{"id":12654,"date":"2021-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/25-08-2021\/drought-conditions-in-india\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T00:00:00","slug":"drought-conditions-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/25-08-2021\/drought-conditions-in-india","title":{"rendered":"Drought Conditions in India"},"content":{"rendered":"

In News<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n
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  • The Drought Early Warning System (DEWS) released data for\u00a0 Drought-like conditions in India.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    About\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • As per data over a <\/span><\/span><\/span>fifth of India\u2019s land area (21.06 per cent<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>) is facing <\/span><\/span><\/span>drought-like conditions.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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      • This is <\/span><\/span><\/span>62 per cent more<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> than the area under <\/span><\/span><\/span>drought during the same period last year, which was 7.86 per cent.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • The <\/span><\/span><\/span>21.06 per cent<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> area is under different degrees of drought \u2014 ranging from <\/span><\/span><\/span>abnormally dry to exceptionally dry.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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        • While 1.63 per cent area and 1.73 per cent of land are under<\/span><\/span><\/span> \u2018extremely dry\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2018exceptionally dry\u2019 conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>2.17 per cent is under \u2018severe\u2019 dry <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>conditions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • \u00a0As much as <\/span><\/span><\/span>8.15 per cent is under \u2018moderate\u2019 dry conditions<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
        • Around 7.38 per cent land is \u2018<\/span><\/span><\/span>abnormally\u2019 dry<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • Several north, central and eastern states have been witnessing dry conditions.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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          • Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha and some north-eastern states like Nagaland are under severe to exceptional drought-like conditions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Causes: Uneven distribution and failed monsoon<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> are among the major drivers behind the current situation.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              About Drought<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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              • It is a <\/span><\/span><\/span>normal<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>recurrent feature of climate<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <\/span><\/span><\/span>occurs in all climatic regimes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> and is usually characterized in terms of its <\/span><\/span><\/span>spatial extension<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span>intensity <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span><\/span>duration<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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                • It is difficult to provide a precise and universally accepted definition of drought due to its varying characteristics and impacts across different regions such as rainfall patterns, human response and resilience etc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
                • Drought Prone Areas:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n
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                  • In India, <\/span><\/span><\/span>around 68% of the country is prone to drought<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> to varying degrees.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
                  • The<\/span><\/span><\/span> 35% area <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>which receives rainfall between 750 mm and 1125 mm is <\/span><\/span><\/span>considered drought-prone<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span> while <\/span><\/span><\/span>33% <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>receiving less than 750 mm is <\/span><\/span><\/span>chronically drought-prone<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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