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1 GUIDELINES FOR INTER-MINISTERIAL CENTRAL TEAM (IMCT), DROUGHT SEPTEMBER, 2017 Government of India Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (Drought Management Division)

2 GUIDELINES FOR INTER-MINISTERIAL CENTRAL TEAM (IMCT), DROUGHT 1. Introduction 1.1 In accordance with the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, Drought Management Division in the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) is mandated with the coordination of relief measures necessitated by drought, hailstorm, pest attack and cold wave/frost. The State Governments have full authority to initiate relief measures in the wake of eligible/notified natural calamities by utilising the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) as per extant guidelines of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). State-wise allocation under SDRF for the period to is at Annexure-I. 1.2 State Governments can seek additional financial assistance, from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in the Central Government to provide relief in the event of natural calamities of Severe nature, if the SDRF proves to be inadequate for the purpose. In order to avail of funds under NDRF, State Governments are first required to declare a disaster (which in this case being drought) and notify it appropriately. A Memorandum of financial assistance is then submitted by State Government to the DAC&FW, which is verified at the ground level by an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) in accordance with extant norms and procedures. The IMCT consists of experts from various ministries and is headed by a Joint Secretary in the DAC&FW. The report of the IMCT is screened by the sub-committee of the National Executive Committee (SC-NEC) chaired by Secretary DAC&FW and the final decision on the quantum of financial assistance rests with a High Level Committee (HLC). DAC&FW has updated and revised the Manual for Drought Management in 2016, taking cognizance of improved, more objective and science based parameters for drought monitoring and assessment. 2. Manual for Drought Management 2016 The revised Manual is meant to serve as a guide for the agencies engaged in the prevention, mitigation and management of drought. However, adherence to the prescription in the Manual in matters of determination and declaration of drought has been made mandatory by the MHA. The Manual becomes effective from the Kharif Broad Indices and Factors Related to Drought a. Mandatory Indicators Rainfall Related Indices -Rainfall deviation expresses departure in rainfall from its normal value (Long Period Average) in percentage terms. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) classification of Rainfall deviation is given below: -1-

3 Deviation from Category Normal Rainfall (%) + 19 to -19 Normal -20 to -59 Deficient -60 to -99 Large Deficient, scanty -100 No rain -Dry Spell a short period usually of 4 weeks of scanty rainfall or no rainfall (3 weeks in case of light soils). -Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) expresses the actual rainfall as a standardized departure with respect to rainfall probability distribution function. It can be positive, zero or negative. Positive values indicate wetness and negative values indicate dryness. The categories of SPI are: SPI value value Category < -2 Extremely Dry -1.5 to Severely Dry -1.0 to Moderately Dry 0 to Mildly Dry b. Impact Indicators i. Remote Sensing Based Vegetation Indices regular monitoring of crop conditions/vigour over larger regions through satellite remote sensing technology and include the following:- - Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): The NDVI values for vegetation generally range from 0.2 to 0.6, the higher values being associated with greater green leaf and biomass. - Normalized Difference Wetness Index (NDWI): Higher values of NDWI signify more surface wetness. - NDVI/NDWI of more than -30% deviation from the normal signifies severe drought conditions. - Vegetation Condition Index (VCI): It is expressed in percentage and higher values indicate good vegetation. Classification of Vegetation condition based on VCI values are: -2-

4 VCI Value (%) Vegetation condition Good Fair Poor 0-20 Very Poor The Very Poor condition is indicative of a severe drought like situation. ii. Crop Situation Related Indices - Area Under Sowing The extent of sowing is an important indicator of the spread and severity of drought as sowing operations are linked to rainfall and availability of water during initial growth stage. Drought condition is said to exist if the total sown area under Kharif crops was less than 33.3% of the total normal sown area by the end of July/August. However, the reduction in sown area to extent of 50% or more of the normal up to July/August is indicative of severe drought. In the case of Rabi crops, coverage of sowing of less than 50% of the total normal sown area during October-November is a strong indicator of a drought like situation. iii. Soil Moisture Based Indices - Available soil moisture is a very relevant indicator of drought, especially in rainfed regions. The two indices used are :- Percent Available Soil Moisture (PASM). PASM (%) Agricultural Drought Class No Drought Mild Drought Moderate Drought 0-25 Severe Drought Moisture Adequacy Index (MAI). Classification of Agricultural Drought based on MAI is given below: MAI (%) Agricultural Drought Class No Drought Mild Drought Moderate Drought 0-25 Severe Drought -3-

5 iv. Hydrological Indices- based on data in respect of stream-flow, reservoir storage and ground water table. These are:- Reservoir Storage Index (RSI) The availability of water in reservoirs acts as an effective foil against drought. The reservoir storage status derived from percentage of storage deficit vis-àvis long term averages provide an indication of drought. Category of deficit based on %age deficit in live storage volume of reservoir is given below: Percentage deficit Category of deficit Less than 20 % Normal deficit % Mild Deficit % Moderate deficit % Severe Deficit More than 60% Extreme Deficit The severe and extreme deficient categories are a portent of severe drought like conditions. Ground Water Drought Index (GWDI) The rate of depletion of groundwater table is an indicator of ground water availability for agriculture and drinking water supply. When rate of depletion of groundwater table in a given month/period is more than the corresponding mean value then it is an indication of water deficit. The GWDI and GW Deficit class is given below: GWDI More than Deficit Class Normal to Mild to Moderate to Severe Less than Extreme The severe and extreme classes above represent severe drought conditions. Stream-Flow Drought Index (SFDI) The flows in streams display high seasonal variability and the truncation level is defined as 75% of dependable flow at a given time and for a given site over a month long period. Water flow in a river or stream below the truncation level is indicative of a drought like situation. Classification of Drought based on Stream flow index is as under: -4-

6 SFDI Drought Classght Class Less than 0.01 Weak 0.01 to 0.05 Mild 0.05 to 0.2 Moderate 0.2 to 0.5 Severe (c) Other factors to be considered The following Socio-economic indicators may further assist in making a holistic evaluation of drought:- Extent of fodder supply and its prices as compared to normal prices Information on cattle camps Scarcity of drinking water supply Demand for employment on public works Current agricultural & non-agricultural wages compared to normal times Supply of food grains and price situation of essential commodities. 2.2 Steps in determination of drought Step 1: Mandatory indicators viz. RF deviation or SPI or Dry Spell will be considered as per matrix given below to assess, if the Trigger 1 is to be set off:- Matrix for rainfall deviations and dry spells (Trigger 1) Rf Dev/SPI Dry Spell Drought Trigger Deficit or scanty rf/spi< -1 Yes Yes Deficit or scanty rf/spi< -1 No Yes if rainfall is scanty or Sp < -1.5, else No Normal rf/spi> -1 Yes Yes Normal rf/spi> -1 No No The five possible scenarios are described below: Scenario 1: If rainfall is normal or SPI is zero or positive and there is no Dry spell, there is no question of a Drought Trigger. Scenario 2: Even if rainfall is normal or SPI is zero or positive but Dry spell exists, Trigger 1 can be given Scenario 3: A deficit rainfall/spi less than -1coupled with dry spell, situation is favourable for Trigger 1. -5

7 Scenario 4: Even in the absence of a Dry spell, Trigger 1 can be given if the rainfall is scanty or if SPI is less than -1.5 Scenario 5: If the following conditions (forming part of Drought Manual 2016) are fulfilled:- i.a. if the total rainfall received during the months of June and July is deficient by 50% or more as compared to the normal rainfall accompanied or otherwise with dry spell, and if there is an adverse impact on area under sowing, vegetation and soil moisture, or i.b. if the total rainfall received during the months of October and November is deficient by 50% or more as compared to the normal rainfall accompanied or otherwise with dry spell, and if there is an adverse impact on area under sowing, vegetation and soil moisture, or ii. If the total rainfall for the entire duration of the rainy season of the State from June to September (the South West Monsoon) and/or from December to March (North-East Monsoon), is deficient as measured by either rainfall deviation (less than 75% of the average rainfall for the season) or SPI value less than -1.0 with or without dry spells, and there is an adverse impact on area under sowing, vegetative health and soil moisture, as expressed through the vegetation soil moisture indices. Step 2: Whenever the Trigger 1 is setoff, the impact indicators will be examined in those blocks/taluks/mandals for conditions of severe drought as per the matrix given below:- Matrix for impact indicators (Trigger 2) S.No Impact Indicator (Any 3 to be considered) Value Category 1 Area under sowing 2 Soil Moisture based (Select either PASM or MAI) 3 Remote sensing (Select either VCI or NDVI/NDWI) 4 Hydrological Indices (Select either RSI/GWDI/SFDI) State Governments can consider any three of the four types of the impact indicators for assessment of drought and intensity of the calamity. Out of three Hydrology based indicators, States can select any one for assessment of drought. For remote sensing indicators, States have a choice between VCI and NDVI/NDWI. States can opt for any one of the two moisture parameters. This exercise should be done for the geographical area considered for declaration of drought. Severe Drought If all the selected 3 impact indicators are in Severe category Moderate Drought If two of the selected 3 impact indicators are in moderate or severe category Step 3: Once a determination of drought (whether moderate or severe) has been made at Step II, States will then be required to carry out ground truthing in 10% of the randomly selected villages in the affected areas before a final decision is taken regarding drought. If the estimation of crop loss is between 33% and 50%, the drought will qualify as moderate. Estimation of loss above 50% will qualify the area to be declared as severely affected. The final decision on the intensity of drought will rest on the ground truthing exercise. -6-

8 2.3 Declaration of drought State Governments should declare drought through a Notification, as drought and not by any other nomenclature and also indicate the intensity as moderate or severe, specifying clearly the geographic extent of the disaster. 2.4 Contents of Memorandum State Governments are eligible for NDRF assistance as per extant MHA guidelines only in case of severe drought and hence, a Memorandum should be submitted to the Central Government for financial assistance from NDRF only for areas under severe drought category and it should, inter alia, contain the following: Declaration of Drought by a Notification/Government Order/Government Resolution The Notification of drought will clearly specify area that is severely affected (village/taluk/mandal/district). The Notification will also contain details of the determination process as per the format below: S. Geogra- No. phical area (Village /Block/ Taluk/ Dist) Index1Value Intensity Impact Indicators * Index2 Value Intensity Index3 Value Intensity Name of Village Ground Truthing (List of 10% randomly Selected villages) Estimated Loss% Intensity Overall Intensity * * Value of Impact Indicator and category of overall intensity may be determined for the entire district or sub-district level which is considered for drought declaration and need not be for each village. 2.5 Timelines Declaration of Kharif drought-not later than 30 th October Declaration of Rabi drought-not later than 31 st March Submission of Memorandum for financial assistance under NDRF by the State Government within a week from the date of declaration of drought, for areas where the calamity is adjudged to be of a Severe nature. Constitution and Visit of IMCT within a week of receipt of Memorandum by the DAC&FW. Submission of Report of IMCT within a week of receipt of all information from the State Government. -7-

9 3. Items eligible under SDRF/NDRF: 3.1 The Ministry of Home Affairs vide letter No.32-7/2014-NDM-I dated 8 th April, 2015, revised items and norms for financial assistance from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) (available on MHA s website: ndmindia.nic.in). The norms for grant of assistance in respect of natural calamities concerning DAC&FW are given in Annexure-II. 4. What is expected from IMCT? (i) IMCT Leader should conduct a pre-visit meeting with all members of the team and chalk out the programme in consultation with the Relief Commissioner of the state in a way that maximum possible coverage of drought hit areas is ensured. The Team Leader may constitute Sub-Groups as deemed fit. The tour programme should be so formulated that 50% of villages that IMCT intends to visit are from the list of villages selected by the State Government for ground truthing. (ii) IMCT should carefully go through the State Memorandum for financial assistance and the notification of drought to confirm if all key information, as required at para 2.4, have been provided. The IMCT should also make a quick review of the various items for assistance as per MHA guidelines and relevant supporting evidence/documents. The IMCT should inform Relief Commissioner of the State as soon as possible about any additional/mandatory information that may be required, so that the same can be prepared and provided to the Team by the time of the visit to the affected areas. (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Attend Briefing Session organised by the State Government. The Team should carry out extensive visits of drought affected areas in the State to assess ground level situation pertaining to crop damage, drinking water, fodder shortage etc. The Team should interact and hold widest consultations with farmers, PRI members, women s groups, local officials, public representatives etc. The Team Leader should ensure that at least half of the total villages visited by the Team/Sub-Groups during their visit to the drought affected areas are from a list of villages where ground truthing has been done by the State Government. IMCT should include their findings in the report. The field verification report should be in the following format: District / Block Villag e No.of fields surveyed by the state authoritie s Estimatio n of damage by state authoritie s ( In %) IMCT Yes/N o If Yes, Whether Findings of the team in conformit y with the State Govt. assessme nt (Y/N) Recommendatio n -8-

10 (vii) Attend De-briefing session in the State Government and share their observations. (viii) IMCT to submit report to DM Division, DAC&FW within a week of receipt of all information and clarifications from the State Government with regard to the drought. The report should provide an assessment of the drought situation in terms of severity, geographical spread, impact on agriculture, availability of water, food and fodder. The IMCT should specify clearly as to what extent the Team agrees with the findings of the State Government. (ix) (x) In the report, IMCT should make a recommendation for NDRF assistance, strictly in accordance with the SDRF/NDRF norms. The recommendation needs to be clear, precise and objective. IMCT to provide the following data, certified by the State Government, along with the report, to DM Division of DAC&FW: (a) Details in regard to assistance to agriculture/ horticulture sectors to be provided in the proforma placed at Annexure-IV. (b) Details of human and animal loss should be given as per Annexure V. (c) Regarding drinking water supply, district-wise and month-wise details of transportation undertaken indicating, inter-alia, number of tankers used, number of tanker trips undertaken, average cost per tanker trip and total expenditure incurred during the drought period, to be submitted in the proforma placed at Annexure VI (a). Details of repairs undertaken by the state should also be provided in Annexure VI (b). (d) District-wise and month-wise details of cattle camps functioning indicating, interalia, number of animals maintained (large and small animals separately), and total expenditure incurred during the drought period on each of the items i.e. (i) fodder; (ii) drinking water; and (iii) transportation details to be submitted in the proforma placed at Annexure -VII. (e) Loss to Fisheries sector should be given as per Annexure VIII. (xi) (xii) In order to make a recommendation by DAC & FW to M/o Rural Development, IMCT may suggest additional 50 days of wage employment under MGNREGs based on the assessment of drought and demand for employment. IMCT may also look into the availability of funds under SDRF and activities undertaken to manage the drought situation from such funds. (xiii) IMCT may also indicate whether financial assistance released earlier from NDRF has been distributed through DBT and the list of beneficiaries published in the website of the District Collector and the State Government. -9-

11 5. Report template: The IMCT report should be specific, concise and brief to the extent possible and should contain the following information: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Brief introduction Constitution and composition of IMCT Salient features of the Memorandum (including supplementary data provided by the State). It should refer to the table at 2.4 the notification of drought and items and quantum of assistance sought from NDRF. Brief report on the entry meeting at the State Headquarter (CS, APC etc.) Methodology adopted by IMCT formation of sub-groups, districts/places visited, dates of visits etc. Field visit observations of IMCT including report as mandated at 4(vii) Report on de-briefing Meeting at the State Headquarter (viii) Sector-wise Financial recommendations of IMCT, as per Annexures IV, V, (ix) (x) (xi) VI, VII, VIII (as applicable) Sector-wise details of relief measures undertaken and relief expenditure incurred Summary of financial assistance recommended by IMCT Table providing compliance of time lines as per Annexure IX. -10-

12 ANNEXURE-I State-wise allocation under SDRF for the period from to , as per recommendations of Fourteenth Finance Commission (Rs. in crore) S.No. State Total 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir 11. Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand West Bengal Total

13 Norms for grant of assistance in respect of Drought S. No. Item Norms of assistance I Assistance to farmers having land holding upto 2 hectares (ha.) ANNEXURE-II A. Input subsidy (where crop loss is 33% and above) (a) For agriculture crops, horticulture crops and annual plantation crops (b) Perennial crops (c) Sericulture B. Input subsidy to farmers having more than 2 ha. of land holding (for crop loss of 33% and above) (a)(i) Rs. 6800/- per ha. in rain fed areas and restricted to sown areas. (ii) Rs. 13,500/- per ha. in assured irrigated areas, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs. 1000/- and restricted to sown areas. (b)rs. 18,000/- per ha. for all types of perennial crops, subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs. 2000/- and restricted to sown areas. (c) Rs, 4800/- per ha. for Eri, Mulberry, Tussar. Rs. 6000/- per ha. for Muga. Rs. 6800/- per hectare (ha.) in rainfed areas and restricted to sown areas. Rs. 13,500/- per hectare for areas under assured irrigation & restricted to sown areas. Rs. 18,000/- per hectare for all types of perennial crops and restricted to sown areas. Assistance may be provided where crop loss is 33% and above, subject to a ceiling of 2 ha. per farmer. Note: Input subsidy for crop loss of 33% and above is to be calculated as per Agriculture Census The statewise figure has been calculated and the same is placed at Annexure-III. -12-

14 II PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SUPPLY OF DRINKING WATER IN RURAL AREAS AND URBAN AREAS III ANIMAL HUSBANDRY: ASSISTANCE TO SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS i) Replacement of milch animals, draught animals or animals used for haulage. As per actual cost, based on assessment of need by State Executive Committee (SEC) and recommended by the IMCT (in case of NDRF) upto 30 days and may be extended upto 90 days in case of drought. Depending on the ground situation, the SEC can extend the time period beyond the prescribed limit, subject to the condition that expenditure on this account should not exceed 25% of SDRF allocation for the year. Milch animals - Rs.30,000/-:Buffalo/cow/camel/yak/ mithun etc. Rs. 3,000/-: Sheep/Goat/Pig Draught animals- Rs. 25,000/-: Camel/horse/bullock, etc. Rs. 16,000/-: Calf, Donkey/ Pony/Mule The assistance may be restricted for the actual loss of economically productive animals and will be subject to a ceiling of 3 large milch animals or 30 small milch animals or 3 large draught animals or 6 small draught animals per household irrespective of whether a household has lost a large number of animals. (The loss is to be certified by the Competent Authority designated by the State Government). Poultry- 50/- per bird subject to a ceiling of assistance of Rs. 5,000/- per beneficiary household. The death of the poultry birds should be on account of a natural calamity. Note: Relief under these norms is not eligible, if the assistance is available from any other Government Scheme, e.g. loss of birds due to Avian influenza or any other disease for which the Department of Animal Husbandry has a separate scheme for compensating the poultry owners. -13-

15 ii. Provision of fodder/feed concentrate including water supply and medicines in cattle camps. Large animals:- Rs70/- per day Small animals:- Rs. 35/- per day Period for providing relief will be as per assessment of the State Executive Committee (SEC) and the Central Team (in case NDRF). The default period for assistance will be upto 30 days, which may be extended upto 60 days in the first instance and in case of severe drought upto 90 days. Depending on the ground situation, the State Executive Committee can extend the time period beyond the prescribed limit, subject to the stipulation that expenditure on this account should not exceed 25% of SDRF allocation for the year. Based on assessment of need by SEC and recommendation of the Central Team, (in case of NDRF) consistent with estimates of cattle as per Livestock Census and subject to the certificate by the competent authority on the requirement of medicine and vaccine being calamity related. iii. Transport of fodder to cattle outside cattle camps As per actual cost of transport, based on assessment of need by SEC and recommendation of the Central Team (in case of NDRF) consistent with estimates of cattle as per Livestock Census. IV FISHERY (Input subsidy for fish seed farm) Rs. 8200/- per ha. (This assistance will not be provided if the beneficiary is eligible or has availed of any subsidy/assistance, for the instant calamity, under any other Government scheme, except the onetime subsidy provided under the scheme of Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India) V IMMEDIATE REPAIRS For eligible items (mentioned in Appendix to MHA s letter No.32-7/2014-NDM-I dated 8 th April, 2015-available on MHA s website: ndmindia.nic.in). VI OTHER ITEMS For other items like requirement for (i) Supplementary Nutrition; (ii) Requirement of additional employment under MGNREGS; (iii) NRDWP implemented by M/o Drinking Water and Sanitation etc., IMCT may calculate the requirements and include it in the IMCT s report. -14-

16 ANNEXURE - III Land holding with SMF and Number of OSMF (As per Agri. Census ) Number (in 000) Area {in 000 hectares (ha.)} State SMF OSMF Total % area land holding with SMF Average Land Holding of OSMF Number Area Number Area Number Area % in ha Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tripura Tamil Nadu Telangana Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Puducherry SMF Small & Marginal Farmers OSMF Other than Small & Marginal Farmers -15-

17 Assistance to Agriculture and Horticulture Sectors ANNEXURE-IV a. SMF Type of Area Total cropped area Total area of crop loss 50% and above (In ha) Area eligible for SMF =(col 3* % area with SMF in the State as at Annexure III Rainfed Irrigated Perennial Total Rates as per NDRF norms (Rs./ha) Admissible assistance (Rs. in Cr) 5 6 =(col.4 *col.5) b. OSMF Type of Area Total cropped area Total area of crop loss 50% and above (In ha) Area eligible for SMF =col. 4 at 1 A Rainfed Irrigated Perennial Total Area eligible for OSMF 5=(col. 3*col. 4) Number of OSMF 6= (col. 5/ average landholding with OSMF in the state as provided at Annexure III) Rates as per NDRF norms (Rs./ha) Admissible assistance up to 2 ha per OSMF (Rs. in Cr) 7 8= (col.6*col.7*2) -16-

18 Details of Loss of Human lives Lost and Loss of Animals a. Details of Loss of Human Lives ANNEXURE - V S.No. District No. of Human Lives Lost Whether appropriate certificate of death provided by competent authority of the State Government (Y/N) Assistance recommended Total b. Details of Loss of Animals S.No. District No. of Loss of Animals (Subject to ceiling prescribed in the MHA guidelines issued vide letter No.32-7/2014-NDM- I dated ) Whether certificates provided by competent Authority of the State Government (Y/N) Assistance recommended Total

19 ANNEXURE-VI a. Details of Supply of Drinking Water during the period of drought S.No. Name of Mandal/taluk/Block/subdivision/District Period Number of tanker trips Cost per tanker trip Total Expenditure Whether expenditure certified by competent authority (Y/N) b. Repairs of Immediate nature under Drinking water supply (Urban/Rural) S. No. Different items repaired Assistance recommended Name of Mandal/taluk/ Block/subdivision/District (Subject to ceiling on expenditure prescribed in the MHA guideline 32-7/2014-NDM- I dated: ) Total Expenditu re Whether expenditure certified competent authority by

20 ANNEXURE-VII a. Details of Cattle Camps Organized S.No. Name of Mandal/taluk/Block/ sub-division/district Period Name of Organization Number Cattles large of smal l Total expenditure b. Details of transportation of fodder S.No. Name of Mandal/Block/Taluk/subdivision/District Date Transportation of fodder Expenditure incurred Quantity From To

21 ANNEXURE-VIII Input Subsidy for Fish Seed Farm S.No. Name of Mandal/Block/Taluk/subdivision/District No. of farms Area Covered (in hectare) Assistance recommended ANNEXURE-IX Compliance of Time Line Sl. No. Activity Date of commencement Date of completion Reasons for delay, if any / any other comments ***** -20-