State: BIHAR Agriculture Contingency Plan for District: AURANGABAD
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State: BIHAR Agriculture Contingency Plan for District: AURANGABAD 1.0 District Agriculture profile 1.1 Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain, Hot Subhumib (Dry) Eco-Region (9.2) Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Middle Gangetic Plain Region (IV) Commission) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Bihar Alluvial Plain Zone (BI-3) List all the districts falling under the Aurangabad, Gaya, Jahanabad, Patna, Arwal, Rohtas, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Buxar, Bhabhua, NARP Zone* Nawada (*>50% area falling in the zone) Geographic coordinates of district headquarters Geographic coordinates of district Latitude Longitude Altitude headquarters 24.750N 84.360E 108.0m Name and address of the concerned ARI, Mithapur, Patna ZRS/ ZARS/ RARS/ RRS/ RRTTS Mention the KVK located in the Aurangabad district with address Name and address of the nearest BAC, Sabour , Bhagalpur Agromet Field Unit (AMFU, IMD) for agro-advisories in the Zone 1 1.2 Rainfall (Zone-IIIB) Normal RF(mm) Normal Rainy days Normal Onset Normal Cessation (number) SW monsoon (June-Sep): 911.6 41 (18-24 June) (15-21 October) NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec)/Post monsoon 55.1 3.0 Winter (Jan- March) 31.8 3.0 Summer (Apr-May) 36.1 3.0 Annual 1034.5 51 1.3 Land use Geographical Cultivable Forest Land under Permanent Cultivable Land Barren and Current Other pattern of the area area area non- pastures wasteland under uncultivable fallows fallows district (latest agricultural Misc. land statistics) use tree crops and groves Area (‘000 ha) 330.011 167.958 13.575 50.600 0.628 1.094 0.039 16.044 72.073 8.000 1. 4 Major Soils (common names like red Area (‘000 ha) Percent (%) of total sandy loam deep soils (etc.,)* Sandy Soils 14.712 4.77 Coarse Sandy Loam Soils 12.084 3.92 Fine Sandy Loam Soils 24.757 8.02 Clayey Soils 251.675 81.54 2 Saline/ Calcareous Soils 5.416 1.75 1.5 Agricultural land use Area (‘000 ha) Cropping intensity % Net sown area 167.958 152.39% Area sown more than once 88.000 Gross cropped area 255.958 1.6 Irrigation Area (‘000 ha) Net irrigated area 100.33 Gross irrigated area 100.33 Rainfed area 61.145 Sources of Irrigation Number Area (‘000 ha) Percentage of total irrigated area Canals 3 89.021 88.72 Tanks Open wells 7601 4.127 4.11 Bore wells- Deep TW 84 Lift irrigation schemes (Surface lift) 57 Micro-irrigation Other sources (please specify) Dug well 9056 7.182 7.15 & shallow well Total Irrigated Area 100.030 99.98 or 100% Pump sets No. of Tractors Groundwater availability and use* No. of blocks/ (%) area Quality of water (specify the (Data source: State/Central Ground Tehsils problem such as high levels of water Department /Board) arsenic, fluoride, saline etc) Over exploited Critical Semi- critical Safe 11 100% Wastewater availability and use Ground water quality 3 *over-exploited: groundwater utilization > 100%; critical: 90-100%; semi-critical: 70-90%; safe: <70% 1.7 Area under major field crops & horticulture 1.7 Major field crops Area (‘000 ha) cultivated Kharif Rabi Grand Irrigated Rainfed Total Irrigated Rainfed Total Summer total Rice 105.259 105.259 Wheat 52.479 52.479 Maize 100.000 01.000 01.000 Chickpea 5.455 05.455 Lentil 12.719 12.719 Khesari 14.451 14.451 Horticulture crops - Area (‘000 ha) Fruits Total Irrigated Rainfed Mango 1.225 - - Guava 0.667 - - Banana 0.318 - - Lemon 0.484 - - Aonla 0.026 Horticulture crops - Total Irrigated Rainfed Vegetables Potato 5.722 5.722 - Cauliflower 1. 311 1.311 - Tomato 1.536 1.536 - Brinjal 1.099 1.099 - Onion 1.069 1.069 - Medicinal and Total Irrigated Rainfed Aromatic crops Tulsi .010 - - Fenugreek - - - Other - - - 4 In Bihar – Approx. 5000 ha of land is under this crop Plantation crops Total Irrigated Rainfed Fodder crops Total Irrigated Rainfed Berseem 7.500 2.500 5.000 Sudan grass 3.500 1.000 2.500 Total fodder crop area 11.000 3.500 7.500 Grazing land Sericulture etc Others (specify) 1.8 Livestock Male (‘000) Female (‘000) Total (‘000) Non descriptive Cattle (local low yielding) 193.018 201.314 394.332 Improved cattle Crossbred cattle 2.019 9.418 11.437 Non descriptive Buffaloes (local low yielding) Descript Buffaloes 16.230 152.957 169.187 Goat 59.332 168.171 227.503 Sheep 14.326 33.249 47.575 Others (Camel, Pig, Yak etc.) Commercial dairy farms (Number) 1.9 Poultry No. of farms Total No. of birds (‘000) Commercial 33.378 Backyard 157.889 1.10 Fisheries (Data source: Chief Planning Officer) A. Capture i) Marine (Data Source: No. of fishermen Boats Nets Storage Fisheries Department) facilities (Ice Mechanized Non- Mechanized Non-mechanized plants etc.) mechanized (Trawl nets, (Shore Seines, Stake Gill nets) & trap nets) 5 ii) Inland (Data Source: No. Farmer owned ponds No. of Reservoirs No. of village tanks Fisheries Department) NA 444 444 B. Culture Water Spread Area (ha) Yield Production (‘000 tons) (t/ha) i) Brackish water (Data Source: MPEDA/ Fisheries Department) ii) Fresh water (Data Source: Fisheries Department) 1407 3.2/ha 2831.040 Others 1.11 Production and Productivity of major crops (Average of last 5 years: 2004, 05, 06, 07, 08) 1.11 Name of Kharif Rabi Summer Total Crop crop Production Productivity Production Productivity Production Productivity Production Productivity residue ('000 t) (kg/ha) ('000 t) (kg/ha) ('000 t) (kg/ha) ('000 t) (kg/ha) as fodder (‘000 tons) Major Field crops (Crops to be identified based on total acreage) Rice 12.100 M.T. 1797 - - - - 12.1 M.T. 1797 In the ratio of 1:3 1:2 Wheat - - 175M.T. 2431 - - 175M.T. 2431 Maize - - 1.7 M. T. 3400 - - 1.7 M. T. 3400 Chickpea - - 2.054 M.T. 800 - - 2.054 M.T. 800 Lentil 15.5M. T. 1000 - - 15.5 M. T. 1000 6 Khesari 9.090 M.T. 752 - - 9.09 M.T. 752 Major Horticultural crops (Crops to be identified based on total acreage) Mango - - - - - - 11.792M.T. - Banana - - - - - - 4.832 M.T. - Guava - - - - - - 7.356 M.T. - Lemon - - - - - - 3.728 M.T. - Coconut - - - - - - 1.030M.T. - 1.12 Sowing window for 5 Rice Wheat Lentil Chickpea Mustard major crops (start and end of sowing period) Kharif rainfed 4th week of May to 2nd - - - - week of July (Depends on Rain) Kharif irrigated 4th week of May to 2nd - - - - week of July Rabi rainfed - - - - - Rabi irrigated 3rd week of 3rd week of October 3rd week of 4th week of November to 1st to 3rd week of October to 4th October to 3rd week of January November week of week of November November 1.13 What is the major contingency the district is prone to? (Tick mark) Regular Occasional None Drought √ - - Flood - - √ Cyclone - - √ Hail storm - - - 7 Heat wave - √ - Cold wave - √ - Frost - - - Sea water intrusion - - - Pests and disease outbreak (specify) - √ - Others (specify) 1.14 Include Digital maps Location map of district within State as Annexure I Enclosed: Yes of the district for Mean annual rainfall as Annexure 2 Enclosed: Yes Soil map as Annexure 3 Enclosed: Yes 8 Annexure I Agro climatic Zones of Bihar Source: krishi.bih.nic.in 9 Annexure II 10 Annexure III Source : NBSS& LUP, Regional Centre, Kolkata 11 2.0 Strategies for weather related contingencies 2.1 Drought 2.1.1 Rainfed situation Condition Suggested Contingency measures Early season Major Farming Normal Crop / Change in crop / cropping Agronomic measures Remarks on drought situation Cropping system system including variety Implementa (delayed onset) tion Upland 1.Pigeonpea 1.Pigeonpea Normal package of practices Seeds from Delay by 2 2. Vegetables- Wheat 2. Short duration Rice-Wheat BRBN, weeks 3. Rice-Wheat 3. Rice- Chickpea Balance dose of nutrient in BAU, 4. Rice- Lentil 4.Rice - Lentil adequate particularly K Sabour, 5. Rice- Chickpea Pigeonpea: Bahar, Pusa-9 NSC, TDC 1st week of July Narendra Arhar-I Rice: Prabhat, Dhanlaxmi, Richharia, Turanta, Saroj Chickpea: Pusa-236, KPG-39 (Uday), Pusa-372, SG-2 Lentil- PL-406, Malika, Arun Wheat- HD-2733, PBW-343, HP-1731, HD-2824 Medium land Rice-Wheat Rice-Wheat Normal package of practices Rice-Lentil Rice-Lentil Rice-Chickpea Rice-Chickpea Rice :Rajendra Bhagawati, Rajendra Suwasni, Santosh, R. Kasturi, Sita, Jaya Chickpea: Pusa-236, KPG-39 (Uday) , Pusa-372, SG-2 Lentil: PL-406, Malika, Arun 12 Wheat: HD-2733, PBW-443, HP-1731 Low land Rice-Wheat No change Normal package of practices Rice-Lentil Rice- Rajshree, Santosh , Direct seeding of rice can Rice-Chickpea Sita, Rajendra also be done Suwasni, Chickpea: Pusa-236, KPG-39 (Uday) , Pusa-372, SG-2 Lentil: PL-406, Malika, Arun Wheat: HD-2733, PBW-443, HP-1731, HD-282 Condition Suggested Contingency measures Early season Major Farming Normal Change in crop/cropping Agronomic measures Remarks on drought situation Crop/cropping system Implementa (delayed onset) system tion Upland 1. Pigeonpea 1.short duration rice- Wheat Direct seeding of early Rice Seeds from Delay by 4 2. Vegetables- Wheat 2. short duration rice- Lentil Dapog Nursery seedling may BRBN, weeks (Specify 3. Rice-wheat 3. short duration Rice - be used BAU, month) Chickpea Sabour, 4. Rice- lentil Use of insecticides to control 4 Pigeonpea. fungicides NSC, TDC 3rd week of July 5. Rice -Chickpea Rice: Prabhat, Dhanlaxmi, Richharia,Turanta Saroj Lentil: PL-406, Malika, Arun Wheat: HD-2733, PBW-343, HP-1731 Chickpea: Pusa-236, KPG-39 (Uday) , Pusa-372, SG-2 2) Medium land 1. Rice-wheat 1.Medium duration Rice- Direct seeded rice 13 2. Rice- lentil Wheat Dapog Nursery seeding 3. Rice - Chickpea 2 Rice- Wheat/Lentil/chickpea/Lathyru s/rai Rice: Rajendra Bhagawati, Saroj, Rajendra Suwasni, Santosh, R.