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Draft notification proposing a Methodology for Water Harvesting based Green Credit under Section 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023, published for public objections and suggestions.

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, vide S.O. 4638(E) dated 23rd October 2023, notes that the Green Credit Rules, 2023 were published vide S.O. 4458(E) dated 12th October 2023, that sub-section (2)(i) of Section 4 of those Rules provides for tree plantation as an eligible activity under the Green Credit Programme, that Section 5 provides for a Central Government-notified methodology for calculating green credit, and that Section 7 designates the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) as the Administrator responsible for implementation, including development of guidelines and a registration, measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) mechanism. In exercise of powers under Sections 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) and Section 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023, the Central Government proposes a draft "Methodology for Water Harvesting based Green Credit" for public information, to be finalised after 15 days from publication; objections or suggestions may be sent to the Joint Secretary, MoEFCC, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi-110003, or via email to [email protected]. The draft methodology covers water harvesting projects (earthen ponds, poly tanks) proposed by individuals, FPOs, cooperatives, Forest Management Committees, Sustainable Agricultural Enterprises, SHGs, or urban/rural local bodies on government, panchayat, community or individual land, with structure storage capacity between 100 cubic metres (1 lakh litres) and 10,000 cubic metres. Registration is via self-certification requiring geotagged photographs, GPS boundaries, proof of encumbrance-free land ownership, Aadhaar/PAN and bank details, a 10-year maintenance commitment, and a design document; false submissions are subject to audit, disqualification and punitive action under the Green Credit Rules, 2023. Green Credits (GCs) are calculated at 0.75 GC per cubic metre of capacity, multiplied by a year-wise distribution (60% at year 1, 20% at year 5, 20% at year 10) and a rainfall-zone multiplier (an annexed table lists districts and states by rainfall band, e.g., multiplier 1.3 for districts with under 500mm rainfall such as Kachchh, Bhiwani, Bikaner and Leh). Verification involves government machinery for projects up to 1000 cubic metres and third-party verifiers for larger projects. The notification is signed by Nameeta Prasad, Joint Secretary, under file number HSM-12/24/2023-HSM.

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6754 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4459 ] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , OCTOBER 23, 2023/ KARTIKA 1, 1945 CG-DL-E-26102023-249692 2. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CH ANGE NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd October, 2023 S.O. 4638 (E).—WHEREAS, the Green Credit Rules, 2023 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinar y, Part II, Section 3, Sub Section (ii), vide S.O. 4458(E), dated the 12th October, 2023. AND WHEREAS Sub -Section (2) (i) of Section 4 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 provides for tree plantation as an eligible measures/activities under the Green Credit Progra mme. AND WHEREAS Se ction 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 provides that the methodology for calculating the green credit in respect of any activity undertaken shall be such as may be notified by the Central Government on the recommendation of the A dminis trator. AND WHEREAS Section 7 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 designates the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) as the Administrator responsible for the effective implementation of the Green Credit programme including its manag ement and operation. AND W HEREAS Sub -Section (3) of Section 7 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023 provides the responsibilities of the Administrator including development of guidelines, processes and procedures for the implementation of the Green Credit Progra mme un der these rules; and development of methodologies, registration process, guidelines and associated measurement, reporting and verification mechanism. AND NOW, THEREFORE in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, Section 6 and Section 25 of the Envi ronment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), and Section 5 of the Green Credit Rules, 2023, the Central Government has now proposed a notification for ‘draft Methodology for Water Harvesting based Green Credit' for the information of the public likel y to be affected thereby a nd notice is hereby given that the said notification will be taken into consideration on or after the expiry of a period of 15 days from the date of publication of the draft in the official Gazette; The objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said Notification within the period specified above, will be taken into consideration by the Central Government; Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, JorBagh road, New Delhi - 110003, and may be sent to e -mail id: sohsmd [email protected] Draft Methodology f or Water Harvesting based Green Credit are as follows: S.No. Project eligibility and verification Parameter Description of Parameter 1. Type of Project Water harvesting projects 2. Project proponent Eligible project proponents: All persons and entiti es including individuals/FPOs/Cooperatives/Forest Management Committees/ Sustainable Agricultural Enterprises/SHGs/Eco -development committee/Urban and rural local bodies 3, Site Selection Any Government/Panchayat/ community land/ individual land suitabl e for setting up water harvesting structure Projects. 4. Water conservation/ harvesting structures Based on site location, appropriate water conservation/ harvesting structures like earthen ponds and poly tanks shall be established. The minimum s ize/st orage capacity of water conservation/harvesting structures will be. 100 cu m or 1 lakh liter Maximum Size: 10,000 cu m 5. Registration Through Self -Certification : (i) Baseline data – geotagged photo(s) of the proposed location along with the GPS boundary of site(s). (ii) Proposed land should be free of encumbrances - along with land ownership record. (iii) Name, Aadhar, PAN (if required) and bank details of authorized representative along with certificate of registration of the project proponent. (iv) P roject proponent need to give commitment to maintain the structure up to 10 years. (v) Undertaking that no natural ecosystems are harmed due to the project. (vi) Design document of the structure with cost and capacity (in cubic meter). (vii) geotagged pho tos(s) of the project activity as per point 7. Self-certified submissions may be subjected to audit and if found misleading, project will be liable for disqualification and punitive action as per Green Credit Rules, 2023. 6. Calculation of i ssuance of Green Credit (GC) 75 GCs per 100 cubic m (0.75 per cubic m) Calculation of GCs = 0.75 * cum cap acity * percentage of the year wise distribution of GCs* multiplier for rainfall zone List of multiplier for rainfall zones is given in Annexure -1 Year *Year wise distribution of GCs in percentage At the end of 1st year 60 At the end of 5th year 20 At the end of 10th year 20 Total 100 percentage 7. Verification and issuance of GCs 1. Project proponent to submit geotagged photos(s) of the project activi ty as per the issuance years in point 7and populate survival and growth data in the form provided by GCP app 2. 2. Physical Verification: • For projects up to 1000 cum: Existing Government Machinery (Revenue, Municipal, Forest, Agriculture and Irriga tion Deptt.) • Large projects of 1000 cum and above: Third -party verifiers (designated under Green Credit Rules, 2023) 8. Green Credit Programme process 1. Registration of the project proponent 2. Project submission 3. Project listing 4. Project Registra tion 5. Monitoring and Verif ication 6. Issuance of Green Credits 7. Transfer and retirement 9. Any water harvesting project covered under any existing/new laws, as amended will also get registered under the Green Credit Rules, 2023 and may trade/generat e the GCs generated as mandated un der these laws/regulations. [F.No. HSM -12/24/2023 -HSM ] NAMEETA PRASAD , Jt. Secy. ANNEXURE 1 A. List of districts (Rainfall: Less than 500 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone: 1.3 S.No. STATE District 1 GUJARAT Kachchh 2 HARYANA Bhiwani 3 HARYANA Fatehabad 4 HARYANA Hisar 5 HARYANA Jind 6 HARYANA Sirsa 7 HARYANA Charkhi Dadri 8 PUNJAB Bathinda 9 PUNJAB Faridkot 10 PUNJAB Fazilka 11 PUNJAB Mansa 12 PUNJAB Sri Muktsar Sahib 13 RAJASTHAN Ajmer 14 RAJASTHAN Barmer 15 RAJASTHAN Bikaner 16 RAJASTHAN Churu 17 RAJASTHAN Sri Ganganagar 18 RAJASTHAN Hanumangarh 19 RAJASTHAN Jaisalmer 20 RAJASTHAN Jalore 21 RAJASTHAN Jhunjhunun 22 RAJASTHAN Jodhpur West 23 RAJASTHAN Nagaur 24 RAJASTHAN Pali 25 RAJASTHAN Sikar 26 RAJASTHAN Anupgarh 27 RAJASTHAN Balotra 28 RAJASTHAN Beawar 29 RAJASTHAN Didwana 30 RAJASTHAN Jodhpur East 31 RAJASTHAN Kekri 32 RAJASTHAN Neem ka Thana 33 RAJASTHAN Phalodi 34 RAJASTHAN Sanchore 35 RAJASTHAN Kuchaman 36 HIMACHAL PRADESH Lahul&Spiti 37 LADAKH Leh 38 LADAKH Karg il B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Tawang 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Shi Yomi 3 HIMACHAL PRADESH Kullu 4 HIMACHAL PRADESH Kinnaur 5 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Anantnag 6 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Badgam 7 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Bandipura 8 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Baramula 9 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Ganderbal 10 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kishtwar B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 11 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kupwara 12 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Muzaffarabad 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Pulwama 14 JAMMU AND K ASHMIR Punch 15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Srinagar 16 SIKKIM North 17 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU Diu 18 DELHI South 19 DELHI Central 20 DELHI East 21 DELHI New Delhi 22 DELHI North 23 DELHI North East 24 DELHI North West 25 DELHI Shahadra 26 DELHI South West 27 DELHI West 28 DELHI South East 29 HARYANA Ambala 30 HARYANA Faridabad 31 HARYANA Rewari 32 HARYANA Gurugram 33 HARYANA Jhajjar 34 HARYANA Kaithal 35 HARYANA Karnal 36 HARYANA Kurukshetra 37 HARYANA Mahendragarh 38 HARYANA Mewa t 39 HARYANA Palwal 40 HARYANA Panipat 41 HARYANA Rohtak 42 HARYANA Sonipat 43 PUNJAB Amritsar 44 PUNJAB Barnala 45 PUNJAB Fatehgarh Sahib 46 PUNJAB Firozpur 47 PUNJAB Gurdaspur 48 PUNJAB Hoshiarpur 49 PUN JAB Jalandhar 50 PUNJAB Kapurthala 51 PUNJAB Ludhiana 52 PUNJAB Moga 53 PUNJAB Patiala B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 54 PUNJAB Rupnagar 55 PUNJAB Sangrur 56 PUNJAB Sas Nagar 57 PUNJAB Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 58 PUNJAB Tarn Taran 59 PUNJAB Malerkotla 60 GUJARAT Devbhumi Dw arka 61 GUJARAT Jamnagar 62 GUJARAT Bhavnagar 63 GUJARAT Bharuch 64 GUJARAT Aravalli 65 GUJARAT Banas Kantha 66 GUJARAT Dahod 67 GUJARAT Mahisagar 68 GUJARAT Amreli 69 GUJARAT Rajkot 70 GUJARAT Surendranagar 71 GUJARAT Botad 72 GUJARAT Kheda 73 GUJARAT Morbi 74 GUJARAT Ahmadabad 75 GUJARAT Anand 76 GUJARAT Gir Somnath 77 GUJARAT Junagadh 78 GUJARAT Sabar Kantha 79 GUJARAT Porbandar 80 GUJARAT Mahesana 81 GUJARAT Gandhinagar 82 GUJARAT Patan 83 RAJASTHAN Alwar 84 RAJASTHAN Banswara 85 RAJASTHAN Baran 86 RAJASTHAN Bharatpu r 87 RAJASTHAN Bhilwara 88 RAJASTHAN Bundi 89 RAJASTHAN Chittaurgarh 90 RAJASTHAN Dausa 91 RAJASTHAN Dhaulpur 92 RAJASTHAN Dungarpur 93 RAJASTHAN Jaipur South 94 RAJASTHAN Jhalawar 95 RAJASTHAN Karauli 96 RAJASTHAN Kota B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 97 RAJASTHAN Pratapgarh 98 RAJASTHAN Raj Samand 99 RAJASTHAN Sawai Madhopur 100 RAJASTHAN Sirohi 101 RAJASTHAN Tonk 102 RAJASTHAN Udaipur 103 RAJASTHAN Deeg 104 RAJASTHAN Dudu 105 RAJASTHAN Jaipur North 106 RAJASTHAN Khairthal 107 RAJASTHAN KotputliBehror 108 RAJASTHAN Salumbar 109 RAJASTHAN Shahpura 110 ANDHRA PRADESH Chittoor 111 ANDHRA PRADESH Anantapur 112 ANDHRA PRADESH Y S R Kadapa 113 ANDHRA PRADESH Guntur 114 ANDHRA PRADESH Kurnool 115 ANDHRA PRADESH PottiSriramulu N ellore 116 ANDHRA PRADESH Prakasam 117 KARNATAKA Bagalkot 118 KARNATAKA Ballari 119 KARNATAKA Bengaluru Rural 120 KARNATAKA Bengaluru Urban 121 KARNATAKA Bidar 122 KARNATAKA Chamarajanagar 123 KARNATAKA ChikBallapur 124 KARNATAKA Chitradurga 125 KARNATAKA Davangere 126 KARNATAKA Dharw ad 127 KARNATAKA Gadag 128 KARNATAKA Haveri 129 KARNATAKA Kalaburagi 130 KARNATAKA Kolar 131 KARNATAKA Koppal 132 KARNATAKA Mandya 133 KARNATAKA Mysuru 134 KARNATAKA Raichur 135 KARNATAKA Ramanagaram 136 KARNATAKA Tumakuru 137 KARNATAKA Vijayapu ra 138 KARNATAKA Yadgir 139 TAMIL NADU Erode B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 140 TAMIL NADU Pudukkottai 141 TAMIL NADU Ramanathapuram 142 TAMIL NADU Tiruppattur 143 TAMIL NADU Tuticorin 144 TAMIL NADU Vellore 145 TAMIL NADU Dharmapuri 146 TAMIL NADU Dindigul 147 TAMIL NADU Karu r 148 TAMIL NADU Madurai 149 TAMIL NADU Namakkal 150 TAMIL NADU Perambalur 151 TAMIL NADU Salem 152 TAMIL NADU Sivaganga 153 TAMIL NADU Tiruchirapalli 154 TAMIL NADU Tiruppur 155 TAMIL NADU Virudhunagar 156 TAMIL NADU Krishnagiri 157 TELANGANA Hyderabad 158 TELANGANA Karimnagar 159 TELANGANA Mahabubnagar 160 TELANGANA Siddipet 161 TELANGANA Nalgonda 162 TELANGANA Rangareddy 163 TELANGANA JogulambaGadwal 164 TELANGANA Nagarkurnool 165 TELANGANA Wanapa rthy 166 TELANGANA Narayanpet 167 TELA NGANA Vikarabad 168 TELANGANA Medchal -malkajgiri 169 TELANGANA YadadriBhuvanagiri 170 TELANGANA Suryapet 171 TELANGANA Jangaon 172 TELANGANA Warangal (urban) 173 TELANGANA Jagtial 174 TELANGANA RanjannaSircill a 175 MAHARASHTRA Aurangabad 176 MAHAR ASHTRA Jalna 177 MAHARASHTRA Usmanabad 178 MAHARASHTRA Washim 179 MAHARASHTRA Ahamadnagar 180 MAHARASHTRA Akola 181 MAHARASHTRA Bid 182 MAHARASHTRA Buldhana B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 183 MAHARASHTRA Dhule 184 MAHARASHTRA Jalgaon 185 MAHARASHTRA Latur 186 MAHARASHTRA Nandu rbar 187 MAHARASHTRA Parbhani 188 MAHARASHTRA Sangli 189 MAHARASHTRA Solapur 190 MADHYA PRADESH Agar Malwa 191 MADHYA PRADESH Alirajpur 192 MADHYA PRADESH Ashoknagar 193 MADHYA PRADESH Barwani 194 MADHYA PRAD ESH Bhind 195 MADHYA PRADESH Burhanpur 196 MADHYA PRADESH Datia 197 MADHYA PRADESH Dhar 198 MADHYA PRADESH Guna 199 MADHYA PRADESH Gwalior 200 MADHYA PRADESH Jhabua 201 MADHYA PRADESH Mandsaur 202 MADHYA PRADESH Morena 203 MADHYA PRADESH Nimach 204 MADHYA PRADESH Nivari 205 MADHYA PRA DESH Rewa 206 MADHYA PRADESH Sheopur 207 MADHYA PRADESH Shivpuri 208 MADHYA PRADESH Singrauli 209 MADHYA PRADESH Tikamgarh 210 MADHYA PRADESH Ujjain 211 MADHYA PRADESH Khargone 212 MADHYA PRADESH Mauganj 213 BIHAR Arwal 214 BIHAR Aurangabad 215 BIHAR Kaimur 216 BIHAR Bhojpur 217 BIHAR Buxar 218 BIHAR Gaya 219 BIHAR Jahanabad 220 BIHAR Lakhisarai 221 BIHAR Muzaffarpur 222 BIHAR Nalanda 223 BIHAR Nawada 224 BIHAR Patna 225 BIHAR Rohtas B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 226 BIHAR Samastipur 227 BIHAR Sheikhpura 228 BIHAR Vaishali 229 JHARKHAND Kodarma 230 JHARKHAND Garhwa 231 UTTAR PRADESH Mahoba 232 UTTAR PRADESH Agra 233 UTTAR PRADESH Aligarh 234 UTTAR PRADESH Ambedkarnagar 235 UTTAR PRADESH Amethi 236 UTTAR PRADESH Amroha 237 UTTAR PRADESH Auraiya 238 UTTAR P RADESH Azamgarh 239 UTTAR PRADESH Budaun 240 UTTAR PRADESH Baghpat 241 UTTAR PRADESH Ballia 242 UTTAR PRADESH Banda 243 UTTAR PRADESH Barabanki 244 UTTAR PRADESH Bareilly 245 UTTAR PRADESH Bhadohi 246 UTTAR P RADESH Bulandshahr 247 UTTAR PRADESH Chandauli 248 UTTAR PRADESH Chitrakoot 249 UTTAR PRADESH Ayodhya 250 UTTAR PRADESH Etah 251 UTTAR PRADESH Etawah 252 UTTAR PRADESH Farrukhabad 253 UTTAR PRADESH Fatehpur 254 UTTAR PRADESH Firozabad 255 UTTAR PR ADESH Gautambudhnagar 256 UTTAR PRADESH Gazipur 257 UTTAR PRADESH Ghaziabad 258 UTTAR PRADESH Hamirpur 259 UTTAR PRADESH Hapur 260 UTTAR PRADESH Hardoi 261 UTTAR PRADESH Hathras 262 UTTAR PRADESH Jalaun 263 UTTAR PRADESH Jaunpur 264 UTTAR PRADESH Jhansi 265 UTTAR PRADESH Kannauj 266 UTTAR PRADESH Kanpur 267 UTTAR PRADESH Kanpur Dehat 268 UTTAR PRADESH Kasganj B. List of districts (Rainfall: 500 - 1000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.2 S.No STATE District 269 UTTAR PRADESH Kaushambi 270 UTTAR PRADESH Lucknow 271 UTTAR PRADESH Mainpuri 272 UTTAR PRADESH Mathura 273 UTTAR PRADESH Meerut 274 UTTAR PRADESH Mirzapur 275 UTTAR P RADESH Moradabad 276 UTTAR PRADESH Muzaffarnagar 277 UTTAR PRADESH Pratapgarh 278 UTTAR PRADESH Raibeareli 279 UTTAR PRADESH Sambhal 280 UTTAR PRADESH Shahjahanpur 281 UTTAR PRADESH Shamli 282 UTTAR PRADESH Sitapur 283 UTTAR PRADESH Sonbhadra 284 UTTAR PRADESH Sultanpur 285 UTTAR PRADESH Unnao 286 UTTAR PRADESH Varanasi 287 UTTAR PRADESH Prayagraj C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 1 ARU NACHAL PRADESH Anjaw 2 ARUNACHAL PRADES H Dibang Valley 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH East Kameng 4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH KurungKumey 5 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Upper Siang 6 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Upper Subansiri 7 ARUNACHAL PRADESH West Kameng 8 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lower Suba nsiri 9 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Siang 10 ARU NACHAL PRADESH KraDaadi 11 SIKKIM West Sikkim 12 SIKKIM Soreng 13 ASSAM Darrang 14 ASSAM Dima Hasao 15 ASSAM Golaghat 16 ASSAM Kamrup Metro 17 ASSAM Kamrup Rural 18 ASSAM KarbiAnglong 19 ASSAM Marigaon 20 ASSAM Nagaon C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 21 ASSAM Nalbari 22 ASSAM Sonitpur 23 ASSAM West KarbiAnglong 24 MANIPUR Churachandpur 25 MANIPUR Jiribam 26 MANIPUR Ukhrul 27 MANIPUR Senapati 28 MANIPUR Pherzawl 29 MIZORAM Champhai 30 MIZORAM Aizawl 31 NAGALAND Paren 32 NAGALAND Phek 33 NAGALAND Wokha 34 NAGALAND Dimapur 35 NAGALAND Kohima 36 NAGALAND Kiphire 37 NAGALAND Zunheboto 38 NAGALAND Chümoukedima 39 NAGALAND Niuland 40 NAGALAND Tseminyu 41 TRIPURA Khowai 42 TRIPURA West Tripura 43 CHANDIGARH Chandigarh 44 GUJA RAT Dangs 45 GUJARAT Surat 46 GUJARAT ChhotaUdepur 47 GUJARAT Narmada 48 GUJARAT Panch Mahals 49 GUJARAT Tapi 50 GUJARAT Vadodara 51 HARYANA Panchkula 52 HARYANA Yamunanagar 53 JHARKHAND Chatra 54 JHARKHAND Deoghar 55 JHARKHAND Godda 56 JHARKHA ND Bokaro 57 JHARKHAND Dhanbad 58 JHAR KHAND Dumka 59 JHARKHAND Giridih 60 JHARKHAND Gumla 61 JHARKHAND Hazaribagh 62 JHARKHAND Jamtara 63 JHARKHAND Khunti C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 64 JHARKHAND Latehar 65 JHARKHAND Lohardaga 66 JHARKHAND Pakur 67 JHARKHAND Palamu 68 JHARKHAND West Singhbhum 69 JHARKHAND East Singhbhum 70 JHARKHAND Ramgarh 71 JHARKHAND Ranchi 72 JHARKHAND Sahibganj 73 JHARKHAND Saraikela -kharsawan 74 JHARKHAND Simdega 75 UTTAR PRADESH Bahraich 76 UTTAR PRADESH Balrampur 77 UTTAR PRADESH Basti 78 UTTAR PRADESH Bijnor 79 UTTAR PRADESH Deoria 80 UTTAR PRADESH Gonda 81 UTTAR PRADESH Gorakhpur 82 UTTAR PRADESH Kheri 83 UTTAR PRADESH Kushinagar 84 UTTAR PRADESH Lalitpur 85 UTTAR PRADESH Mau 86 UTTAR PRADESH Pilibhit 87 UTTAR PRADESH Rampur 88 UTTAR PRADESH Saharanpur 89 UTTAR PRAD ESH Santkabirnagar 90 UTTAR PRADESH Shrawasti 91 UTTAR PRADESH Siddharthnagar 92 UTTAR PRADESH Maharajganj 93 BIHAR Araria 94 BIHAR Banka 95 BIHAR Begusarai 96 BIHAR Bhagalpur 97 BIHAR Darbhanga 98 BIHAR Gopalganj 99 BIHAR Jamui 100 BIHAR Katiha r 101 BIHAR Khagaria 102 BIHAR Madhepura 103 BIHAR Madhubani 104 BIHAR Munger 105 BIHAR PashchimiChamparan 106 BIHAR PurbiChamparan C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 107 BIHAR Purnia 108 BIHAR Saharsa 109 BIHAR Saran 110 BIHAR Sheohar 111 BIHAR Sitamarhi 112 BIHAR Siwan 113 BIHAR Supaul 114 CHHATTISGARH Bastar 115 CHHATTISGARH Dantewada 116 CHHATTISGARH Dhamtari 117 CHHATTISGARH Janjgir - Champa 118 CHHATTISGARH Narainpur 119 CHHATTISGARH Raigarh 120 CHHATTISGARH Sukma 121 CHHATTI SGARH Balod 122 CHHATTISGARH Baloda Baz ar 123 CHHATTISGARH Balrampur 124 CHHATTISGARH Bemetara 125 CHHATTISGARH Bijapur 126 CHHATTISGARH Bilaspur 127 CHHATTISGARH Gaurela -pendra -marwahi 128 CHHATTISGARH Durg 129 CHHATTISGARH Gariyaband 130 CHHATTI SGARH Jashpur 131 CHHATTISGARH Kabirdha m 132 CHHATTISGARH Uttar BastarKanker 133 CHHATTISGARH Kondagaon 134 CHHATTISGARH Korba 135 CHHATTISGARH Korea 136 CHHATTISGARH Mahasamund 137 CHHATTISGARH Mungeli 138 CHHATTISGARH Raipur 139 CHHATTISGARH Raj Nandgaon 140 CHHATTISGARH Surajpur 141 CHHATTISGARH Surguja 142 MADHYA PRADESH Anuppur 143 MADHYA PRADESH Balaghat 144 MADHYA PRADESH Betul 145 MADHYA PRADESH Bhopal 146 MADHYA PRADESH Chhatarpur 147 MADHYA PRADESH Chhindwara 148 MADHYA PRADESH Damoh 149 MADHYA PRADESH Dewas C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 150 MADH YA PRADESH Dindori 151 MADHYA PRADESH Khandwa 152 MADHYA PRADESH Harda 153 MADHYA PRADESH Narmadapuram 154 MADHYA PRADESH Indore 155 MADHYA PRADESH Jabalpur 156 MADHYA PRADESH Katni 157 MADHYA PRADESH Mandla 158 MADHYA PRADESH Narshimapura 159 MAD HYA PRADESH Panna 160 MADHYA PRADESH Raisen 161 MADHYA PRADESH Rajgarh 162 MADHYA PRADESH Ratlam 163 MADHYA PRADESH Sagar 164 MADHYA PRADESH Satna 165 MADHYA PRADESH Sehore 166 MADHYA PRADESH Seoni 167 MADHYA PRADESH Shahdol 168 MADHYA PRADESH Shajapur 169 MADHYA PRADESH Sidhi 170 MADHYA PRADESH Umaria 171 MADHYA PRADESH Vidisha 172 MAHARASHTRA Satara 173 MAHARASHTRA Amaravati 174 MAHARASHTRA Bhandara 175 MAHARASHTRA Chandrapur 176 MAHARASHTRA Gadchir oli 177 MAHARASHTRA Gondia 178 MAHARAS HTRA Hingoli 179 MAHARASHTRA Nagpur 180 MAHARASHTRA Nanded 181 MAHARASHTRA Nashik 182 MAHARASHTRA Pune 183 MAHARASHTRA Wardha 184 MAHARASHTRA Yavatmal 185 KARNATAKA Belagavi 186 KARNATAKA Hassan 187 LAKSHADW EEP Lakshadweep 188 KERALA Thiruvananth apuram 189 PUDUCHERRY Karaikal 190 PUDUCHERRY Puducherry 191 PUDUCHERRY Yanam 192 TAMIL NADU Cuddalore C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 193 TAMIL NADU Kanchipuram 194 TAMIL NADU Nilgiris 195 TAMIL NADU Nagapattinam 196 TAMIL NADU Thanjavur 197 TAMIL NADU Thiruvarur 198 TAMIL NAD U Tiruvallur 199 TAMIL NADU Ariyalur 200 TAMIL NADU Chengalpattu 201 TAMIL NADU Chennai 202 TAMIL NADU Coimbatore 203 TAMIL NADU Kallakkurichi 204 TAMIL NADU Kanyakumari 205 TAMIL NADU Ranippettai 206 TAMIL N ADU Teni 207 TAMIL NADU Tenkasi 208 TAMIL NADU Tirunelveli 209 TAMIL NADU Tiruvannamalai 210 TAMIL NADU Villupuram 211 TAMIL NADU Mayiladuthurai 212 TELANGANA Adilabad 213 TELANGANA BhadradriKothagudem 214 TELANGANA Nizamabad 215 TELANGANA Mulugu 216 TELANGANA KumuramBheem 217 TELANGA NA Mancherial 218 TELANGANA Nirmal 219 TELANGANA Kamareddy 220 TELANGANA Sangareddy 221 TELANGANA Khammam 222 TELANGANA Mahabubabad 223 TELANGANA Warangal (rural) 224 TELANGANA Jayashankar Bhupalapally 225 TELANGANA Peddapalli 226 TELANGANA Medak 227 ANDHRA PRADESH East Godavari 228 ANDHRA PRADESH Krishna 229 ANDHRA PRADESH Srikakulam 230 ANDHRA PRADESH Visakhapatnam 231 ANDHRA PRADESH Vizianagaram 232 ANDHRA PRADESH West Godavari 233 UTTARAKHAND Harid war 234 UTTARAKHAND Udham Singh Nagar 235 UTTARAKHAND Almora C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 236 UTTARAKHAND Bageshwar 237 UTTARAKHAND Champawat 238 UTTARAKHAND Dehradun 239 UTTARAKHAND Nainital 240 UTTARAKHAND Pauri Garhwal 241 UTTARAKHAND Rudraprayag 242 UTTARAKHAND Tehri Garh wal 243 UTTARAKHAND Chamoli 244 UTTARA KHAND Pithoragarh 245 UTTARAKHAND Uttarkashi 246 HIMACHAL PRADESH Solan 247 HIMACHAL PRADESH Bilaspur 248 HIMACHAL PRADESH Chamba 249 HIMACHAL PRADESH Hamirpur 250 HIMACHAL PRADESH Kangra 251 HIMACHAL PRADESH Mandi 252 HIMACHAL PRADESH Shimla 253 HIMACHAL PRADESH Sirmaur 254 HIMACHAL PRADESH Una 255 PUNJAB Pathankot 256 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Doda 257 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Jammu 258 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kathua 259 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Kulgam 260 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Mirpur 261 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Rajauri 262 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Ramban 263 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Riasi 264 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Samba 265 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Shupiyan 266 JAMMU AND KASHMIR Udhampur 267 ODISHA Anugul 268 ODISHA Balasore (baleshwar) 269 ODISHA Bhadr ak 270 ODISHA Gajapati 271 ODISHA Kend raparha 272 ODISHA Bolangir (balangir) 273 ODISHA Baragarh 274 ODISHA Cuttack 275 ODISHA Deogarh 276 ODISHA Dhenkanal 277 ODISHA Ganjam 278 ODISHA Jagatsinghpur C. List of districts (Rainfall : 1000 – 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.1 S.No STATE District 279 ODISHA Jajapur 280 ODISHA Jharsuguda 281 ODISHA Kalahandi 282 ODISHA Kandhamal 283 ODISHA Keonjhar (kendujhar) 284 ODISHA Khordha 285 ODISHA Koraput 286 ODISHA Malkangiri 287 ODISHA Mayurbhanj 288 ODISHA Nabarangapur 289 ODISHA Nayagarh 290 ODISHA Nuaparha 291 ODISHA Puri 292 ODISHA Rayagarha 293 ODISHA Sambalpur 294 ODISH A Subarnapur 295 ODISHA Sundargarh 296 ODISHA Baudh (bauda) 297 WEST BENGAL PurbaMedinipur 298 WEST BENGAL South Twenty -four Parganas 299 WEST BENGAL Bankura 300 WEST BENGAL PurbaBarddhaman 301 WEST BENGAL Birbhum 302 WEST BENGAL Dakshin Dinajpur 303 WEST BENGAL Haora 304 WEST BENGAL Hugli 305 WEST BENGAL Kolkata 306 WEST BENGAL Maldah 307 WEST BENGAL Murshidabad 308 WEST BENGAL Nadia 309 WEST BENGAL North Twenty -four Parganas 310 WEST BENGAL Paschim M edinipur 311 WEST BENGAL Puruliya 312 WEST BENGAL Uttar Dinajpur 313 WEST BENGAL Jhargram 314 WEST BENGAL Paschim Barddhaman D. List of districts (Rainfall : Above 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.0 S.No STATE District 1 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Changlang 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lohit 3 ARU NACHAL PRADESH Lower Dibang Valley 4 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Papumpare D. List of districts (Rainfall : Above 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.0 S.No STATE District 5 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Tirap 6 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lower Siang 7 ARUNACHAL PRADESH West Siang 8 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Lepa Rada 9 ARUNACHAL PRADESH PakkeK essang 10 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Namsai 11 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Kamle 12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH East Siang 13 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Longding 14 ARUNACHAL PRADESH Capital complex itanagar 15 ARUNACHAL PRADESH leparada 16 ASSAM Baksa 17 ASSAM Dhubri 18 ASSAM Hailaka ndi 19 ASSAM Lakhimpur 20 ASSAM Barpet a 21 ASSAM Bongaigaon 22 ASSAM Cachar 23 ASSAM Charaideo 24 ASSAM Dhemaji 25 ASSAM Dibrugarh 26 ASSAM Goalpara 27 ASSAM Jorhat 28 ASSAM Karimganj 29 ASSAM Kokrajhar 30 ASSAM Majuli 31 ASSAM Sibsagar 32 ASSAM South SalmaraMancachar 33 ASSAM Tinsukia 34 ASSAM Udalguri 35 BIHAR Kishanganj 36 MANIPUR Tamenglong 37 MANIPUR Bishnupur 38 MANIPUR Chandel 39 MANIPUR Imphal West 40 MANIPUR Imphal East 41 MANIPUR Thoubal 42 MANIPUR Kamjong 43 MANIPUR Nonei 44 MANIPUR Tengnoupal 45 MANIPUR Kang pokpi 46 MANIPUR Kakching 47 MEGHALAYA West Garo Hills 48 MEGHALAYA Ri-bhoi D. List of districts (Rainfall : Above 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.0 S.No STATE District 49 MEGHALAYA South West Garo Hills 50 MEGHALAYA North Garo Hills 51 MIZORAM Lawngtlai 52 MIZORAM Saiha 53 MIZORAM Serchhip 54 MIZOR AM Kolasib 55 MIZORAM Mamit 56 MIZORAM Lunglei 57 NAGALAND Mokokchung 58 NAGALAND Mon 59 NAGALAND Tuensang 60 NAGALAND Longleng 61 NAGALAND Noklak 62 NAGALAND Shamator 63 TRIPURA Dhalai 64 TRIPURA Gomati 65 TRIPURA North Tripura 66 TRIPURA Sepa hijala 67 TRIPURA South Tripura 68 TRIPURA Unokoti 69 WEST BENGAL Koch Bihar 70 WEST BENGAL Darjiling 71 SIKKIM East Sikkim 72 SIKKIM South Sikkim 73 SIKKIM Pakyong 74 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU Dadra & Nagar Haveli 75 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU Daman 76 GUJARAT Valsad 77 GUJARAT Navsari 78 KARNATAKA Chikkamagaluru 79 KARNATAKA Shivamogga 80 KERALA Alappuzha 81 KERALA Idukki 82 KERALA Kollam 83 KERALA Kottayam 84 KERALA Palakkad 85 KERALA Pattanamthitta 86 MAHARASHTRA Kolhapur 87 MAHARASHTRA Mumbai City 88 MAHARASHTRA Sub Urban Mumbai 89 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR Nicobar 90 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR South Andaman 91 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR North & Middle Andaman 92 GOA North Goa D. List of districts (Rainfall : Above 2000 mm) Multiplier for rainfall zone : 1.0 S.No STATE District 93 GOA South Goa 94 KARNATAKA Dakshina Kannada 95 KARNAT AKA Kodagu 96 KARNATAKA Udupi 97 KARNA TAKA Uttara Kannada 98 KERALA Ernakulam 99 KERALA Kannur 100 KERALA Kasaragod 101 KERALA Kozhikode 102 KERALA Malappuram 103 KERALA Trissur 104 KERALA Wayanad 105 PUDUCHERRY Mahe 106 MAHARASHTRA Ratnagiri 107 MAHARASHTRA Palghar 108 MAHARASHTRA Raygad 109 MAHARASHTRA Sindhudurg 110 MAHARASHTRA Thane 111 ASSAM Chirang 112 MEGHALAYA East Garo Hills 113 MEGHALAYA East Khasi Hills 114 MEGHALAYA East Jaintia Hills 115 MEGHALAYA South Garo Hills 116 MEGH ALAYA West Khasi Hills 117 MEGHALAYA South West Khasi Hills 118 MEGHALAYA West Jaintia Hills 119 WEST BENGAL AlipurDuar 120 WEST BENGAL Jalpaiguri 121 WEST BENGAL Kalimpong Note : To calculate the average rainfall for each district, 30 years (1990 -2019) climate data layers of worldclim and district boundaries provided by Survey of India were used. 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