Extent of arid region in India

Extent of arid region in India
    Extent of arid region in India
    Regions

    Area (m.ha)

    Important districts represents

    A. Hot arid region

    31.71


    a) North-West India

    28.56


    - Western Rajasthan

    19.61

    Bikaner, Barmer, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Ganganagar, Churupali, Jalore, Nagor, Ajmer Sikar, Jhunjhanu

    - North – Western Gujarat

    6.22

    Kutch, Amreli, Jamnagar Surendranagar, Jungadh Banaskantha, Mehsana

    - South-Western Punjab

    1.45

    Ferozpur, Bhatinda

    - South – Western Haryana

    1.28

    Hissar

    b) Southern India

    3.15


    - Andhra Pradesh

    2.16

    Anantapur, Kurnool & Cuddapah

    - Karnataka

    0.86

    Dharwad, Chitradurga, Bellary and Raichur

    - Maharastra

    0.13

    Dhulia, Nasik, Sholapur and Satara

    B. Cold arid region

    7.83


    - Jammu & Kashmir

    7.00

    Leh, Kargil, Ladakh

    - Himachal Pradesh

    0.83

    Kinnaur, Chamba,

    Total

    39.54 m.ha


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