Agriculture Contingency Plan for District: Bilaspur State: CHHATTISGARH 1.0 District Agriculture profile 1.1 Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) 11.0 Chhattisgarh/Mahanadi Basin Agro-eco region J3 (Cd/Cm)5 Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Zone-7 Eastern plateau and hills region Commission) Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Chhattisgarh plain zone List all the districts falling under the NARP Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Janjgir-champa, Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Balod, Baloda Bazar, Zone* Bemetara, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Kanker (14 districts) (*>50% area falling in the zone) Geographic coordinates of district Latitude Longitude Altitude headquarters 22.1 82.1 262 Meters Name and address of the concerned ZRS/ ZARS, Sarkanda, Bilaspur, C.G. ZARS/ RARS/ RRS/ RRTTS Mention the KVK located in the district Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sarkanda, Bilaspur (C.G.) with address Name and address of the nearest Agromet Department of Agrometeorology, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (C.G.) Field Unit (AMFU, IMD) for agro- advisories in the Zone District Total Sole Cropped Double Cropped Total Irrigated Area Irrigated percentage Total Cropped Area Geographic Area Area (000’ ha.) Area (000’ ha.) (000’ ha.) with total cropped area (000’ ha.) (000’ ha.) Bilaspur 581.9 231.8 57.4 100.2 35% 289.2 1.2 Rainfall Normal RF(mm) Normal Rainy days Normal Onset Normal Cessation (number) ( specify week and (specify week and month) month) SW monsoon (June-Sep): 1007.8 3rd week of June 4th week of September NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec): 80.1 Post monsoon - (October-December) Winter (Jan- March) 40.2 Winter rains - Summer (Apr-May) 36.2 - - Annual 1164.6 - - Include Digital maps of the district for Location map of district with in State as Annexure I Enclosed : Yes Mean annual rainfall as Annexure 2 Enclosed : Yes Soil map as Annexure 3 Enclosed : No 2 Annexure 01 : Location map of the Chhattisgarh state and district Bilaspur 3 Annexure 02 : Mean annual rainfall (mm) of district 4 Source: Agricultural Statistics 2013, Commissioner land records, Raipur, Govt. of Chhattisgarh 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 / Cropping Change in crop / cropping Agronomic measuresd Remarks on drought (delayed situationa systemb systemc including variety Implementatione onset) 1 ) Farming Cropping system 1: Maize - - Line sowing situation: Delay by 2 weeks Cropping system 2: Pulses - - Line sowing (July first week)* Unbunded shallow light soils Mungbean (Pusa Vishal,HUM 1, HUM-16, BM 4, HUM 12) / (REFER TO THE Urdbean (TU 94-2, TAU-2, MATRIX KU 96-3, Indira Urd 1) TABLE) Pigeonpea (ICPL87, JKM189, UPAS 120, BDN 2, Rajivlochan) Cropping system 3: Oilseeds - - Line sowing - - - - 2) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice- - - Line sowing situation: Unbunded Purnima, Danteshwari, sloppy black soils Samleshwari, Annada Maize- Hishell, P 3785, Bio 9681, 900M, Seedtech 2324, Pro 4640, DMH 117, Pro Agro- 4212 PEM 1 , VH - 9,17HQPM-1 NMH-731NK- 30, NMH-803KMH-3426 5 Cropping system 2: Soybean - - Line sowing Cropping system 3: Pigeon pea - - Line sowing Cropping system 4: Sesame - - Provide drainage 3) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - - Transplanting method - situation: Bunded MTU1010, IR64, IR 36, Indira mid-land; heavy Barani Dhan 1, Chandrahasni, black soils Samleshwari 4) Farming Rice-Mahamaya, s - Transplanting method - situation: Bunded swarna, Sampda, IGKV R1, low-lands; heavy IGKV R2, Bamleshwari, black soils Indira Sona Condition Suggested Contingency measures Early season Major Farming Normal Crop/cropping Change in Agronomic measuresd Remarks on drought (delayed situationa systemb crop/cropping Implementatione c onset) system including variety 1 ) Farming Cropping system 1: Maize Short-duration variety Higher seed rate Line sowing situation: Delay by 4 weeks Cropping system 2: Pulses Short-duration variety Higher seed rate Line sowing (July third week) Unbunded shallow light soils Mungbean (Pusa Vishal,HUM 1, HUM-16, BM 4, HUM 12) / Urdbean (TU 94-2, TAU-2, KU 96-3, Indira Urd 1) Pigeonpea (ICPL87, JKM189, UPAS 120, BDN 2, Rajivlochan) Cropping system3: Oilseeds Short-duration variety Higher seed rate Line sowing 2) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Rice- Anjali, Indira Higher seed rate Line sowing situation: Unbunded Danteshwari, Samleshwari, barani dhan-1, Annda, sloppy black soils Purnima, Annda Kalinga 3 Maize- Hishell, P 3785, Bio 6 9681, 900M, Seedtech 2324, Pro 4640, DMH 117, Pro Agro- 4212 PEM 1 , VH - 9,17HQPM-1 NMH-731NK- 30, NMH-803KMH-3426 Cropping system 2: Soybean Short-duration variety Higher seed rate Line sowing Cropping system 3: Pigeon pea Short-duration variety Higher seed rate Line sowing Cropping system 4: Sesame Short-duration variety Higher seed rate Line sowing 3) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Rice- Poornima, Sowing of pre-germinated seeds; Puddled field; situation: Bunded MTU1010, IR64, IR 36, Indira Samleshwari, closer transplanting with more chopped the mid-land; heavy Barani Dhan 1, Chandrahasni, Danteshwari, Indira no. of seedlings/hill seedlings black soils barani dhan-1 Samleshwari 4) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Rice- Chandrahasni Sowing of pre-germinated seeds; Puddled field; situation: Bunded Rice-Mahamaya, s IR64, karma masuri, closer transplanting with more chopped the low-lands; heavy swarna, Sampda, IGKV R1, Indira Barani Dhan -1, no. of seedlings/hill seedlings black soils MTU 1010 IGKV R2, Bamleshwari, Indira Sona Condition Suggested Contingency measures Early season Major Farming Normal Crop/cropping Change in crop/cropping Agronomic Remarks on drought (delayed situationa systemb systemc measuresd Implementatione onset) 1 ) Farming Cropping system1: Maize situation: Delay by 6 weeks Cropping system2: Pulses Change the crop with niger Normal seed rate Line sowing (August first Unbunded shallow week) light soils Mungbean (Pusa Vishal,HUM 1, HUM-16, BM 4, HUM 12) / Urdbean (TU 94-2, TAU-2, 7 KU 96-3, Indira Urd 1) Pigeonpea (ICPL87, JKM189, UPAS 120, BDN 2, Rajivlochan) Cropping system3: Oilseeds 2) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice- Change the crops with either situation: Unbunded Danteshwari, Samleshwari, niger or short-duration green sloppy black soils Purnima, Annda gram or black gram varieties Maize- Hishell, P 3785, Bio 9681, 900M, Seedtech 2324, Pro 4640, DMH 117, Pro Agro- 4212 PEM 1 , VH - 9,17HQPM-1 NMH-731NK- 30, NMH-803KMH-3426 Cropping system 2: Soybean Cropping system 3: Pigeon pea Cropping system 4: Sesame Short-duration varieties Higher seed rate Line sowing 3) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Sowing of pre-germinated Higher seed rate There should not be situation: Bunded MTU1010, IR64, IR 36, Indira seeds of short-duration initial standing water mid-land; heavy Barani Dhan 1, Chandrahasni, varieties in puddled field column in puddled field black soils Samleshwari 4) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Sowing of pre-germinated Higher seed rate There should not be situation: Bunded Rice-Mahamaya, s seeds of short-duration initial standing water low-lands; heavy swarna, Sampda, IGKV R1, varieties in puddled field column in puddled field black soils IGKV R2, Bamleshwari, Indira Sona 8 Condition Suggested Contingency measures Early season Major Farming Normal Crop/cropping Change in crop/cropping Agronomic measuresd Remarks on drought (delayed situationa systemb systemc Implementatione onset) 1 ) Farming Cropping system 1: Maize situation: Delay by 8 weeks Cropping system2: Pulses Change the crop either with Normal seed rate Line sowing (August third Unbunded shallow niger or horse gram Mungbean (Pusa Vishal,HUM week) light soils 1, HUM-16, BM 4, HUM 12) / Urdbean (TU 94-2, TAU-2, KU 96-3, Indira Urd 1) Pigeonpea (ICPL87, JKM189, UPAS 120, BDN 2, Rajivlochan) Cropping system 3: Oilseeds 2) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - situation: Unbunded Danteshwari, Samleshwari, Change the crop either with Normal seed rate Line sowing sloppy black soils Purnima, Annda niger or horse gram Maize- Hishell, P 3785, Bio 9681, 900M, Seedtech 2324, Pro 4640, DMH 117, Pro Agro- 4212 PEM 1 , VH - 9,17HQPM-1 NMH-731NK- 30, NMH-803KMH-3426 Cropping system 2: Soybean Cropping system 3: Pigeon pea Cropping system 4: Sesame 9 3) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Change the crop either with Normal seed rate; line Provisions of situation: Bunded MTU1010, IR64, IR 36, Indira linseed, lathyrus, field pea or sowing in October- adequate drainage mid-land; heavy Barani Dhan 1, Chandrahasni, toria November during rainy black soils season Samleshwari 4) Farming Cropping system 1: Rice - Change the crop either with Normal seed rate; line Provisions of situation: Bunded Rice-Mahamaya, s linseed, lathyrus, field pea or sowing in October- adequate drainage low-lands; heavy swarna, Sampda, IGKV R1, toria November during rainy black soils season IGKV R2, Bamleshwari, Indira Sona Condition Suggested Contingency measures Early season Major Farming Normal Crop/cropping Crop managementc Soil, nutrient & Remarks on drought (Normal situationa systemb moisture conservation Implementatione onset) measuesd 1 ) Farming Cropping system 1: Maize situation: Normal onset Cropping system2: Pulses Addition of organic followed by 15-20 Unbunded shallow Re-sowing with same variety matters & adoption of Line sowing; Mungbean (Pusa Vishal,HUM days dry spell light soils soil & moisture higher seed rate after sowing 1, HUM-16, BM 4, HUM 12) conservation measures leading to poor / germination/crop Urdbean (TU 94-2, TAU-2, stand etc. KU 96-3,