1. TAMIL NADU CONTINGENCY CROP PLAN & KHARIF 2015 PREPAREDNESS

2. 2  Geographical area - 130.33 L.ha. {328.7 M ha.}  Gross area sown - 51.40 L.ha.(39%) {192.2 M.ha.- 58.5%}  Net area sown - 45.44 L.ha.(35%){140.02 M.ha.- 42.6%}  Gross Area Irrigated- 29.91 L.ha (58%) {86.42 M.ha.- 45%}  Net Area Irrigated - 26.43 L.ha (58%) {63.26 M.ha.- 45%}  Rainfed - 21.49 L. ha (42%) {76.76 M.ha.-55%} Average Rainfall - 921 mm – {National -1200 mm} No. of land holdings - 81.18 Lakh {National -13.77 Crores}  Average size of holding- 0.80 Ha. {National -1.16 ha.}  SF/MF - 92% (operating 61% area) {85% operating 44.3%}  Other Farmers - 8% (operating 39% area) {15% operating 55.7%}  Food Grain Prodn. (2013-14) – 11.02 M.MT {257.44 M.MT} The State with 4% Land Area and 3% Water Resources supports 6% Population of the Nation contributing 4% of Food Grain Production. AGRICULTURE SCENARIO

3. RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION TAMIL NADU Vs ALL INDIA SEASONS TAMIL NADUALL INDIA AVERAGE % % Winter (Jan - Feb)31.3 3 40.93 Summer (Mar - May)127.9 14 131.311 South West Monsoon (June - Sep)321.3 35 887.575 North East Monsoon (Oct - Dec)440.4 48 127.211 TOTAL920.9 100 1186.9100 (in mm)

4. SOURCES OF IRRIGATION Source Net Area irrigated in L.Ha Area in % Canal7.4625.2 Tanks5.2817.8 Borewells4.0613.7 Openwells12.7743.1 Others0.070.2 Total29.64100.0

5. STATE RAINFALL IN 2014 & 2015 (in mm) Season 2014 2015 NormalActualDev (%)NormalActualDev (%) Winter (Jan– Feb)31.313.8(-)5631.30 10.90 (-) 65% Summer (Mar-May)128.0157.20+23128.0 241.3(+) 88 S.W.Monsoon (June-Sep) 321.20305.50(-)5 N.E.Monsoon (Oct– Dec) 440.40430.30(-)2 Total920.90906.80(+)2 –

6. RESERVOIR POSITION as on 02.06.2015 Sl. No Name Capacity (T.M.C ft) Last yr live storage (T.M.C ft) Current year live Storage (T.M.C ft) 1Mettur93.47012.06434.378 2Bhavanisagar32.8003.9031.504 3Vaigai6.0910.4501.496 4Periyar10.5701.5262.087 5Sathanur7.3211.2330.891 6Aliyar3.8641.1943.201 7Parambikulam13.4081.8772.205

7. GROUND WATER POSITION Due to satisfactory rain in summer season, ground water level increased significantly in the State – Water Level raised in 22 districts More than 4 meters-1 district (Theni) 2 – 4 meters-4 districts – Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Dindigul, Tirunelveli Less than 2 meters-17 districts – Water level decreased in 10 districts Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Villupuram, Trichy, Thanjavur and The Nilgiris

8. KHARIF COVERAGE COMPARISON (L.Ha) CROP NORMAL AREA (4YR AVG) BEST YEAR (2011-12) WORST YEAR (2012- 13) Expected Coverage Rice4.96 5.963.644.00 Coarse cereals 4.99 4.704.294.30 Pulses2.06 2.101.862.10 Total Food grains 12.01 12.769.7910.40 Oil seeds2.43 2.812.482.50 Cotton1.13 1.061.05

9. RABI COVERAGE COMPARISON(L.HA) CROP NORMAL AREA (4YR AVG) BEST YEAR (2011-12) WORST YEAR (2012-13) Expected Covergae Rice12.35 13.0811.2910.00 Coarse cereals 3.39 1.982.396.00 Total Pulses3.77 4.583.25 Total Food grains 19.51 19.6416.9319.25 Total Oil seeds 1.73 1.681.41 Cotton0.38 0.290.280.25

10. Crop Kharif Supply Plan 2015 Seeds distributed 25.5.2014 Stock available REMARKS DeptPvt.TotalDeptPvt.TotalDeptPvt.Total Paddy 97501300022750 62635264152125794219154770 sufficient Millets 17036263796 9299308134345479 shortfall will be met from out- sourcing - TNAU / NSC / Co- Operative / Private concerns Pulses 12123871599 167281951833711904 Oilseeds 35441502318567 17221748822601164 Cotton 15437452 186482 SEED POSITION (MT)

11. FERTILIZER POSITION (MT) Fertilizer Kharif 2015 GOI allotment Distribution from 01.04.2015 to 31.05.2015 Stock as on 01.06.2015 Expected Total availability (Expected + Stock) Urea4,50,0001,12,69077,8283,37,310 4,15,138 DAP1,50,00036,81645,3431,13,184 1,58,527 MOP1,50,00023,83334,1531,26,167 1,60,320 Complex3,00,00056,82561,1542,38,846 3,00,000

12. Strategy for Contingency Plan in the event of Aberrant Monsoon  Contingency plan prepared for all the districts in consultation with TNAU  Plans were developed for ….  Delay in onset of rains during the season  Slow progression during the season  Mid Season drought  End season drought

13. Action Plan for drought Management Promotion & use of – Extra Early Maturity (<100 days) varieties Anna-4,ADT 48, MDU 5, Anjali & Prasanna for paddy,Seed plan prepared – Using higher seed rate – Potash spray(2%) for drought tolerance to tide over the short dry spell.

14. Action Plan Management practices – Promotion of community nursery and mass machanised planting – Direct sowing using Gorru under dry condition – Use of drum seeder under puddled condition to skip nursery preparation, early maturation & to reduce water usage – Encouraging less water requiring short duration pulses / millets.

15. OTHER STATE’S INITIATIVES A Separate agency for ensuring availability of quality seeds constituted Interest free loan of Rs.150 Crores to TANFED for facilitating the availability of chemical fertilizers Rainfed Area Development Programmed with more focus to minor millets and livestock Village level awareness programme for summer ploughing, rat control, IPM measures.

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17. CROP COVERAGE IN KHARIF 2015 (L H a.) Sl. No. Crop Kharif 2015 Coverage till date Last Year Full coverage Current Year Expected Target Kharif 2015 Kharif 2014 1 Paddy6.5000.3480.2604.8604.00 2 Millets5.0000.1940.1383.9904.30 3 Pulses3.0000.3540.2041.7602.10 4 Cotton1.3000.0210.0331.2501.05 5 Sugarcane2.1000.1420.0761.710 6 Oilseeds3.2300.1780.1202.0102.50

18. TARGET FOR AREA & PRODUCTION 2015-16 Crops Area (L.Ha)Prodn (L.MT) Pdvty (Kg/Ha) KharifRabiTotalKharifRabiTotal Rice 6.5014.50 21.00 30.2862.72 93.004429 Millets 5.007.00 12.00 22.6522.35 45.003750 Pulses 3.008.00 11.00 2.476.53 9.00815 Total food grains14.5029.5044.0055.4091.60147.00 Oilseeds3.232.495.62 6.627.24 13.852464 Cotton (L.Bales)1.300.501.80 4.712.79 7.50700 Sugarcane (MT)2.101.503.60 233.16166.84 400.00111