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Uttar Pradesh

Name of the Project: Ecosystem services based adaptation to climate
change in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh
Project Focus: Forest Conservation and Management

Location: 16 villages of Banda, Hamirpur, Orai (Jalaun) & Chitrakoot
forest divisions
Project Finance: Rs. 19.80 Cr (USD 2.97 mn)
Duration: 4 Years (2018-2022); Ongoing
Name of Executing Entity: Forest and Wildlife Dept.
(Govt. of Uttar Pradesh)
Project Beneciaries: Farmers / members of 16 Joint Forest
Committees / villages in 4 Forest divisions of Bundelkhand region in
Uttar Pradesh.

Project Area: e annual rainfall in Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh state in the present century has been about 95
cm. Of this, nearly 85 cm falls over just four months, June to September - that too, in about 40 eective rainy days. e
remaining 10cm faIls in another 6 days distributed within the remaining eight months. Which means, some months
remain completely rainless and some rainy days get heavy downpour. e region experiences varying climatic conditions
e.g. deciency in rainfall which triggers meteorological, hydrological and agriculture drought like conditions. A severe
continuous four-year cycle of drought during 2004-2015 (more than 25% decit against the annual average) lead
to reduced sown area, loss of productivity, failure of crops already grown, and non-availability of forage,
grass, and fodder. Moreover of the available 2 BCM of storage capacity available, lling of
these reservoirs during this period progressively decreased to 17%. Also, various tanks,
ponds, dug-wells dried and groundwater tables fell during this period.

Bundelkhand agro-climatic zone in
Uttar Pradesh is severe drought prone
area and rated as one of the most
vulnerable region. e total area of
Bundelkhand is 29616.9 km2 with a
population of 64 million. Like other
regions of UP, here also agriculture is
the mainstay of the economy. Majority
of farmers are small and marginal
having very small land holdings which
aggravates the situation further.
Ground Water Pollution
due to mining activities

Depleting ora
and fauna

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