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These included the 'Rural Manpower Programme' which exposed the tribulations of financial management, the 'Crash Scheme for Rural Employment' on planning for outcomes, a 'Pilot Intensive Rural Employment Programme' of labour-intensive works, the 'Drought Prone Area Programme' of integrated rural development, 'Marginal Farmers and Agricultural ...
The most severe meteorological droughts were in the years 1876, 1899, 1918, 1965, and 2000, while the five worst hydrological droughts occurred in the years 1876, 1899, 1918, 1965, and 2000. The drought of 1899 can be classified as meteorological as well as hydrological and was the most severe documented drought India has ever experienced to date.
Stored food stocks were leveraged by the government, and there was no net import of food grains. The drought was relatively unknown outside of India. [146] The lessons learned from the Maharashtra and West Bengal droughts led to the Desert Development Programme and the Drought Prone Area Programme.
The Bihar drought of 1966–1967 was a drought in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The official death toll from starvation in the Bihar drought was about 70,000, roughly half of which occurred in the state of Bihar.
It is expected to increase the production of food grains and cash crops in the command area of the UKP, adding ₹ 6,000 crore (US$690 million) to the country's economy annually and stimulating prosperity and growth in the otherwise drought-prone and economically backward districts of the north eastern part of Karnataka. The project is also ...
In spite of adequate average rainfall in India, there is a large area under scarce water conditions/drought-prone. There are lot of places, where the quality of groundwater is not good. Another issue lies in the interstate distribution of rivers. The water supply of 90% of India's territory is served by inter-state rivers.
New research raises questions about the familiar map's ability to address long-term drying trends, including persistent dry spells across the American West. The U.S. Drought Monitor is a critical ...
Floods are the most common natural disaster in India. The heavy southwest monsoon rains cause the Brahmaputra and other rivers to distend their banks, often flooding surrounding areas. Though they provide rice paddy farmers with a largely dependable source of natural irrigation and fertilisation, the floods can kill thousands and displace millions.