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Chikalthana Parbhani
Parameters ; S XCKT) — | 1. ..—. (PBN)
Rating Rating
1989 1998 1989 1998
Annual rainfall 1988:1033| 1997:778 1988:1572| 1997:824
Year : Amount mm mm mm mm
1
Temporal rainfall
difference (1998- -255 mm -748 mm -2
1989) -1
Long term average or 729 mm 934 mm
Normal annual
rainfall
Deviation from +304 mm | +49 mm or +638 mm | -110 mm
normal annual or +6.7% or or
rainfall +41.7% +68.3% -11.8%
Over all Degeneration 1.5 km’ zi 15.5 km? :à
of surface water
spread
Degeneration of area 40% -1 60% -2
of moderate to very-
healthy vegetation
with respect to 1989
Moderate to extreme -2 -1
Degeneration through 34% 09%
IALB
Increase in human 70 persons/km? -2 33 persons/km? -1
population pressure
Table 3. Relating Climate, Land and Human
Increase in albedo over dried as well as existing water bodies
indicate the possibility of siltation as well as over exploitation
over Chikalthana. Similarly the Yieldary reservoir over
Parbhani is also affected(Figure 4). Above all the study
indicates that human population density growth is
7Opersons/km? over Aurangabad district (Chikalthana) and it
is 33 persons/km? over Parbhani district(table 3). Human
activity over Chikalthana is hence more towards exploitation
whereas climatic influence is more over Parbhani.
6. CONCLUSIONS
The primary influence of water scarcity and degeneration of
vegetation in dry season are directly related to preceded annual
rainfall deficit. The study on climate variability and its impact
indicated that perennial rabi-crop zone of Parbhani is in danger
in spite of well nested surface irrigation. The analysis indicates
human activity which is more influencing over Chikalthana
rather than Parbhani.
7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors acknowledge the support given by Ministry of
Environment and Forest, Government of India.
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