Question

How can we identify a drought conditions in india?

Answer 1

The three levels are as follows:

I. Extreme drought conditions cover 12 per cent of the total drought-prone area; these areas include western Rajasthan and Gujarat, western Uttar Pradesh, north-west Madhya Pradesh.

II. Severe drought conditions prevail over 42 per cent of the total drought-prone area; these areas are the leeward side of Maidan plateau, Rayalaseema and Telengana regions of Andhra Pradesh and Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra.

III. Moderate drought conditions affect 46 per cent of the total drought-prone area; these areas are Orissa, central-north Madhya Pradesh,. Chhotanagpur, Jammu and Kashmir and central- east Tamil Nadu.