Agro climatic Zones of India:
The planning commission during VII plan (1985-90) divided the country into 15 broad agro-climatic zones based on physiographic and climate. The emphasis was given to the development of resources and their optimum utilization in a suitable manner within the framework of resources constraints and potentials of each region.
Agro climatic zones of India :- (Planning commission 1989)
1.Western Himalayan Region
Ladakh, Kashmir, Punjab, Jammu etc. brown soils & silty loam, steep slopes.
2. Eastern Himalayan Region
Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Darjeeling. Manipur etc. High rainfall and high forest covers heavy soil erosion, Floods.
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3. Lower Gangatic plants Regions
West Bengal Soils mostly alluvial & are prone to floods.
4. Middle Gangatic plans Region
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, High rainfall 39% irrigation, cropping intensity 142%.
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5. Upper Gangatic Plains Region
North region of U.P. (32 districts) irrigated by canal & tube wells good ground water
6. Trans Gangatic plains Region
Punjab Haryana Union territory of Delhi, Highest sown area irrigated high
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7 .Eastern Plateaus & Hills Region
Chota Nagpur, Garhjat hills, M.P, W. Banghelkhand plateau, Orissa, soils Shallow to medium sloppy, undulating Irrigation tank & tube wells.
8. Central Plateau & hills Region
Madhya Pradesh
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9. Western https://asahiramen.com/ativan-for-sale/ Plateau & hills Region
Sahyadry, M.S. M.P. Rainfall 904 mm Sown area 65% forest 11% irrigation 12.4%
10. Southern Plateau & Hills Region
T. Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Typically semi and zone, Dry land Farming 81% Cropping Intensity 11%
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11 .East coast plains & hills Region
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh Orissa, Soils, alluvial, coastal sand, Irrigation
12. West coast plains & Hills Region
Sourashtra, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, T. Nadu, Variety of cropping Pattern, rainfall & soil types.
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13. Gujarat plains & Hills Region
Gujarat (19 districts) Low rainfall arid zone. Irrigation 32% well and tube wells.
14. Western Dry Region
Rajasthan (9 districts) Hot. Sandy desert rainfall erratic, high evaporation. Scanty vegetation, femine draughts.
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15. The Island Region
Eastern Andaman, Nikobar, Western Laksh dweep. Typical equatorial, rainfall 3000 mm (9 months) forest zone undulating.
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