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Under the Köppen climate classification the greater part of Rajasthan falls under Hot Desert (BWh) and remaining portions of the state falls under Hot Semi Arid (BSh); the climate of the state ranges from arid to semi-arid. Rajasthan receives low and variable rainfalls and thereby is prone to droughts. As Rajasthan is the dry and hot state ...
Ramjal Setu Link Project or RSLP (previously known as: Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal-Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP)) [1] is a river interlinking project initiated by the Government of Rajasthan and supported by the Government of India to provide water to the eastern districts of the Indian state of Rajasthan. [2] [3] [4]
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.
A severe drought caused severe harm to the park and its flora and fauna in 2007. [12] A proposal for water supply to Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur was forwarded by the Government of Rajasthan seeking assistance from Planning Commission as advised and approved by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) vide their letter dated 10.04.2008.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Arid region in India and Pakistan Thar Desert Great Indian Desert Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India Map of the Thar Desert ecoregion Ecology Realm Indomalayan Biome Deserts and xeric shrublands Borders Northwestern thorn scrub forests Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh Geography Area ...
The Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is one of the biggest research institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), an autonomous organization working under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture Research and Education (DARE) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of Government of India.
Water scarcity in India is an ongoing crisis that affects nearly hundreds of million of people each year. [1] In addition to affecting the huge rural and urban population, the water scarcity in India also extensively affects the ecosystem and agriculture.
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at ceremony to inaugurate Aji-3 Dam under Phase-I of Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana, in Rajkot, Gujarat. Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) is a project launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with objective of filling 115 major dams by diverting floodwaters overflowing from the Sardar Sarovar Dam across the Narmada ...