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• Uttarakhand witnessed massive growth in capital investments due to conducive industrial Evolving policy and generous tax benefits. Therefore, Uttarakhand is one of the fastest growing industrialisation states in India. The state’s GSDP increased at a CAGR of 20.2 per cent during 2005-12, facilitating growth trailing only Sikkim’s 25.8 per cent growth in 2005-12 and outpacing the 15.6 per cent growth witnessed by all states combined. • The state is located at the foothills of the Himalayas. Presence of several hill stations, wildlife parks, pilgrimage places and trekking routes make Uttarakhand an attractive tourist Thriving tourism destination. Domestic tourists received by the state increased at a CAGR of 9.6 per cent to 25.9 million during 2001-11. Foreign tourists received by the state increased at a CAGR of 8.5 per cent to 0.12 million during 2001-11. Hydropower generation • Uttarakhand is being developed as an ‘energy state’ to tap the hydropower electric potential of over 25,000 MW. About 87.7 per cent of the capacity owned by state utilities is potential based on hydropower. • Forest area covers about 64 per cent of the state. Supportive state policies and availability Agro and food of seasonal fruits, such as apples, plums, litchis and peaches, facilitate the development processing of the agro and food processing industry. Uttarakhand is also the second-largest producer of nuts in India, accounting for 9.4 per cent of the country's total nuts production. • Uttarakhand has almost all agro-geo climatic zones, which provide commercial Floriculture and opportunities for floriculture and horticulture. The state has 175 rare species of medicinal horticulture and aromatic plants. Source: PHD Chambers of Commerce and Industry June 2011, IPTU, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Master Plan 2007-22, Ministry of Tourism 2013-14* FavourableGrowing locationdemand and Stable political environment Potential abundant resources Hydro • The state has a stable political power • Close proximity to National Capital environment with successive The state’s Region of Delhi - a leading market of governments that have been generation the country. It has excellent committed towards creating a hydropower capacity of connectivity with neighboring states. progressive business environment. potential is about 2,003 • Abundant natural resources due to 25,450 MW MW hills and forests supporting tourism, and vast water resources favouring hydropower. Agro-climatic conditions support horticulture- based industries. Advantage: Uttarakhand Adequate labour pool Policy and infrastructure • The average level of literacy is high in • The state offers a wide range of benefits the state. A large pool of talented in terms of interest incentives, financial human resources is available here, as assistance, subsidies and concessions. Uttarakhand has some of the leading • Uttarakhand has a robust social and educational institutions in the country. industrial infrastructure, virtual • Top-notch institutes, namely IIT connectivity, over 36,600 km of road Roorkee and IIM Kashipur, are network, two domestic airports, 345 km located in the state. Also, Uttarakhand of rail routes and an installed power has the 11th highest literacy rate capacity of 2,565.8 MW*. (79.6 per cent) in India. Sources: Central Electricity Authority *Up to September 2013 Uttarakhand has diverse geographical features ranging from snow-capped mountain peaks in the north to tropical forests in the south; its climate and vegetation vary accordingly. The state was formed in November 2000 by carving out the 13 hill-districts of Uttar Pradesh. It was formerly named Uttaranchal. Parameters Uttarakhand Capital Dehradun Geographical area (sq km) 53,483 Administrative districts (No) 13 Source: Maps of India Population density (persons per sq 189 km)* Uttarakhand is located at the foothills of the Himalayan mountain ranges. The state shares borders with China Total population (million)* 10.11 (Tibet) in the north and Nepal in the east and inter-state Male population (million)* 5.15 boundaries with Himachal Pradesh in the west and northwest and Uttar Pradesh in the south. Female population (million)* 4.96 Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)* 963 Hindi, Garhwali and Kumaoni are commonly spoken in the Literacy rate (%)* 79.6 state. English is the medium of education in many of its schools. Sources: Uttarakhand at a Glance, 2011-12, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, *Provisional Data – Census 2011 Parameter Uttarakhand All-States Source Economy Planning Commission Databook, October 2013, GSDP as percentage of all states’ GSDP 1.2 100 current prices Planning Commission Databook, October 2013, Average GSDP growth rate (%)* 20.2 15.6 2004-05 to 2012-13, current prices Planning Commission Databook, October 2013, Per capita GSDP (US$) 1,924.8 1,414.7 2012-13, current prices Physical infrastructure Central Electricity Authority, as of September Installed power capacity (MW) 2,565.8 228,721.7 2013, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as of Wireless subscribers (No) 119,490,015^ 870,582,006 September 2013 Ministry of Communications & Information Broadband subscribers (No) 88,959** 15,050,000 Technology, as of March 2013 Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Annual National highway length (km) 2,042 79,116 Report 2012-13 Airports (No) 2 133 Airports Authority of India *Calculated in Indian rupee terms, **As of December 2011 ^Including Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal-India.com Parameter Uttarakhand All-States Source Social indicators Literacy rate (%) 79.6 74.0 Provisional Data – Census 2011 SRS Bulletin (www.censusindia.gov.in), Birth rate (per 1,000 population) 18.5 21.8 September 2013 Investment Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, FDI equity inflows (US$ billion) 0.4* 201.9 April 2000 to August 2013 Outstanding investments (US$ billion) 20.6 2,658.2 CMIE (2012-13) Industrial infrastructure PPP projects (No) 21 881 www.pppindiadatabase.com SEZ (No) 1 392 Notified as of July 2013, www.sezindia.nic.in PPP: Public-Private Partnership, SEZ: Special Economic Zone, SRS: Sample Registration System *Including Uttar Pradesh At current prices, the gross state domestic product (GSDP) GSDP of Uttarakhand at current prices (in US$ billion) of Uttarakhand was about US$ 19.9 billion in 2012-13. 19.9 Between 2004-05 and 2012-13, the average annual GSDP CAGR 18.4 19.6 growth rate was 20.2* per cent. 20.2%* 14.9 11.4 12.2 8.1 5.5 6.8 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Source: Planning Commission Databook, October 2013 *In Indian rupee terms The total net state domestic product (NSDP) of Uttarakhand NSDP of Uttarakhand at current prices (in US$ billion) was about US$ 17.3 billion in 2012-13. 17.1 17.3 The average NSDP growth rate was 19.3* per cent between CAGR 16.0 2004-05 and 2012-13. 19.3%* 12.9 10.0 10.6 7.2 6.1 5.1 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Source: Planning Commission Databook, October 2013 *In Indian rupee terms In 2012-13, the state’s per capita GSDP was about US$ GSDP per capita of Uttarakhand at current prices 1,924.6. (in US$) The per capita GSDP increased at a compound annual CAGR 1,925 growth rate (CAGR) of 18.6* per cent between 2004-05 and 1,919 18.6%* 2012-13. 1,824 1,532 1,272 1,206 873 739 596 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Source: Planning Commission Databook, October 2013 *In Indian rupee terms In 2012-13, the state’s per capita NSDP was about US$ NSDP per capita of Uttarakhand at current prices 1,672.5. (in US$) The per capita NSDP increased at a CAGR of 17.7* per CAGR 1,673 cent between 2004-05 and 2012-13. 17.7%* 1,585 1,668 1,324 1,103 1,059 665 775 550 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 Source: Planning Commission Databook, October 2013 *In Indian rupee terms The tertiary sector’s share in GSDP was 50.2 per cent in GSDP composition by sector 2012-13. Trade, hotels and restaurants, the largest sub- group of the sector – registered a growth of 14.4 per cent over the previous year. CAGR* 49.5% 50.2% The secondary sector had the fastest growth of 24.7 per 20.5% cent followed by tertiary sector (20.5 per cent) and primary sector (12.4 per cent) between 2004-05 to 2012-13. 27.0% 24.7% 36.1% The share of the secondary sector in GSDP was 36.1 per cent in 2012-13; its growth was mainly driven by 23.5% 12.4% manufacturing, which recorded a growth of 28.9 per cent 13.7% between 2004-05 and 2012-13. 2004-05 2012-13 Primary sector Secondary sector Tertiary sector Source: CMIE *In Indian rupee terms Sugarcane, wheat, rice and potato are the key agricultural Annual production in products of the state. Crop 2011-12 (‘000 tonnes) In 2011-12, the total food grain production of the state was Sugarcane 6,596 around 1.85 million tonnes. Wheat 874 Sugarcane is the major crop in the state with production of Rice 599 about 6.59 million tonnes in 2011-12. Potato 434* The production of oilseeds and pulses during the year 2011- Tomato 102* 12 was estimated to be 31,000 tonnes and 49,000 tonnes, Peas 78* respectively. Onion 39* The state government aims to set up cold chain storage Total pulses 49 warehouses in every district by 2022. Total oilseeds 31 Total foodgrains 1,853 Source: Reserve Bank of India, Indian Horticulture Database – 2011, National Horticulture Board *2012-13 third advance estimates According to the Department of Industrial Policy & Break up of outstanding investments by sectors Promotion (DIPP), the cumulative FDI inflows from April (2012-13) 2000 to August 2013 amounted to US$ 360 million*.
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    50 ` A Development and Environment Magazine geography and you Vol. 10, Issue 61, July-August2010 Issue61, 10, Vol. www.geographyandyou.in WATERMATTERS ■ Water Governance ■ Ecofeminism ■ Precipitation Extremes ■ Chhattisgarh & Uttarakhand Groundwater Resources ■ Cloudbursts ■ Managing Water in Thar contents GEOGRAPHY AND YOU VOL. 10 ISSUE 61 JULY - AUGUST 2010 RASAD Despite sizeable knowledge of water conservation systems, compulsions of FEATURES modern era developments have gradually turned the Thar poor so far as availability 4 Editor’s Note 16 Concept Counter and workable traditional water harvesting Cloudburst systems are concerned. Sadly, it started with VILLAGE BHU, JAISALMER BY P T WATER MATTERS Staff Reporter A groundwater irrigation that turned much of A NK 6 Policy Interventions A the desert green. — Page 36 18 State Study T Water Governance Groundwater Resources Role of Panchayats 36 Arid West 54 Sustainable Energy Uttarakhand M Ishtiaq and Ashok Managing Water in Thar Technology with Ecology Dr AK Bhatia and Kumar Sahay Dr Amal Kar IndianOil Mahendra Singh Negi Dr B N Bankapur 10 Ecofeminism REPORTS & STUDIES 24 State Study 44 Decoding Poverty TRAVEL Thinking Water Thinking Chhattisgarh Ground Staff Reporter 60 Traveller’s Diary Women Water Resource Rain Song Dr Saraswati Raju Ashis Chakraborty 46 Data Users’ Seminar Dr S Srinivasan Dehradun 13 News Roundup 28 Monsoon Roundup Staff Reporter 64 Photo Essay Freshwater News Precipitation Extremes The Dying Dal Staff Reporter Dr B Mukhopadhay EnERGY EnVIROnmENT Staff Reporter 48 International News Renewable Updates Q & A Staff Reporter 9 Term Power on Water Matters 23 Crossword 52 National 57 Term Power Ratings Renewable News India 59 Crossword Answer 42 In Conversation Registrar General and Census Commissioner Dr C Chandramouli, in conversation with the editor affably offers insights on issues of data collection and outlines the mechanisms of providing the unique identification (UID) cards.