CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Geography and Demography 1 1.2 Gujarat: An Agro-Climatic profile .. 2 1.3 Recent Natural Calamities 2 1.3.1 Earthquake January 2001 3 1.3.2 Expenditure on Communal Riots .. 4 1.4 Monsoon 2002 and Rainfall analysis .. 5 1.4.1 Analysis of Rainfall as on 29-07-2002 by IMD .. 5 1.4.2 State Government reviews rainfall - crop situation . 7 1.5 Impact on Agriculture ..':- .. 9 1.5.1 Agriculture Crop Situation . 9 1.5.1.1 Crop production loss.. ,10 Chapter 2 Monitoring and Action 2.1 Action initiated by the State Government before declaring scarcity .. 12 Chapter 3 Strategy for Drought Management 3.1 Drinking Water ..- . 15 3.1.1 Villages expected to face drinking water scarcity .. 18 3.1.2 Drinking water problem .. 19 3.1.2.1 Saurashtra Region 19 3.1.2.2 Kachchh Region .. 23 3.1.2.3 North Gujarat ''23 3.1.2.4 Central Gujarat 24 3.1.3. State Approach to tide over drinking water scarcity . 25 Plan of Action to mitigate drinking water scarcity 26 3.1.3.1 Saurashtra and Kachchh.. 26 3.1.3.2 North Gujarat 28 3.1.3.3 Central & South Gujarat 29 3.1.4. Urban Areas ..- 29 3.1.5 Actions initiated by the Government of Gujarat . 29 3.1.6 Requirement of funds for mitigation of drinking water scarcity .. 30 3.2 Fodder and cattle preservation measures . 34 3.2.1 Fodder in drought affected areas 34 3.2.2 Cattle Maintenance in Gaushala, Panjarapoles and cattle camps 34 3.2.3 Veterinary care .'- .. 35 3.2.3.1 Provision of personnel for management of cattle-camp --35 3.2.3.2 Provision for chaff cutter.. 36 3.3 Employment Generation . 3- 7 3.3.1. Food for work ..- 38 3.4 Agriculture Inputs..- . 38 3.5 Public Health '.- .. 39 3.5.1 Health care measures 39 3.5.2 Plan for medical care during Drought 39 3.6 Cash doles ..- 42 Chapter 4 Financial Requirements 4.1 Sector-wise requirement of assistance .. 43 4.2 Specific assistance from the Government of India . 45