Satellite Based Basmati Crop Acreage and Yield Estimation for Kharif Season-2013

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1 Satellite Based Basmati Crop Acreage and Yield Estimation for Kharif Season-2013 (Final Report Volume IV, 15 th November 2013) Submitted to: Basmati Export Development Foundation Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) NCUI Building 3, Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg New Delhi-16 Phone: , , Fax: Submitted by: RMSI Private Limited A-8 Sector 16, NOIDA Pnone No: (0120) / info@rmsi.com

2 Executive Summary Introduction & Scope of Work This is the final compiled report for kharif 2013, covers IRS images analysis based results of acreage estimation of all rice, basmati (traditional and evolved) and selected nonbasmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) varieties, crop health monitoring, NDVI based yield and production of basmati (traditional & evolved), selected non-basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) varieties and acreage of total rice and basmati rice in Part of Pakistan. Study Area The study area covers 95 districts in seven states. This report provides total acreage of traditional basmati, evolved basmati and selected non-basmati varieties for 21 districts of Punjab, 21 districts of Haryana, 26 districts of Uttar Pradesh, 13 districts of Uttarakhand, 11 districts of Himachal Pradesh and 2 districts of Jammu & Kashmir and Delhi, All the estimates are on the basis of satellite imagery interpretation Excerpts of the Report In Punjab, the total Rice acreage (Basmati & Non Basmati) for the year 2013 has been estimated at 2,784,150 ha. Firozpur district has the highest rice acreage (260,962 ha) followed by Ludhiana (257,317 ha). The area under Basmati 386, 370 basmati acreage & production is estimated at 7,538 ha and 17,846 tonnes. The acreage and production of Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1 and CSR 30 basmati are estimated at 658,941 ha and 2,630,583 tonnes. The area and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati) is estimated at 40,763 ha and 175,695 tonnes. In Haryana, the total area under Rice has been estimated at 1,199,156 ha for all districts. Karnal district has the highest area under rice cultivation (169,690 ha) followed by Kaithal (154,488 ha). The area and production of Pusa 1121, CSR 30 and Pusa Basmati 1 basmati is estimated at 576,984 ha and 2,315,128 tonnes. The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) varieties are estimated at 13,794 ha and 57,821 tonnes. In Uttar Pradesh, the total area under Rice has been estimated at 1,575,702 ha in selected 26 districts. Sahajahanpur district has the highest area under rice (190,386 ha) followed by Barielly (174,242 ha). The acreage & production under Basmati 386, 370 and Type 3 basmati are 8,752 ha and 16,863 tonnes. The acreage and production under total Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1 basmati are estimated at 284,457 ha and 1,154,371 1

3 tonnes. The acreage and production, under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) varieties, are estimated at 155,611 & ha and 612,445 & 809,893 tonnes. In Uttarakhand, the total area under Rice has been estimated 269,014 ha in selected 13 districts. Udam Singh Nagar district has the highest area under rice (101,790 ha) followed by Pithoragarh (22,734 ha). The acreage and production under Basmati 370 and Type 3 basmati is 5,511 ha and 12,242 tonnes. The area and production under Pusa 1121 and Pusa Basmati 1 basmati are estimated at 8,098 ha and 31,158 tonnes. The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati) varieties are estimated at 27,301 ha 111,988 tonnes. In Himachal Pradesh, the total area under Rice has been estimated 77,950 ha in selected 12 districts. Kangra district has the highest area under rice (37,000 ha) followed by Mandi (20,000 ha). The acreage and production under selected Non Basmati (Sharbati) variety is estimated at 23,358 ha 58,710 tonnes. In Jammu & Kashmir, the total Rice acreage estimated for selected two districts for the year 2009 is estimated at 95,000 ha. The area and production under total Basmati 386 and Ranbir basmati is 38,310 ha and 108,809 tonnes. In Delhi, the total area under Rice has been estimated at 6,095 ha. The area and production under total Pusa 1121, CSR 30 and Pusa Basmati 1 basmati is estimated at 3,578 ha and 15,079 tonnes. The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati varieties is estimated at 281 ha and 1,312 tonnes. Table 1 Satellite Derived NDVI based Basmati and Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) rice Acreage & Production Estimation S No State Acreage in ha, Production in tonnes Basmati Non Basmati Basmati , Type Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati Sugandha Sharbati 3, Ranbir Basmati 1, CSR 30 Acreage Production Acreage Production Acreage Production Acreage Production 1 Punjab 7,538 17, ,941 2,630,583 40, ,695 2 Haryana 2,124 4, ,984 2,315,128 4,231 19,146 9,563 38,675 3 Uttar Pradesh 8,752 16, ,457 1,154, , , , ,445 4 Uttarakhand 5,511 12,242 8,098 31,158 1,982 8,875 27, ,988 5 Jammu &Kashmir 38, ,809 8,850 34,944 2,035 8,210 6 Himachal Pradesh 1,795 5,259 1,550 6,100 23,350 58,710 7 Delhi 3,578 15, ,312 Total 64, ,160 1,542,457 6,187, , , ,623 1,005,722 2

4 S No Satellite based Basmati Acreage Estimation Table 2 Basmati & Non-Basmati Production Estimation Kharif Production in per Jute Sack (70 kg) Basmati Non Basmati State Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 370, 386, Basmati 1, CSR Sugandha Sharbati Type, Ranbir Basmati 30 1 Punjab 25,494 3,757, ,993 2 Haryana 5,917 3,307,326 27,351 55,250 3 Uttar Pradesh 24,090 1,649,101 1,156, ,921 4 Uttarakhand 17,489 44,511 12, ,983 5 Jammu &Kashmir 155,441 49,920 11,729 6 Himachal Pradesh 7,513 8,714 83,871 7 Delhi 21,541 1,874 Total 235,944 8,839,090 1,198,894 1,436,747 Table 3 Satellite Based Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) acreage Estimation Kharif State wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage S No State Acreage (ha) 1 Punjab 2,784,150 2 Haryana 1,199,156 3 Uttar Pradesh 1,575,702 4 Uttarakhand 269,014 5 Himachal Pradesh 77,950 6 Jammu & Kashmir 95,000 7 Delhi 6,095 Total 6,007,067 Satellite Based Basmati Acreage Estimation in Punjab Province of Pakistan The rice varieties are cultivated in different parts of Pakistan. Punjab region is the largest rice-producing province of Pakistan. The Kalar tract, known as the bowl of basmati rice, lies in this state between Ravi and Chenab rivers. Satellite Based Total Rice Acreage in Punjab Province Satellite based total rice (Basmati and Non Basmati) acreage has estimated 1,784,617 ha in kharif Satellite Based Basmati Rice Acreage in Punjab Province Satellite based total Basmati rice acreage has estimated 1,135,541 ha in kharif

5 TABLE OF CONTENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION BRIEF PROFILE OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THIS STUDY PROJECT TEAM OBJECTIVE STUDY AREA SCOPE OF THE PROJECT RAINFALL & CLIMATIC CONDITIONS RESULTS BASMATI AND NON BASMATI ACREAGE IN THE STUDY AREA SATELLITE DERIVED NDVI BASED BASMATI & NON ACREAGE, YIELD AND PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN STUDY AREA SATELLITE BASED BASMATI ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN PUNJAB PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN Satellite Based Total Rice Acreage in Punjab Province Satellite Based Basmati Rice Acreage in Punjab Province GPS BASED SURVEY SATELLITE-BASED CROP HEALTH RESULT ANNEXURE I: REPORT SCHEDULE LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 SATELLITE DERIVED NDVI BASED BASMATI AND NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) RICE ACREAGE & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION TABLE 2 BASMATI & NON-BASMATI PRODUCTION ESTIMATION KHARIF TABLE 3 SATELLITE BASED TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION KHARIF TABLE 4 LIST OF STATE AND DISTRICTS OF THE STUDY AREA TABLE 5 PRECIPITATION IN DIFFERENT STATE (1ST JUNE TO 30TH SEP 2013) TABLE 6 SATELLITE BASED STATE WISE TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION TABLE 7 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN PUNJAB TABLE 8 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN HARYANA TABLE 9 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN HIMACHAL PRADESH TABLE 10 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN UTTAR PRADESH & UTTARAKHAND TABLE 11 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE TOTAL RICE (BASMATI & NON BASMATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN DELHI AND JAMMU & KASHMIR TABLE 12 SATELLITE BASED STATE WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) ACREAGE ESTIMATION TABLE 13 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN PUNJAB TABLE 14 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN HARYANA TABLE 15 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SUGANDHA & SHARBATI) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN UTTAR PRADESH TABLE 16 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN UTTARAKHAND,

6 TABLE 17 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) ACREAGE ESTIMATION IN DELHI, J & K AND HIMACHAL PRADESH TABLE 18 SATELLITE BASED STATE WISE BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) ACREAGE & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN STUDY AREA TABLE 19 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN PUNJAB TABLE 20 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN HARYANA TABLE 21 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN UTTAR PRADESH TABLE 22 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE BASMATI ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN UTTARAKHAND, J & K, HIMACHAL PRADESH AND DELHI TABLE 23 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE NON BASMATI (SHARBATI& SUGANDHA) ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN UTTAR PRADESH TABLE 24 SATELLITE BASED DISTRICT WISE NON BASMATI (SHARBATI& SUGANDHA) ACREAGE, YIELD & PRODUCTION ESTIMATION IN HARYANA, PUNJAB, UTTARAKHAND, J&K, HP AND DELHI LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 MAP SHOWING STUDY DISTRICTS... 9 FIGURE 2 HEALTHY RICE CROP... 9 FIGURE 3 AVERAGE PRECIPITATION DURING 1 ST JUNE TO 30 TH SEPT FIGURE 4 BASMATI AND NON-BASMATI DISTRIBUTION IN PUNJAB FIGURE 5 SATELLITE IMAGE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL RICE IN PUNJAB FIGURE 6 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL RICE IN HARYANA FIGURE 7 SATELLITE IMAGE OF HARYANA... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. FIGURE 8 BASMATI AND NON-BASMATI DISTRIBUTION IN HARYANA FIGURE 9 BASMATI AND NON-BASMATI DISTRIBUTION IN UTTAR PRADESH FIGURE 10 SATELLITE IMAGE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL RICE IN UTTAR PRADESH FIGURE 11 SATELLITE IMAGE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL RICE IN UTTARAKHAND FIGURE 12 BASMATI AND NON-BASMATI DISTRIBUTION IN UTTARAKHAND FIGURE 13 SATELLITE IMAGE OF DELHI FIGURE 14 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL RICE IN DELHI FIGURE 15 BASMATI AND NON-BASMATI DISTRIBUTION IN J&K, DELHI AND HIMACHAL PRADESH FIGURE 16 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI) IN PUNJAB FIGURE 17 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) IN HARYANA FIGURE 18 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI & SUGANDHA) IN U P FIGURE 19 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SHARBATI) IN UTTARAKHAND FIGURE 20 SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF BASMATI & NON BASMATI (SUGANDHA) IN J&K AND DELHI FIGURE 21 GPS POINT DISTRIBUTION MAP OF PUNJAB FIGURE 22 GPS POINT DISTRIBUTION MAP OF HARYANA FIGURE 23 GPS POINT DISTRIBUTION MAP OF UTTAR PRADESH FIGURE 24 GPS POINT DISTRIBUTION MAP OF UTTARAKHAND FIGURE 25 GPS POINT DISTRIBUTION MAPS OF J&K, HIMACHAL PRADESH AND DELHI FIGURE 26 MAP SHOWING THE NDVI VALUES OF STUDY AREA FOR 29TH JULY FIGURE 27 MAP SHOWING THE NDVI VALUES OF STUDY AREA FOR 3RD SEPT AND 15TH SEPT

7 1 Introduction Satellite based Basmati Acreage Estimation Basmati rice varieties were developed over centuries in the agricultural lands carved out of the foothills of the Himalaya. The first written reference to Basmati rice dates back to the beginning of the eighteenth century, and since then, farmers have developed hundreds of types of this fragrant variety. Today, Basmati paddies can be found around the world, but it is in the Indian Himalayas near the area where the rice variety was first developed that some of the best Basmati rice is still grown. Basmati rice is cultivated in a region that is flat, no higher than 700 meters altitude, located south of the Ganges River and north of the Yamuna River. All of the phases of cultivation are done by hand with traditional methods (from the transplanting of the seed to the harvest) and simple tools are used: sickle, plough and wooden harrow dragged by oxen. The rice is cultivated in rotation with peas, pulses, millets and wheat, or with mustard and wheat grain. Basmati rice is grown exclusively in the northern part of Indian subcontinent, which includes states of Punjab (on both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border), Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, parts of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh. Haryana accounts for around 50% of the area under basmati rice in India, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 25% and Punjab with 18%. The current study of Kharif-13 covers 95 districts of 7 states (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Part of Uttar Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir) for Basmati (Evolved and Traditional) rice, Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) rice yield and production estimation. 1.1 Brief Profile of Organizations involved in this study Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA): APEDA was established in December 1985 by Government of India and enacted in 1986 as an autonomous organization under Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India for the development and promotion of exports of certain agriculture and processed food products for matters connected therewith. Its goal are to maximize foreign exchange earnings through increased agro exports, to provide better income to the farmers through higher unit value realization and to create employment opportunities in rural areas by encouraging value added exports of farm produce. APEDA offers financial assistance to exporters, growers, trade associations and government agencies for promoting and developing agro-exports. 6

8 Basmati Export Development Foundation (BEDF): Satellite based Basmati Acreage Estimation Basmati Export Development Foundation is a registered society promoted by APEDA and Basmati Export Trade in the year of with the objective to promote and protect authentic Basmati Rice. The main objective, of BEDF is to undertake and promote programs relating to application technology, research and development, including evaluation of region-specific agronomic practices. Evaluation trials of new promising varieties, seed multiplication projects, development and execution of contract farming and field-execution projects, and development of other relationship patterns between various stakeholders involved in development, growing, milling, processing, trading and exporting of Basmati Rice. The laboratory recently been developed at Meerut has state of art research facilities including DNA finger printing technique for basmati. All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) born in October 1989 is presently recognized as the only Apex body of Indian Rice exporters both in India and abroad. Apart from major rice exporters, its member includes Multination s, Co-operative bodies and Public Sector undertaking etc. It has been representing the trade within the state / country as well as abroad and has established a proven record of accomplishment in grapping and solving the rice exporters. The association offers numerous services to its members and its deals with various government agencies, APEDA, FCI etc for projecting the problems of its members and finding solution for the same. The association monthly publication, Rice India gives comprehensive coverage regarding complete rice situation and it s widely circulated and respected amongst exporters and traders both nationally and internationally. RMSI Private Limited: At the leading edge of geospatial and information technology, RMSI develops innovative solutions that integrate geographic information with niche business applications. The company follows a vertical market strategy and provides comprehensive geospatial and software services to clients across the globe, in sectors ranging from: Agriculture and Natural Resources Land Information Management Risk and Insurance Utilities and Core Geospatial. (Cartography, Data Mapping Migration / Conflation, Image Processing and Remote Sending) Wireless Telecommunications RMSI's core competency lies in providing solutions across the entire geospatial value chain - from data, to software development, to modeling, analytics, and consulting. The ability to offer complete solutions, comprising data, software, and engineering under one roof, is a key differentiator for the company. Today, RMSI's resource base comprises 7

9 over 1,000 GIS and software specialists. The combination of technical, financial, and human resource strengths, coupled with domain knowledge in many vertical markets, makes RMSI a unique global solution provider. RMSI continuously seeks to achieve excellence in all aspects of its operations and is a CMMI level 5 assessed and ISO and 9001:2008 certified company. The company has adopted these standards to provide the highest levels of software development processes and information security to its clients. 1.2 Project Team Dr K S Siva Subramanian, Project In-Charge Mr. Dinesh Kar, Project Manager Mr. Yogesh Kumar Singh, Project Manager & Agriculture Expert Mr. Rajeev Kumar Singh, Remote Sensing Expert Mr. Nitin Kumar Gupta, Remote Sensing Expert Dr Mukesh Upamanyu, Agronomist Mr. Vikrant Kumar, Entomologist Mr. Neeraj Hudda, Remote Sensing Expert Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Remote Sensing Expert Mr. Pramod Kute, Remote Sensing Expert 1.3 Objective The main objective of the project envisages satellite based crop acreage estimation, health monitoring and yield estimation of Basmati (Evolved, Traditional), Non-basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) rice production estimation for Kharif using remote sensing and GIS technique. 1.4 Study area The study for kharif 2013 is stretched between N to N latitude and to E longitude covering an area of 288,416 sq km for Basmati growing districts. This area includes 21 districts of Punjab, 21 districts of Haryana, 26 districts of Uttar Pradesh, 13 districts of Uttarakhand, 1 district of Delhi, 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh and 2 districts of Jammu & Kashmir. The list and map of the study districts are given in Table1 and Fig.1, respectively 8

10 Figure 1 Map showing Study districts Figure 2 Healthy Rice crop 9

11 Table 4 List of State and Districts of the study area Delhi Jammu & Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand Punjab Haryana Uttar Pradesh Agra Aligarh Auraiya Badaun Bagpat Amritsar Ambala Bareilly Barnala Bhiwani Bijnor Bathinda Faridabad Bullandshahr Faridkot Palwal Etah Fatehgarh Fatehabad Etawah Ferozepur Gurgaon Farrukhabad Gurdaspur Hisar Firozabad Pathankot Jhajjar Gautam Budh Almora Hoshiarpur Jind Ghaziabad Bilaspur Bageshwar Jalandhar Kaithal Hathras Chamba Chamoli Kapurthala Karnal Jp Nagar Hamirpur Champawat Ludhiana Kurukshetra Kannauj Kangra Dehradun Mansa Mahendragarh Mainpuri Kinnaur Haridwar Moga Mewat Mathura Kullu Nainital Mohali Panchkula Meerut Lahul & Spiti Pauri Garhwal Muktsar Panipat Moradabad Mandi Pithoragarh Nawanshahr Rewari Muzaffar Nagar Shimla Rudraprayag Patiala Rohtak Pilibhit Sirmaur Tehri Garhwal Rupnagar Sirsa Rampur Jammu Solan Udham Singh Sangrur Sonipat Sahajahanpur Delhi kathua Una Uttarkashi Taran Taran Yamunanagar Saharanpur 10

12 1.5 Scope of the Project To conduct this study, under mentioned applications were covered. I. Acreage estimation of all rice, Basmati crop differentiated in traditional and evolved varieties and Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) selected varieties II. Satellite image based crop health monitoring and analysis. III. Satellite derived NDVI based yield estimation and estimated production. IV. Total rice and basmati rice acreage estimation in Punjab area of Pakistan. 1.6 Rainfall & Climatic Conditions Most of the agriculture in India is rainfall dependant. Current year has shown changes in rainfall pattern all over India. Hence continues monitoring of weather was undertaken. Table 2 describes rainfall situation for the month of June to September Weather data had been collected from Indian Meteorological Database. The precipitation scenario in the Meteorological Divisions in different states is given in table 2. Figure 3 shows in June to Sept month excess rainfall in Jammu & Kashmir state, normal rainfall in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Western Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, and deficient rainfall in Haryana state. Table 5 Precipitation in different state (1st June to 30th Sep 2013) S No State's Name Normal (mm) Actual (mm) Difference from Normal (%) Remark 1 Haryana Deficient 2 Punjab Normal 3 Uttar Pradesh Normal 4 Jammu & Kashmir Excess 5 Himachal Pradesh Normal 6 Uttarakhand Normal Source: Indian Meteorological Department 11

13 Source: Indian Meteorological Department Figure 3 Average Precipitation during 1 st June to 30 th Sept 13 12

14 2 Results 2.1 Basmati and Non Basmati Acreage in the Study Area In Punjab, the total Rice acreage (Basmati & Non Basmati) for the year 2013 has been estimated at 2,784,150 ha. Firozpur district has the highest rice acreage (260,962 ha) followed by Ludhiana (257,317 ha). The area under Basmati 386, 370 basmati acreage & production is estimated at 7,538 ha and 17,846 tonnes. The acreage and production of Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1 and CSR 30 basmati are estimated at 658,941 ha and 2,630,583 tonnes. The area and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati) is estimated at 40,763 ha and 175,695 tonnes. In Haryana, the total area under Rice has been estimated at 1,199,156 ha for all districts. Karnal district has the highest area under rice cultivation (169,690 ha) followed by Kaithal (154,488 ha). The area and production of Pusa 1121, CSR 30 and Pusa Basmati 1 basmati is estimated at 576,984 ha and 2,315,128 tonnes. The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) varieties are estimated at 13,794 ha and 57,821 tonnes. In Uttar Pradesh, the total area under Rice has been estimated at 1,575,702 ha in selected 26 districts. Sahajahanpur district has the highest area under rice (190,386 ha) followed by Bareilly (174,242 ha). The acreage & production under Basmati 386, 370 and Type 3 basmati are 8,752 ha and 16,863 tonnes. The acreage and production under total Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1 basmati are estimated at 284,457 ha and 1,154,371 tonnes. The acreage and production, under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) varieties, are estimated at 155,611 & ha and 612,445 & 809,893 tonnes. In Uttarakhand, the total area under Rice has been estimated 269,014 ha in selected 13 districts. Udam Singh Nagar district has the highest area under rice (101,790 ha) followed by Pithoragarh (22,734 ha). The acreage and production under Basmati 370 and Type 3 basmati is 5,511 ha and 12,242 tonnes. The area and production under Pusa 1121 and Pusa Basmati 1 basmati are estimated at 8,098 ha and 31,158 tonnes. The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati) varieties are estimated at 27,301 ha 111,988 tonnes. In Himachal Pradesh, the total area under Rice has been estimated 77,950 ha in selected 12 districts. Kangra district has the highest area under rice (37,000 ha) followed 13

15 by Mandi (20,000 ha). The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati (Sharbati) variety is estimated at 23,358 ha 58,710 tonnes. In Jammu & Kashmir, the total Rice acreage estimated for selected two districts for the year 2009 is estimated at 95,000 ha. The area and production under total Basmati 386 and Ranbir basmati is 38,310 ha and 108,809 tonnes. In Delhi, the total area under Rice has been estimated at 6,095 ha. The area and production under total Pusa 1121, CSR 30 and Pusa Basmati 1 basmati is estimated at 3,578 ha and 15,079 tonnes. The acreage and production under selected Non-Basmati varieties is estimated at 281 ha and 1,312 tonnes. Table 6 Satellite based State wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Estimation State wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage S No State Acreage (ha) 1 Punjab 2,784,150 2 Haryana 1,199,156 3 Uttar Pradesh 1,575,702 4 Uttarakhand 269,014 5 Himachal Pradesh 77,950 6 Jammu & Kashmir 95,000 7 Delhi 6,095 Total 6,007,067 Table 7 Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Estimation in Punjab District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage S No District Acreage (ha) 1 Amritsar 179,282 2 Barnala 106,108 3 Bhatinda 107,552 4 Faridkot 104,733 5 Fatehgarh Sahib 84,755 6 Firozpur 260,962 7 Gurdaspur + 8 Pathankot 202,000 9 Hoshiarpur 69, Jalandhar 160, Kapurthala 111, Ludhiana 257, Mansa 80, Moga 172, Mukatsar 111, NawaShahar 54, Patiala 224, Rupnagar 37, Sangrur 254, SAS Nagar (Mohali) 35, Taran Taran 168,695 Total Punjab 2,784,150 14

16 Basmati and Non Basmati Acreage in Punjab, Kharif ,538, 0% 658,941, 24% Basmati 370, 386, Ranbir,Type 3 Pusa 1121, PB 1, CSR 30 39,113, 1% 0, 0% Sharbati Sugandha 2,078,558, 75% Other Rice Figure 4 Basmati and Non-basmati distribution in Punjab Figure 5 Satellite Image and spatial distribution of Total Rice in Punjab 15

17 Figure 6 Satellite Image of Haryana Figure 7 Spatial distribution of Total Rice in Haryana 16

18 Table 8 Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Estimation in Haryana District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Kharif S No District Acreage (ha) 1 Ambala 78,682 2 Bhiwani 19,919 3 Faridabad + 4 Palwal 37,990 5 Fatehabad 85,740 6 Gurgaon 4,873 7 Hissar 44,186 8 Jhajjar 28,286 9 Jind 100, Kaithal 154, Karnal 169, Kurkshetra 114, Mewat 5, MahendraGarh Panchkula 8, Panipat 76, Rewari 2, Rohtak 38, Sirsa 61, Sonepat 89, Yamunanagar 75,334 Total Haryana 1,199,156 Basmati and Non Basmati Acreage in Haryana, Kharif ,124, 0.00 Basmati 370, 386, Ranbir,Type 3 Pusa 1121, PB 1, CSR ,254, ,984, 0.48 Sharbati Sugandha 4,231, ,563, 0.01 Other Rice Figure 8 Basmati and Non-basmati distribution in Haryana 17

19 Table 9 Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Estimation in Himachal Pradesh District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage in Himachal Pradesh S No District Acreage (ha) 1 Bilaspur* 1,600 2 Chamba* 2,600 3 Hamirpur* 2,100 4 Kangra* 37,000 5 Kinnaur* Kulu* 1,200 7 Mandi* 20,000 8 Simla* 1,600 9 Sirmaur* 5, Solan* 4, Una* 2,000 Total Himachal Pradesh 77,950 * DAO extrapolated data Table 10 Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Estimation in Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage S No District Acreage (ha) S No District Acreage (ha) 1 Agra 4,846 1 Almora* 19,529 2 Aligarh 84,128 2 Bageshwar* 13,407 3 Auraiya 45,682 3 Chamoli* 12,530 4 Badaun 79,558 4 Champawat* 8,517 5 Bagpat 3,414 5 Dehradun 11,040 6 Barielly 174,242 6 Haridwar 16,184 7 Bijnor 51,199 7 Nainital 12,327 8 Bulandshar 83,731 8 Pauri Garhwal* 18,268 9 Etah + 29,979 9 Pithoragarh* 22, Etawah 44, Rudrapryaag* 9, Farrukabad 13, Teri Garwal* 12, Firozabad 19, U S Nagar 101, Gautam Buddha Nagar 27, Uttarkashi* 10, Ghaziabad 25,505 Total Uttarakhand 269, Hatras 20,179 * DAO extrapolated data 16 J P Nagar 24, Kannauj 18, Mainpuri 71, Mathura 55, Meerut 20, Mordabad 124, Muzaffarnagar + 28, Pilibhit 149, Rampur 131, Saharanpur 51, Shajahanpur 190,387 Total Uttar Pradesh 1,575,702 18

20 Basmati and Non Basmati Acreage in Uttar Pradesh, Kharif ,752, 1% 284,457, 18% Basmati 370, 386, Ranbir,Type 3 Pusa 1121, PB 1, CSR ,611, 10% Sharbati 946,591, 60% 180,291, 11% Sugandha Other Rice Figure 9 Basmati and Non-basmati distribution in Uttar Pradesh Figure 10 Satellite Image and spatial distribution of Total Rice in Uttar Pradesh 19

21 Figure 11 Satellite Image and spatial distribution of Total Rice in Uttarakhand Basmati and Non Basmati Acreage in Uttarakhand, Kharif ,511, 2% 8,098, 3% 27,301, 10% 1,982, 1% Basmati 370, 386, Ranbir,Type 3 Pusa 1121, PB 1, CSR 30 Sharbati Sugandha 226,122, 84% Other Rice Figure 12 Basmati and Non-basmati distribution in Uttarakhand 20

22 Figure 13 Satellite Image of Delhi Figure 14 spatial distribution of Total Rice in Delhi 21

23 Table 11 Satellite based District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage Estimation in Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir District wise Total Rice (Basmati & Non Basmati) Acreage S No State District Acreage (ha) 1 Delhi Delhi 6,095 Total Delhi 6,095 1 Jammu 51,500 Jammu & Kashmir 2 Kathua 43,500 Total Jammu & Kasmir 95,000 S No Table 12 Satellite based State wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage Estimation State wise Basmati & Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage Estimation, Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) Non-Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) State Basmati 370, 386, Type 3, Ranbir Pusa 1121, PB 1, CSR 30 Sharbati Sugandha 1 Punjab 7, ,941 39,113-2 Haryana 2, ,984 9,563 4,231 3 Uttar Pradesh 8, , , ,291 4 Uttarakhand 5,511 8,098 27,301 1,982 5 Jammu & Kashmir 38,310 8,850 2,035-6 Himachal Pradesh 1,795 1,550 23,350-7 Delhi - 3, Total 64,030 1,542, , ,785 22

24 Figure 15 Basmati and Non-basmati distribution in J&K, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh 23

25 Table 13 Satellite based District wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati) Acreage Estimation in Punjab District wise Basmati & Non-Basmati (Sharbati) Acreage Estimation Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) Non-Basmati Acreage (ha) S District Basmati 370, Pusa 1121, PB 1, No Sharbati 386 CSR 30 1 Amritsar 1,856 85,974 10,491 2 Barnala - 14,711-3 Bhatinda - 17,842-4 Faridkot - 16,725 1,899 5 Fatehgarh SAHIB - 19,451 1,578 6 Firozpur - 58,977-7 Gurdaspur + 8 Pathankot 1,013 74,044 15,585 9 Hoshiarpur 235 8, Jalandhar 1,382 26, Kapurthala , Ludhiana - 30, Mansa - 11, Moga - 11, Mukatsar - 22, NawaShahar - 7, Patiala 1,005 58,726 2, Rupnagar - 6, Sangrur - 81, SAS Nagar (Mohali) - 8, Taran Taran 1,305 77,143 7,310 Total 7, ,941 39,113 Figure 16 Spatial distribution of Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati) in Punjab 24

26 S No Table 14 Satellite based District wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage Estimation in Haryana District wise Basmati & Non-Basmati Acreage Estimation Non-Basmati Rice Acreage Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) (ha) District Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 370, 386 Sharbati Sugandha Basmati 1, CSR 30 1 Ambala - 6, Bhiwani - 15, Faridabad ,125 4 Palwal Fatehabad - 30, Gurgaon - 3, Hissar - 30, Jhajjar - 21, Jind - 55,642 1, Kaithal - 64, Karnal - 75,062 2, Kurkshetra - 37, Mewat - 2, MahendraGarh Panchkula Panipat - 58,048 1, Rewari - 1, Rohtak - 31, Sirsa - 47, Sonepat - 50,649 1,530 2, Yamunanagar - 14,594 1,717 - Total 2, ,984 9,563 4,231 Figure 17 Spatial distribution of Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) in Haryana 25

27 S No Table 15 Satellite based District wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sugandha & Sharbati) Acreage Estimation in Uttar Pradesh District wise Kharif Basmati & Non-Basmati Acreage Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) Non-Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) District Type 3, Pusa 1121, Pusa Sharbati Sugandha Basmati 370, Basmati 1, 1 Agra ,434 2 Aligarh - 28,722 3,902 30,164 3 Auraiya - 1,549-3,175 4 Badaun 3,778 17,419 17,555 7,342 5 Bagpat - 1, Barielly ,149 27,902 8,938 7 Bijnor - 14,000 12,500 1,800 8 Bulandshar - 34,582 3,345 28,241 9 Etah + - 6,535-9, Etawah - 3,852-3, Farrukabad , Firozabad - 6,940-8, G B Nagar - 13, , Ghaziabad - 15,495 4,211 2, Hatras - 5,290-9, J P Nagar - 5,337 10,274 3, Kannauj - 1,545-2, Mainpuri - 6,782-12, Mathura ,921 3,010 14, Meerut - 12,193 1,176 1, Moradabad 1,890 11,404 11,815 8, Muzaffarnagar , , Pilibhit - 7,600 12,057 1, Rampur - 9,450 22,302 3, Saharanpur - 13,351 15,057 2, Shajahanpur ,286 7,876 6,801 Total 8, , , ,291 Figure 18 Spatial distribution of Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) in U P 26

28 Table 16 Satellite based District wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage Estimation in Uttarakhand, District wise Basmati & Non-Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) Non-Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) S District Basmati 370, Pusa 1121, Pusa No Sharbati Sugandha Ranbir, Type 3 Basmati 1, 1 Dehradun 1, , Haridwar 2,278 2,026 2,216 1,532 3 Nainital ,500-4 U S Nagar 1,750 4,862 21,141 - Total 5,511 8,098 27,301 1,982 Figure 19 Spatial distribution of Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati) in Uttarakhand Table 17 Satellite based District wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage Estimation in Delhi, J & K and Himachal Pradesh District wise Basmati & Non-Basmati Acreage Estimation Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) Non-Basmati Rice Acreage (ha) S No District Basmati 370, 386, Pusa 1121, PB 1, Ranbir, CSR 30 Sharbati Sugandha 1 Delhi 3, Total Delhi 3, Jammu 34,145 7,355 1,485 2 Kathua 4,165 1, Total Jammu & Kashmir 38,310 8,850 2,035 1 Kangra 1,295 1,100 16,650 2 Mandi ,700 Total Himachal Pradesh 1,795 1,550 23,350 27

29 Figure 20 Spatial distribution of Basmati & Non Basmati (Sugandha) in J&K and Delhi S No 2.2 Satellite Derived NDVI based Basmati & Non Acreage, Yield and Production Estimation in Study Area A Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is an equation that takes into account the amount of infrared reflected by plants. Live green plants absorb solar radiation, which they use as a source of energy in the process of photosynthesis. The reason NDVI is related to vegetation is that healthy vegetation reflects very well in the near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The equation used in NDVI calculation is = + State and district wise acreage, yield and production estimations are given below in tables. Table 18 Satellite based State wise Basmati & Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage & Production Estimation in Study Area Acreage in ha, Production in tonnes State Basmati , Type 3, Ranbir Basmati Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1, CSR Sugandha Non Basmati Sharbati Acreage Production Acreage Production Acreage Production Acreage Production 1 Punjab 7,538 17, ,941 2,630,583 40, ,695 2 Haryana 2,124 4, ,984 2,315,128 4,231 19,146 9,563 38,675 3 Uttar Pradesh 8,752 16, ,457 1,154, , , , ,445 4 Uttarakhand 5,511 12,242 8,098 31,158 1,982 8,875 27, ,988 5 Jammu & Kashmir 38, ,809 8,850 34,944 2,035 8,210 6 Himachal Pradesh 1,795 5,259 1,550 6,100 23,350 58,710 7 Delhi 3,578 15, ,312 Total 64, ,160 1,542,457 6,187, , , ,623 1,005,722

30 S No Table 19 Satellite based District wise Basmati Acreage, Yield & Production Estimation in Punjab Acreage in ha, Yield ton/ha and Production in tonnes Basmati District Basmati , Type 3, Ranbir Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1, CSR 30 Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production 1 Amritsar 1, ,453 85, ,762 2 Barnala 14, ,999 3 Bhatinda 17, ,810 4 Faridkot 16, ,681 5 Fatehgarh Sahib 19, ,378 6 Firozpur 58, ,984 7 Gurdaspur + 8 Pathankot 1, ,286 74, ,080 9 Hoshiarpur , , Jalandhar 1, ,257 26, , Kapurthala ,612 19, , Ludhiana 30, , Mansa 11, , Moga 11, , Mukatsar 22, , NawaShahar 7, , Patiala 1, ,577 58, , Rupnagar 6, , Sangrur 81, , SAS Nagar (Mohali) 8, , Taran Taran 1, ,131 77, ,098 Total Punjab 7,538 17, ,941 2,630,583 29

31 Table 20 Satellite based District wise Basmati Acreage, Yield & Production Estimation in Haryana Acreage in ha, Yield ton/ha and Production in tonnes Basmati S District No Basmati , Type 3, Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1, CSR Ranbir 30 Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production 1 Ambala 6, ,307 2 Bhiwani 15, ,257 3 Faridabad + 4 Palwal 29, ,516 5 Fatehabad 30, ,804 6 Gurgaon 3, ,650 7 Hissar 30, ,759 8 Jhajjar 21, ,359 9 Jind 55, , Kaithal 64, , Karnal 75, , Kurkshetra 37, , Mewat 2, , MahendraGarh 15 Panchkula 2, , Panipat 58, , Rewari 1, , Rohtak 31, , Sirsa 47, , Sonepat 50, , Yamunanagar 14, ,992 Total Haryana 2,124 4, ,984 2,315,128 30

32 S No 1 Table 21 Satellite based District wise Basmati Acreage, Yield & Production Estimation in Uttar Pradesh Acreage in ha, Yield (ton/ha) and Production in tonnes S Basmati District No Basmati , Type 3 Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1, Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production 1 Agra ,482 2 Aligarh 28, ,266 3 Auraiya 1, ,019 4 Badaun , ,429 5 Bagpat 1, ,896 6 Barielly , ,007 7 Bijnor 14, ,296 8 Bulandshar 34, ,866 9 Etah + 6, , Etawah 3, , Farrukabad , Firozabad 6, , G B Nagar 13, , Ghaziabad 15, , Hatras 5, , J P Nagar 5, , Kannauj 1, , Mainpuri 6, , Mathura , , Meerut 12, , Mordabad , , Muzaffarnagar , , Pilibhit 7, , Rampur 9, , Saharanpur 13, , Shajahanpur , ,497 Total Uttar Pradesh 8,752 16, ,457 1,154,371 Table 22 Satellite based District wise Basmati Acreage, Yield & Production Estimation in Uttarakhand, J & K, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi State Acreage in ha, Yield (ton/ha) and Production in tonnes District Basmati Basmati , Type 3, Ranbir Pusa 1121, Pusa Basmati 1, CSR 30 Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production Dehradun 1, , ,767 2 Haridwar 2, ,069 2, ,374 Uttarakhand 3 Nainital ,932 4 U S Nagar 1, ,912 4, ,086 Total Uttarakhand 5,511 12,242 8,098 31,158 1 Jammu 34, ,313 7, ,217 Jammu & Kashmir 2 Kathua 4, ,495 1, ,728 Total Jammu & Kashmir 38, ,809 8,850 34,944 31

33 1 Kangra 1, ,794 1, ,329 Himachal Pradesh 2 Mandi , ,771 Total Himachal Pradesh 1,795 5,259 1,550 6,100 1 Delhi Delhi 3, ,079 Total Delhi 3,578 15,079 Table 23 Satellite based District wise Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage, Yield & Production Estimation in Uttar Pradesh Acreage in ha, Yield (ton/ha) and Production in tonnes S No District Sugandha Non Basmati Sharbati Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production 1 Agra 2, ,506 2 Aligarh 30, ,170 3, ,785 3 Auraiya 3, ,237 4 Badaun 7, ,656 17, ,044 5 Bagpat ,706 6 Barielly 8, ,972 27, ,231 7 Bijnor 1, ,060 12, ,984 8 Bulandshar 28, ,783 3, ,817 9 Etah + 9, , Etawah 3, , Farrukabad 1, , , Firozabad 8, ,064 Gautam Buddha 13 4, , ,100 Nagar 14 Ghaziabad 2, ,912 4, , Hatras 9, , J P Nagar 3, ,548 10, , Kannauj 2, , Mainpuri 12, , Mathura 14, ,650 3, , Meerut 1, ,475 1, , Mordabad 8, ,099 11, , Muzaffarnagar + 1, , , Pilibhit 1, ,272 12, , Rampur 3, ,064 22, , Saharanpur 2, ,025 15, , Shajahanpur 6, ,905 7, ,242 Total Uttar Pradesh 180, , , ,445 32

34 Table 24 Satellite based District wise Non Basmati (Sharbati & Sugandha) Acreage, Yield & Production Estimation in Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, J&K, HP and Delhi S No 1 State District Acreage in ha, Yield ton/ha and Production in tonnes Sharbati Non Basmati Sugandha Acreage Yield Production Acreage Yield Production Jhajjar ,976 2 Jind 1, ,598 3 Karnal 2, , ,520 4 Kurkshetra ,441 Haryana 5 Mewat ,997 6 Panipat 1, ,716 7 Sonepat 1, ,187 2, ,653 8 Yamunanagar 1, ,609 1 Total Haryana 9,563 38,675 4,231 19,146 Amritsar 10, ,980 2 Faridkot 1, ,909 Fatehgarh 3 1, ,766 Sahib 4 Punjab Gurdaspur + 15, ,871 5 Pathankot 6 Patiala 2, ,749 7 Taran Taran 7, ,446 1 Total Punjab 39, ,721 Dehradun 1, , ,015 2 Haridwar 2, ,753 1, ,860 Uttarakhand 3 Nainital 2, ,105 4 U S Nagar 21, ,564 Total Uttarakhand 27, ,988 1,982 8,875 1 Jammu & Jammu 1, ,907 2 Kashmir Kathua ,303 Total Jammu & Kashmir 2,035 8,210 1 Himachal Kangra 16, ,625 2 Pradesh Mandi 6, ,085 Total Himachal Pradesh 23,350 58,710 1 Delhi Delhi ,312 Total Delhi 281 1,312 33

35 2.3 Satellite Based Basmati Acreage Estimation in Punjab Province of Pakistan The rice varieties are cultivated in different parts of Pakistan. Punjab region is the largest rice-producing province of Pakistan. The Kalar tract, known as the bowl of basmati rice lies in this state between Ravi and Chenab rivers Satellite Based Total Rice Acreage in Punjab Province Satellite based total rice (Basmati and Non Basmati) acreage has estimated 1,784,617 ha in kharif Satellite Based Basmati Rice Acreage in Punjab Province Satellite based total Basmati rice acreage has estimated 1,135,541 ha in kharif GPS Based Survey GPS observations were taken in the study districts in order to collect training sites for classification of satellite images. RMSI field experts considered all the varieties covered in study while collecting points. A standard Performa has developed for filling the relevant information about the variety grown, date of transplanting and expected harvesting date and a sketch of the field. Minimum 100 * 100 sq meter area was considered to collect the points at four corners of the field and the crop grown in adjacent field. State wise GPS survey point are given in figure Figure 21 GPS Point distribution map of Punjab 34

36 Figure 22 GPS Point distribution map of Haryana Figure 23 GPS Point distribution map of Uttar Pradesh 35

37 Figure 24 GPS Point distribution map of Uttarakhand Figure 25 GPS Point distribution maps of J&K, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi 36

38 2.5 Satellite-based Crop Health Result Crop health monitoring based on satellite images involves the analysis of the images acquired in Red and Near Infra Red (NIR) bands. The index of crop health is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which is defined by the following equation: R NIR R RED NDVI = R NIR + R RED Where R NIR is the reflectance in near infra Red band and R RED is the reflectance in the red band of the satellite sensor. In satellite images, the higher NDVI values area associated with greater vegetation density and greenness of the plant canopy. By comparing two NDVI images of different dates, the crop health status is monitored. An increase in NDVI value during the crop growth period suggested that the health of the crop is good. Areas, where the NDVI values are decreased, are the areas where the crop health is affected adversely. Similarly, area with no significant change in NDVI change image is considered as having no significant change in NDVI is considered as having no significant plant growth between two periods. Two satellite images (MODIS and AWiFS) were used for current crop health status. The increasing trend of NDVI shows good crop health and maturity as on date 3 rd and 15 th September. The figures below show the maps of the study based on different NDVI value ranges Figure 26 Map showing the NDVI values of Study Area for 29th July 13 37

39 Figure 27 Map showing the NDVI values of Study Area for 3rd Sept and 15th Sept 13 38

40 Annexure I: Report schedule S No Report Name Date of Submission Report Volume I - First Report on Satellite Based Rice Acreage Estimation, Kharif 2013 Report Volume II - Second Report on Satellite Based Basmati (Evolved and Traditional) rice, Sharbati, Sugandha (Non basmati ) rice acreage, Crop Health and Sharbati production Estimation, Kharif 2013 Report Volume III - Third report on Satellite derived NDVI based yield & Production estimation of Basmati (Evolved and Traditional) rice and Sugandha (Non Basmati ), Kharif 2013 Final Report - Basmati (Evolved and Traditional) and Sharbati, Sugandha (Non Basmati) rice acreage, Yield and Production Estimation, Kharif Aug Sep Oct Nov-13 39