has, therefore,

submitted a Memorandum to the Government of India and asked for financial assistance for

different sectors as follows:

(Rs. in crores)

(a) Agriculture .. Rs. 250.00 (b) Drinking water .. Rs. 300.00 (c) Fodder .. Rs. 150.00 (d) Employment works .. Rs. 673.00 -------------- Total .. Rs.1,373.00 As the drought situation deepens further, expenditures on different relief and mitigation

measures are likely to increase further. On the basis of estimates provided by different

implementing agencies, the Government has decided to ask for more assistance. As per the

recent estimates provided by different implementing agencies, the proposed assistance is as

follows:

(Rs. in crores)

(a) Agriculture .. Rs. 345.00 (b) Drinking water .. Rs. 417.00 (c) Fodder .. Rs. 250.00 (d) Employment works .. Rs. 700.00 -------------- Total .. Rs.1,712.00 A brief description of these expenditures has been provided below. Component-wise costs

have been proposed in Part III of this report.

a. Agriculture:

It includes assistance to the farmers who could not sow their Kharif and Rabi

crops, whose crops and horticulture were damaged, and assistance for farm

ponds, lining of farm ponds, and subsidy for drip and sprinkler. The specific cost

of these components has been indicated in Part III of this report.

b. Drinking Water:

There are three major sub-components of the expenditure on drinking water: i.

Supply of drinking water through tankers, ii. Additional funds for completion of

on-going schemes, and iii. Non-conventional source augmentation measures.

c. Fodder Supply through Cattle Camps and Fodder Depots:

The estimates of fodder have been worked out on the basis of approximately 5

lakh to 1 million cattle which would benefit through cattle camps and fodder

depots. These estimates are based on the CRF guidelines, which provide for the

assistance of Rs. 12 and Rs.6 per day for big and small cattle respectively.

Though the Government of Maharashtra has decided to increase the assistance

from Rs. 12 to Rs. 25 and from Rs. 6 to Rs. 15 in view of the rising costs of

fodder and management of cattle camps, these additional expenditures would be

borne by the Government through its own resources. In addition to the cattle

camps and fodder depots, expenditure would have to be incurred on animal health

and vaccination, supply of drinking water to animals, fodder production scheme,

and procurement of Uro-molasses blocks and feed.

d. Employment works:

At present, there are 330,000 workers getting employment through the EGS in

drought-affected districts. The number is likely to increase to about a million

from January onwards. Till June, 2004, a total number of 18 crore man-days

would have to be created in these districts. It would mean an expenditure of

approximately Rs. 900 crores on employment works. A part of these wages could

be given in the form of food-grains under the SGRY (Special Component).

Part III: Interventions for Drought Relief and Mitigation Considering the enormity of drought situation, the present measures by themselves may not

be sufficient. The Government of Maharashtra would step up its efforts and provide greater

support to the people for sustaining their livelihoods. Though it would mean a great

commitment of resources, aggravating the state’s financial situation; however, these

measures are absolutely necessary to respond to a long spell of drought till July-August,

2004. On the basis of a detailed review and assessment of the drought situation in the state,

the Government of Maharashtra has decided to implement a wide range of programmes and

schemes in different sectors, which would alleviate the drought situation in the state as

below:

♦ Assistance for Agriculture Schemes

Assist those farmers whose lands have remained unsown, both Kharif

and Rabi, at the rate of Rs. 1,000 per hectare (limited to two hectares).

Almost 7.3 lakh hectares of land have remained unsown in the area. The

people need assistance for resuming their agricultural operations. The Government

will therefore provide assistance to all the families who have not been able to sow

their lands at the rate of Rs. 500 per hectare subject to a maximum of two hectares.

The assistance will be in the form of agricultural inputs, i.e. seeds and fertilizers. It

will be a timely help for the farmers who are keen to start their operations again in

the current Rabi and the next Kharif season.

Cost: Approximately Rs. 73 crores

Assist those farmers whose Kharif crops are affected by drought at the rate of Rs.

1000 per hectare (limited to two hectares).

About 2,200,000 hectares of land on which Kharif was sown is badly affected by

drought. The Government will provide assistance to those farmers, who could not

produce much due to drought conditions at the rate of Rs. 1000 per hectare, subject

to a maximum of two hectares. It will help farmers in reviving their agricultural

operations.

Cost: Approximately Rs. 220 Crores

Assist those farmers whose horticulture crops are affected by drought at the rate of

Rs. 500 per hectare (limited to two hectares).

About 1,00,000 hectares of valuable horticulture crops, which include grapes and

pomegranate orchards, have been destroyed. The survey of destroyed horticultural

crops is in progress. It is proposed to provide assistance to these farmers at the rate of

Rs. 4,000 per hectare as per the CRF guidelines for perennial crops other than grapes.

The total damage to horticultural crops in the drought-affected districts is tabulated

below.

Cost: Approximately Rs. 40 Crores

Assist farmers with lining of farm ponds.

Farmers may be assisted with the purchase of polythene sheets for mulching. The

purpose of mulching is to avoid moisture loss due to evaporation. The component is

approved in the centrally sponsored scheme of spread of drip / sprinkler and green

house technology under which an assistance of Rs. 3500 is admissible. The

Government will provide assistance to 10,000 farmers.

Cost: Rs. 3.5 Crore.

Increase subsidy for drip irrigation and sprinkler.

Conservation and optimum utilization of available water constitutes the core of

drought management. The Government will therefore support drip and sprinkler

irrigation systems through a provision of subsidy. In drought-affected districts, in

addition to the central subsidy of 25 percent, the Government will give an additional

25 percent subsidy for drip and sprinkler irrigation systems. About 12,000

agriculturists will get the benefit of enhanced subsidy of 50 percent.

Cost: Rs. 9 Crore.

Table 11

Crops

Area

above

50% (ha)

Rate of Asistance

(Rs./ha)

Total

assistance

(Rs.lakhs)

Assistance

for small &

marginal

farmers

(Rs. Lakhs)

Affected area of Horticultural

crops

80,000 4,000 3,200 308

a. Grapes 20,000 4,000 8,000 825

b. Lining of farm ponds 10,000 3,500 350 350

c. Subsidy for drip and sprinkler 6,417 1,1250(Drip)

2,000 (sprinkler)

900

900

Total 9,250

Total cost (Assistance for Agricultural schemes) : Rs 345 Crores

Drinking Water

(1) Supply of drinking water by tankers:

In view of the prevailing drinking water situation in the state as compared to last

year’s situation, it is estimated that the expenditure on water supply by tankers in the

severely affected 71 talukas will be about Rs.10 crore per month till December 2003,

Rs. 12-13 crore per month during January to March 2004 and about Rs.17-18 crore

per month during April to June 2004.

(Expenditure on water supply by tankers in other areas of the state is expected to

follow the normal pattern of expenditure, i.e. about Rs.10 crore upto March 2004 and

and Rs.15 crore during April to June 2004.) Thus, the total expenditure on tankers

till March 2004 and during April – June 2004 are expected to be about Rs.80 crore

and Rs.65-70 crore, i.e., a total of about Rs.145-150 crore.

These estimations are based on the following assumptions :-

A) In the severely affected areas distance of sources for filling the tankers will increase

and, therefore, each tanker will make reduced number of trips per day on longer

travel basis (from average of 3 - 4 trips to 2 – 3 trips ).

B) At present, 40.5 lakh people in 5157 habitations are being supplied water by 1624

tankers as against 740 habitations and 249 tankers (all through the state) last year on

the corresponding day. Based on this irreducible base, the tanker requirement in

these areas in summer months will rise upto about 3000. Other areas will require

upto about 1000–1500 tankers in the peak summer months. The peak demand is

likely to be about 4500 tankers in may–june 2004 as against more than 3600 last

year.

C) The present hiring rates for private tanker are as follows :

Table 12

Capacity of tanker Per day (rs.) + per km. (rs)

7.50 tons 860.40 7.33

10.00 tons 1075.20 9.79

12.00 tons 1290.40 11.73

On an average, present expenditure on a private tanker per day is about Rs.2000

and that on a govt. tanker is about Rs.1200. Looking to the limited number of govt.

tankers that are available (about 600–700 maximum), the average cost, which is

likely to rise by about 10% over the last year mainly due to travel over longer

distances, will be about Rs.2000 per tanker per day.

Expenditure on other measures permissible under scarcity measures will be about

Rs.40 crore upto March 2004 and another Rs.60 crore upto June 2004. Thus, the

total expenditure on drinking water supply scarcity measures will be about Rs.245–

250 crore, out of which that upto March 2004 will be about Rs.120 crore.

(2) Additional Grant to complete ongoing schemes in Rural areas:

In the affected 71 talukas there are 69 sanctioned/ongoing rural schemes, which

require immediate funds to the tune of about Rs.75.00 crore to carry out

arrangements for installing the pipelines and pumping machinery within the next 4-

5 months to lift raw water and bring it to these villages. Since funds from regular

sources (being tied up for committed schemes) are not available immediately, funds

to that extent may be made available from N C C F, to avoid deployment of

additional 500 to 600 tankers.

(3) Non-conventional strengthening Augmentation of existing sources :

There are an estimated 45000 borewells/dugwells providing drinking water in about

14000 habitations in the affected 71 talukas. Some of these sources can be

immediately strengthened/augmented through measures, viz., hydrofracturing,

boreblasting, cement plug bunding etc. The average cost of such measures as

conveyed by GOI is about Rs.12000 per source. If potentially water yielding

neighbourhood of such wells are connected to them through these measures, these

sources can provide some immediate relief in addition to enriching these wells

permanently to benefit the communities on a permanent basis. At least 10,000 such

potential wells can be tackled in the next 4–5 months. The fund requirement for

them would be about Rs.12 crore.

(4) Additional Grant to commission ongoing schemes in Urban areas:

In the scarcity affected area for the commissioning of Beed Water Supply Scheme in

Beed district and Saswad Water Supply Scheme in Pune district Rs.32.00 crore is

required. This will help to provide water in the areas of these 2 cities in the acute

drinking water scarcity period.

(5) Grants for accelerated implementation of water supply schemes in scarcity

affected talukas originally proposed under Swajaldhara :

In the 71 talukas in 11 scarcity affected districts 525 schemes costing Rs.52.04 crore

are pending due to inadequacy of grants. If the fund is given these schemes can be

completed on the priority basis and it will benefit on the large scale to avoid the

drinking water scarcity situation in the area. The districtwise details of the proposed

schemes are as follows :-

Table 13 (Rs.in lakh)

Sr.

No.

District No.of

scarcity

affected

talukas

No.of

schemes

Estimated

Cost

Public

contribu-

tion

collected

Net

requir-

ement of

fund

1. Nashik 6 33 262 26 236

2. Ahmednagar 14 136 856 86 770

3. Pune 5 75 936 94 842

4. Satara 5 25 388 39 349

5. Sangli 7 2 11 1 10

6. Solapur 11 180 1779 178 1601

7. Beed 7 61 978 98 880

8, Aurangabad 2 -- -- -- --

9. Latur 4 12 78 8 70

10. Osmanabad 8 1 7 1 6

11. Jalna 2 -- -- -- --

Total : 71 525 5295 531 4764

(6) Total Fund Requirement :

The total funding requirement for different categories of water supply programs is Rs

417 crores. The breakup of the planned expenditure is given as below.

Table 14

Type of measure Upto March

2004

April-June

2004

Total

(Rs.in crore)

1) Normal scarcity measures

including tankers

120.00 130.00 250.00

2) Additional funds for

ongoing schemes in 71 talukas

75.00 -- 75.00

3) Non-conventional source

augmentation measures

12.00 -- 12.00

4) Additional Grant to

commission ongoing schemes

in Urban areas

32.00 -- 32.00

5) Grants for accelerated

implementation of water

supply schemes in scarcity

affected talukas originally

proposed under Swajaldhara

48.00 -- 48.00

Total : 287.00 130.00 417.00

Fodder

In order to maintain cattle wealth in the entire drought-affected areas, the Government

will organize the supply of fodder through all the arrangements which include:

♦ Running Cattle Camps where necessary

♦ Set up fodder depots for a cluster of villages

♦ Procure fodder from neighboring districts and states

♦ Provide incentives for growing fodder at the level of individual farmers

♦ Ensure supplies of fodder through agencies such as Maharashtra State Farming

Corporation, Tribal Development Corporation, and Forest Development

Corporation.

In addition to the cattle camps and fodder depots, expenditure would have to be

incurred on animal health and vaccination, supply of drinking water to animals,

fodder production scheme, and procurement of Uro-molasses blocks and feed. The

expenditure on different items has been explained below:

• Based on available weekly figures, there are about 4 lakh cattle in cattle

camps, out of which three lakh are big animals and one lakh small animals.

According to the CRF guidelines, an assistance of Rs. 12 and Rs. 6 are given

for big and small animals respectively in cattle camps. On this basis, the daily

and monthly expenditures on cattle camps works out to be Rs. 43 lakhs and

Rs. 12.6 crores respectively. The Government of Maharashtra is running

these cattle camps since June 2003. So even if these cattle camps are run for a

period of 10 months, the total expenditure would be

Rs. 126 crores.

• Since cattle camps have become difficult to manage, the Government of

Maharashtra has taken a policy decision to open fodder depots on a large

scale. These fodder depots will function in addition to the existing cattle

camps. Fodder will be procured by the District Collectors and supplied to

these fodder depots, which will operate for a group of three to four villages.

A detailed Resolution has been issued by the Government authorizing

Collectors to set up fodder depots in these 11 districts. It is expected that an

expenditure of Rs. 100 crores would be incurred for setting up these fodder

depots.

• Further, the Government has also decided to provide subsidy and incentives to

individual farmers and to the Maharashtra State Farming Corporation (MSFC)

in those districts where water for irrigation is available. It will increase the

supply of fodder in market and bring down the price of fodder. It is also

expected that animal health and vaccination would have to be given priority in

the coming months. The Government plans to procure Uro-molasses blocks

and feed for nutritional supplement to milch cattle. These items would require

another Rs. 24 crores.

If all the projected expenditures related to fodder supply and animal care are brought

together, the total requirement for this component of drought relief works out to be

Rs. 250 crores.

Total Cost (Fodder): Rs. 250 crores.

Employment Works

Increased Support for Food-for-Works Programs (EGS and

Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojna):

The Government will provide maximum attention to the food for works program.

Considering the need for employment and foodgrains in the drought-affected areas,

the Government will provide works in different categories to create more and more

employment. For this purpose, the Government has relaxed a number of technical

norms. Besides, The Government will provide five kilogram of foodgrains to all the

workers attending on these programmes. Foodgrains will be provided to all the

workers on the BPL rates. The Government would ask for 10 lakh tones of food-

grains for supporting these food-for-works programs. The Government of

Maharashtra will bear the expenses for transporting all the foodgrains available under

this programme.

Cost: Rs. 575 Crores

Commence irrigation and canal projects on an emergency basis

It is necessary that those irrigation and canal projects in 11 drought-affected districts,

which can be commissioned with minimum expenditure, be taken up immediately.

These projects will provide the necessary water for the purpose of drinking water,

growing fodder, and irrigation. Besides, one of the main objectives of these projects

is to provide employment for the people. These projects may be supported under the

Food for Works programme.

While undertaking these projects, the priority will be given to minor and medium

irrigation projects. All these works will be supported through the funds available for

scarcity relief. A list of irrigation projects has been prepared in consultation with the

district administration.

Cost: Rs. 225 Crores

Provide support for construction of farm ponds in drought-affected

areas under the EGS.

Farm pond is an important asset for the farmer. Not only does it create facility for

irrigation, it also helps recharge water locally. Besides, it creates employment

opportunities for the people. The Government will provide assistance for 20,000

farm ponds under the EGS scheme. For the farm ponds, which are of bigger size and

useful for horticulture, The Government will provide the necessary assistance under

the EGS and seek NABARD’s assistance for excess expenditure. An assistance of

Rs. 40,000 could be provided for construction of each farm pond. It would require

Rs. 80 crores for constructing 20,000 farm ponds. Cost: Rs. 80 Crores

Assist farmers in recharging their wells under the EGS.

Poor farmers are unable to recharge their wells. It costs about Rs. 3,000 for

recharging a well, which is difficult to provide under the present circumstances. We

shall therefore provide assistance to the farmers in recharging their wells under

program such as the EGS and Jawahar Vihir Yojana. It will not only recharge

underground water, but also provide necessary employment to individual households.

About 7,000 farmers could be assisted under this program.

Cost: Rs. 21 crores

The estimated expenditure on the EGS has been explained as follows:

Under the EGS, man-days created in a normal year is as follows

Year Man-days (in crores) Expenditure (in Rs. Crores)

1998-99 9.19 456.66

1999-00 9.49 493.97

2000-01 11.12 578.00

In 2003-04, the projections regarding employment in these drought affected 11 districts

under the EGS is as follows (at the wage rate of Rs.55 per day):

Table 15

District Normal EGS Man-days (in Lakhs)

Man-days on relief works (in Lakhs)

Expenditure on Relief works (@ Rs.55) (in Rs. Lakhs)

Nashik 23.69 20 1,100

Ahmednagar 11.35 287 15,785

Pune 0.27 147 8,085

Satara 3.50 90 4,950

Sangli 0.69 123 6,765

Solapur 8.68 372 20,460

Aurangabad 25.62 70 3,850

Beed 28.28 77 4,235

Osmanabad 19.36 156 8,580

Latur 19.14 46 2,530

Jalna 28.00 16 880

Total 168.58 1,388 77,220

In the year 2004-05 (form Apr 04 to Jun 04) the projected Man-days creation and

expenditure on relief works in the 11 drought affected districts is expected to be as

follows:

Table 16

District Man-days on relief works (in Lakhs)

Expenditure on Relief works (@ Rs.55)(in Rs. Lakhs)

Nashik 13 715

Ahmednagar 90 4,950

Pune 45 2,475

Satara 28 1,540

Sangli 37 2,035

Solapur 116 6,380

Aurangabad 29 1,595

Beed 32 1,760

Osmanabad 53 2,915

Latur 19 1,045

Jalna 13 715

Total 475 26,125

The state has to bear the additional burden of Rs. 772.2 Crores in the financial year

2003-04 and Rs. 261.25 Crores in 2004-05. The total planned expenditure is Rs. 1,033

Crores. About Rs. 93 Crores would be spent on the EGS works in these 11 districts in a

normal year. It suggests a total additional expenditure of Rs 940 Crores approximately

would have to be incurred on drought relief and mitigation till June 2005.

The wages would be paid in form of both cash and foodgrains. So a part of these

expenditures would be released in the form of foodgrains. At present the monthly

consumption of wheat under the EGS is 50,000 metric tones. As the attendance under

the EGS would increase, the consumption of wheat would also increase proportionately.

We expect a minimum consumption of 1 lakh metric tones of wheat per month. For 10

months, the total demand will be 10 lakh metric tones of wheat. An allocation of 700

Crores and 10 lakh metric tonnes could therefore be made for the employment works.

Total cost (Employment works) : Rs 700 crores and 10 lakh Metric

Tonnes of wheat

Concessions Available upon the declaration of drought on 15.10.2003:

♦ Concessions to Farmers in Payment of Electricity Bills

The Government has decided to provide 100 percent subsidy to farmers for their

electricity bill for agricultural motor pumps in those villages where crops have failed

continuously for three years, 66 percent for those villages where crops have failed for

two years continuously, and 33 percent for those villages where crops have failed in the

current year only.

♦ Rescheduling / restructuring of Loans

All the loans advanced to the farmers by cooperative banks will be restructured or

rescheduled. The Government will arrange to provide new loans through cooperative

banks at the concessional rate of interest. The Government will seek concessional

finance for farmers through the NABARD.

♦ Remission of Land Revenue

The Government will provide concession to the farmers in drought-affected areas for the

payment of land revenue payment as per the provisions of the Maharashtra Land

Revenue Code.

♦ Waiver of Examination Fee

All the students in the Government schools in drought-affected areas will be exempt

from the payment of examination fee.

***

Trend of Rainfall during last 4 years Solapur Nashik

Jun Jul Aug Sep Jun Jul Aug Sep Normal 97.8 188.6 281.90 368.60 Normal 154.6 499.9 862.30 969.40

2000 141.2 248.3 464.5 538.9 2000 163 404.1 621.2 701.82001 58.1 82.5 171.5 375.5 2001 233.2 475 650.8 782.32002 131.6 196.1 298.6 383.2 2002 149.4 527.9 810.8 911.42003 50.5 93.7 178.2 265.8 2003 237.4 603.1 825.6 990.1

Sangli Beed Jun Jul Aug Sep Jun Jul Aug Sep

Normal 77.8 194.5 278.00 336.00 Normal 139.2 276.8 388.30 465.602000 94.9 188.2 318.6 478.9 2000 248.5 388.2 784.9 837.12001 56.1 126.1 177.2 398.4 2001 169.8 190.3 415.7 515.92002 119.7 145.6 225.8 267 2002 134.5 280 471.5 575 2003 59.2 95.5 128.7 164.6 2003 85.5 240.9 394.5 514

Pune Osm'bad Jun Jul Aug Sep Jun Jul Aug Sep

Normal 141.5 439.4 608.40 680.50 Normal 170.2 295.2 594.80 655.502000 153.4 335.5 483.6 586.4 2000 167 385.6 632.9 690.62001 147.8 362.1 503.9 645.9 2001 90.2 115.6 295.4 431.32002 249.3 333.9 544.9 614.2 2002 164.5 211.7 363.8 475.82003 183.4 358.2 468.7 548.1 2003 78.8 193 339.3 440.4

Satara Aurng'bad Jun Jul Aug Sep Jun Jul Aug Sep

Normal 201.3 686.7 986.10 1073.20 Normal 141.6 318.1 491.00 568.002000 158.2 457.1 668.9 806.7 2000 189.9 311.3 492.2 635.32001 152.9 484.3 678.3 893.2 2001 111.1 185.4 375.9 506.22002 275.3 473.7 630.8 935.8 2002 136.8 294.1 501.8 599.62003 270.6 515.4 625.5 735.5 2003 104.5 316.5 453.3 543.7

A' nagar Latur June July Aug Sept Jun Jul Aug Sep

Normal 111.6 209.8 282.50 363.20 Normal 181 351.2 552.80 643.102000 185.5 254.7 438.2 490.5 2000 200.6 382.1 802.4 876.22001 89.5 108.6 242 372.8 2001 186.2 237.7 473.7 547.12002 107.8 187.7 300.6 375.7 2002 174.9 221.2 447.6 590.52003 51.7 136.5 202 278.8 2003 101 371.5 595.1 714.1

Jalna Jun Jul Aug Sep Normal 139.1 332.5 488.80 564.20 2000 187.4 333.9 605.2 665.7 2001 163.7 216.2 446.8 563.4 2002 262.8 320.2 628.8 774.5 2003 137.4 355.5 501.5 570.8

YEAR-WISE COMPARISON OF TANKER DEPLOYMENT IN MAHARASHTRA DURING LAST 4 YEARS

Village Wadi 00-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 00-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04

1st April 174 537 656 1819 300 610 376 2870 1st May 616 1246 1594 3148 963 1491 1587 4799 1st June 1029 2400 2688 4482 1314 2523 2960 6849 1st July 179 1004 1037 2386 245 1186 950 4211 1st Aug 45 930 544 1920 63 982 622 4026 1st Sept. 47 748 372 1884 47 1194 577 4033 1st Oct. 47 416 305 1828 39 385 586 4024 1st Nov. 33 104 280 24 33 466 1st Dec. 40 123 162 24 31 39 1st Jan. 59 154 162 37 33 39 1stFeb. 106 238 238 138 69 69 1st March 270 325 325 308 114 114 Maximum Tanker position

1142 2522 2817 4657 1609 2618 2931 7108

Tankers Bullock Carts 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04

1st April 146 417 544 1594 0 16 28 71 1st May 421 862 1210 2633 55 85 97 202 1st June 770 1667 1883 3520 168 248 243 293 1st July 144 741 868 2458 18 48 131 35 1st Aug 35 715 503 1868 9 32 3 29 1st Sept. 31 547 358 1794 1 18 1 28 1st Oct. 28 297 286 1778 0 1 1 18 1st Nov. 18 87 255 0 1 1 1st Dec. 31 96 128 1 1 1 1st Jan. 47 116 128 1 1 1 1stFeb. 112 186 186 1 3 3 1st March 208 268 268 7 14 14 Maximum Tanker position

799 1708 1920 3611 167 252 227 297

Table showing week-wise position of cattle camps and cattle benefited

Week ending Number of

camps Small cattle Big cattle Total cattle

June 7, 2003 10 3584 11425 15009 June 14, 2003 14 4725 15733 20458 June 28, 2003 16 6177 20755 26932 July 5, 2003 21 11218 39167 50385 July 12, 2003 30 14528 49820 64348 July 19, 2003 55 20152 69265 89417 August 2, 2003 177 45856 156599 202455 August 9, 2003 212 56659 190212 246871 August 16, 2003 243 66568 230100 296668 August 23, 2003 258 77831 271809 349640 August 30, 2003 314 89274 305475 394749 September 6, 2003 331 79884 276853 356737 September 13, 2003 349 87297 314601 401898 September 27, 2003 393 94068 342559 436627 October 4, 2003 398 76527 268866 345393 October 18, 2003 360 64632 225821 290453 October 25, 2003 363 67996 245731 313727 November 1, 2003 360 72590 270924 343514 November 8, 2003 412 78973 303278 382251

Monthly expenditure on various drought relief measures upto the

current month

EGS Drinking water Fodder

Month Expenditure

(Rs crores)

Month Expenditure

(Rs crores)

Month Expenditure

(Rs crores)

April 16 April -

May 25 May 0.84

1st April to

30th June

266.20

June 25 June 1.00

July 25 July 2.40

Aug - Aug 23.20

1st July to

30th Sept

261.85

Sept 40 Sept 14.80

1st Oct to

31st Oct

41.42 Oct 20.11 Oct 24.00

1st Nov to

10th Nov

Nov

Reserve

20.00

+ 20.00

6.00

Total 569.47 191.11 72.24

WATERSTORAGE POSITION OF MAJOR, MEDIUM & MINOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS OF DROUGHT AFFECTED DISTRICTS AS ON 11.11.2003

SR. NO.

REGION NO. OF PROJEC

TS

LIVE STORAGE ( M.C.F.T. )

WATER STORAGE POSITION

IN 2002

% WATER STORAGE POSITION

IN 2001

%

PROJECTED

TODAY'S

%

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A. MAJOR

PROJECTS

1 MARATHWADA 8 4736 1444 30 2321 49 2500 53 2 NASIK 15 2702 1928 71 1933 72 933 35 3 PUNE 26 7290 4389 60 5537 76 5312 73

B. MEDIUM PROJECTS


C. MINOR PROJECTS


D. (MAJOR, MINOR & MEDIUM )


WATER STORAGE POSITION OF MAJOR PROJECTS IN DROUGHT AFFECTED DISTRICTS AS ON 11.11.03

SR.NO.

PROJECT DISTRICT LIVE STORAGE (M.C.F.T.)

LAST YEAR POSITION

SAME DAY POSITION

PROJECTED

TODAY'S

% WATER STORAGE

% 1998 1999 2000 2001

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 MAJOR PROJECT'S

1 MARATHWADA REGION 2 JAYAKWADI A'BAD 2171 343 16 372 17 2171 2153 1199 5003 MAJALGAON BEED 312 0 0 77 25 310 311 292 1634 MANJRA BEED 173 0 0 0 0 173 166 173 0 5 LOWER TERNA O'MBAD 114 0 0 0 0 114 108 109 34 NASIK REGION

6 DARNA NASIK 202 196 97 181 90 202 201 199 2017 GANGAPUR NASIK 204 196 96 176 86 203 200 166 2008 KADWA NASIK 53 52 98 44 83 53 53 39 51 9 MUKANE NASIK 125 120 96 82 66 125 106 65 95 10 PALKHED NASIK 21 6 29 10 48 21 20 17 12 11 KARANJWAN NASIK 166 152 92 149 90 138 165 110 11112 WAGHAD NASIK 72 70 97 70 97 72 72 54 57 13 OZARKHED NASIK 60 44 73 42 70 60 60 36 26 14 TISGAON NASIK 12 10 83 6 50 6 7 1 0 15 PUNEGAON NASIK 18 14 78 15 83 0 0 7 9 16 BHANDARDARA A'NAGAR 304 272 89 215 71 304 303 226 29817 MULA A'NAGAR 609 252 41 377 62 609 609 387 55618 CHANKAPUR NASIK 77 77 100 74 96 77 77 77 72 19 GIRNA NASIK 524 212 40 237 45 464 318 58 7

PUNE REGION 20 PIMPALGAON JOGE PUNE 110 16 15 57 52 0 0 0 0 21 MANIKDOH PUNE 288 149 52 214 74 144 176 127 15422 KUKDI-WADAJ PUNE 33 32 97 33 100 32 33 32 33 23 KUKADI-YEDGAON PUNE 79 33 42 75 95 78 48 68 79 24 DIMBHE PUNE 350 296 85 323 92 229 228 224 18925 TEMGHAR PUNE 64 55 86 64 100 0 0 0 18 26 KHADAKWASLA P PUNE 294 218 74 233 79 294 279 291 27627 KHADAKWASLA V PUNE 362 304 84 273 75 362 345 275 32628 KHADAKWASLA PUNE 56 8 14 34 61 55 56 17 33 29 PAWNA PUNE 241 214 89 219 91 235 224 200 22630 CHASKAMAN PUNE 215 180 84 196 91 97 97 205 21531 GHOD A'NAGAR 155 43 28 155 100 155 108 106 97 32 BHAMA AASKHED PUNE 6 6 100 6 100 0 0 6 6 33 GUNJWANI PUNE 22 20 91 20 91 0 0 1 17 34 NIRA DEVGHAR PUNE 128 98 77 128 100 551 0 35 12835 BHATGHAR PUNE 666 593 89 602 90 664 665 550 65436 VEER SATARA 265 55 21 104 39 265 248 144 25837 KRISHNA DHOM SATARA 330 207 63 280 85 317 303 266 30738 KRISHNA KANHER SATARA 271 172 63 239 88 261 214 183 23539 URMODI SATARA 11 11 100 11 100 0 0 0 8 40 DHOM BALKAWDI SATARA 36 22 61 22 61 0 0 0 4 41 BHIMA UJANI SOLAPUR 1517 0 0 622 41 1491 1517 649 43742 WARNA SANGLI 800 757 95 723 90 722 729 759 741

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