Memorandum Submitted to Government of India Seeking Central Assistance for Drought Mitigation Measures in Karnataka State During Rabi 2016
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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA Department of Revenue (Disaster Management) Memorandum Submitted to Government of India Seeking Central Assistance For Drought Mitigation Measures In Karnataka State During Rabi 2016 FEBRUARY 2017 MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SEEKING CENTRAL ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT MITIGATION MEASURES IN KARNATAKA STATE DURING RABI 2016 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA REVENUE DEPARTMENT (DM) FEBRUARY 2017 CONTENTS Sl. Particulars Page Nos No Executive Summary I-V 1 Introduction 1-2 2 Rainfall Pattern During North East Monsoon-2016 3-8 3 Water Storage Status 9-13 4 Rainfall Distribution Maps of North East Monsoon 2016 14-22 5 Drought declaration Notification 23-27 6 Summary of Relief Claimed during Rabi Drought 2016 28 7 Agriculture Sector 29-37 8 Horticulture Sector 38-42 9 Rural Drinking water Supply 43-47 10 Urban Drinking water Supply 48-50 11 Animal Husbandry Sector 51-58 12 Annexures 59-122 13 Photos 123-127 Memorandum Submitted to Government of India seeking central assistance for Drought Relief Measures in Karnataka State during Rabi-2016. Executive Summary 1. Karnataka is experiencing unprecedented severe drought condition as it is facing the fourth consecutive seasonal drought and the 6th consecutive drought year in a row from 2011 to 2016. During Kharif 2016, the State has declared 139 out of 176 talukas as drought affected. A memorandum seeking financial assistance of Rs.4702.54 crore as per SDRF/NDRF norms was submitted to Govt. of India on 15- 11-2016. The High Level Committee has approved release of Rs.1782.44 cr, which is yet to be released. The North East monsoon commenced on 30th October 2016 with a delay of 30 days and recorded only 54 mm of rainfall as against 188 mm with a deficiency of (-) 71% which is classified as “large deficient” as per IMD classification. The rainfall recorded during the 2016 North-East monsoon is the lowest in the last 45 years i.e., since 1971. After analysing the seasonal condition of the Rabi crop on critical parameters prescribed in the “Revised Manual for Drought Management - December 2016” such as: Rainfall deficiency; moisture adequacy index; Agricultural sown area; and Hydrological indices, 160 taluks out of 176 taluks have been declared as drought affected during Rabi 2016. The prolonged dry spell has adversely impacted agricultural yields and water resources across the State. 2. The northern districts of Karnataka account for nearly 90% of the total Rabi area in the State. The major crops grown during Rabi are Jowar, Bengal gram, Wheat, Maize, Sunflower, Safflower, Linseed etc. Sowing of Rabi crops was taken up in an area of 25.98 lakh hectares as against target of 32.25 lakh hectares. But prolonged dry spell during Rabi season caused set back in area coverage of Rabi crops especially Jowar, Wheat and Sunflower crops. Moisture stress due to continuous dry-spell has adversely affected agricultural crops in 13.5 lakh ha and horticultural crops in 15092 ha. The estimated loss due to agriculture and horticulture crops loss is Rs. 7097.86 crore. This is the second year in succession wherein both Kharif and Rabi crops have been badly affected due to drought. The problems of farmers have been further compounded by low market prices of various crops especially Tur, even when there is a shortfall in production in the State. This phenomenon has arisen due to bountiful harvest because of good rains in other States. The glut in production in other States has triggered fall in prices. This has led to further distress among the farming community who have already suffered crop losses due to severe drought and floods. The currency crunch due to demonetization has reduced the trade volume in Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) markets by 38%. Though 152 out of 158 APMC markets in Karnataka have rolled out online unified marketing platform, still bulk of transaction with farmers are done by cash. 3. Due to 6 consecutive droughts, the storage in all major reservoirs plummeted to dead storage level. As on 31st December 2016 as against the total Live Storage of 825 TMC, only 315 TMC of water was stored, which constitutes 38% of the total capacity in all the 13 major reservoirs. The storage in Cauvery basin is only 15% of the live storage and storages in Bhadra, Tungabadra and Malaprabha are 34%, 8% and 19% respectively. The water in these reservoirs is the major source for drinking, irrigation, and power generation in the State. The Government has given directions to use existing water in the reservoirs exclusively for drinking water purpose. Presently, 440 villages and 204 urban wards are supplied drinking water through tankers. State has identified 4120 habitation which is likely to require supply of drinking water tanker during the summer. The State is envisaging severe drinking water crisis in the ensuing summer and is taking all possible measures to mitigate drinking water crisis. 4. Out of 3600 minor irrigation tanks in the state more than 53% are dry or with insignificant storages at the end of December 2016 and 1431 tanks have completely dried up. The poor storage in M.I tanks along with persistent drought conditions prevailing consecutively for the sixth year has resulted in significant depletion of ground water and adversely affecting the water quality with very high ranges of total dissolved solids. 5. The levels in Linganamakki and Supa dams which are major reservoirs for hydel power have plummented and has severely impacted hydel power generation. Out of total installed capacity of 10600 MW, hydel power constitutes 3562 MW. The State is able to manage the power demand by procuring 334.64 MU at a cost of Rs. 162 crores on short term basis. The State will have to procure power at high cost to meet the deficit in hydel power generation. There is a need to provide additional power to the State from the central generating stations. 6. To mitigate the impact of drought and to arrest urban migration, under MGNREGA more than 8 lakh works are being undertaken and 5.34 crore person days have been generated in drought affected taluks as of 20th January 2017. Further 12.14 lakh households have been provided with employment and 52,146 households have already completed 100 days of employment. During the current year, more than 98,000 drought proofing works like construction of Bunds, Farm ponds, Multi arch check dams, Bore well recharge structures, River and Tank Rejuvenation works, Gokatte and Open wells have been undertaken under MGNREGA. In view of the severe drought situation prevailing in these blocks, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has revised the labour budget from 6.07 cr. person days to 10 cr. person days. 7. There are 121 lakh fodder dependent animals in 160 drought affected taluks. Presently, there is 67.61 lakh tons of dry fodder which is expected to suffice for the next 14 weeks. However, in a few districts, fodder availability will suffice only for 3 to 4 weeks. Due to prolonged drought, there has been significant reduction in post- harvest crop residues which has led to severe fodder shortage. To overcome fodder shortage, 4 lakh minikits have been distributed to farmers free of cost to grow green fodder. Presently, 42 goshalas (cattle camps) housing 51,879 cattle and 84 fodder banks where fodder is supplied at a highly subsidized rate of Rs.2 per Kg are operational. The prolonged dry spell has also affected the quality of milch cattle and draught animals. 8. The State Governments response to mitigate drought has been swift, effective and collaborative. To mitigate the adverse impact of drought, State has released Rs 490 crore towards supply of emergency drinking water, establishing Goshalas, fodder banks and other drought mitigation works. Rs.200 crore has been released to Task forces of 189 drought affected constituencies to take up drought mitigation measures. Urban Development Department has released Rs.195 crore for supply of drinking water in ULBs and drinking water schemes in Urban area. 9. To ensure effective implementation of drought mitigation measures and to review drought mitigation works taken up by the district administrations, State Government has constituted 4 Cabinet Sub-committees comprising of 4 senior Ministers at revenue division level. The Cabinet Sub-committees has been touring drought affected districts and holding meetings with all stakeholders to resolve issues related to drought mitigation. Hon’ble Chief Minister has also extensively toured the drought affected districts to take stock of the situation. The State has accorded highest priority to drinking water supply and completion of drinking water schemes, fodder availability and employment generation. 10. The State has enrolled about 96% of farmers who have taken up Rabi sowing under PMFBY. 11. With depleting ground water levels, ongoing water supply schemes with surface water as source need to be expeditiously completed. Energization of drinking water installation is given a top priority and 2,270 drinking water installations were energized. Measures are taken to replace the failed transformers feeding drinking water installations within 24 hours. 12. Revenue Department has developed “Parihara” an innovative web based application to enable direct benefit transfer (DBT) through Aadhaar Enabled Payment Service, i.e., transferring input subsidy amount directly into the Aadhaar seeded bank/postal accounts of intended beneficiaries. The Parihara application captures land details (survey no. wise), crop loss details, Aadhaar details and Bank account details of farmers. RTC and owner ship details are fetched from Bhoomi database, thus facilitating accurate targeting of the beneficiary. Parihara will ensure transparency and speed disbursal of Input subsidy. 13. Department of Agriculture had estimated that 13.57 lakh ha of agriculture crops have suffered more than 33% loss amounting to Rs.6993 crores (area affected of small and marginal farmers is 8.95 lakh ha and other than small and marginal farmers is 4.61 lakh ha).