REAL TIME CONTINGENCY MEASURES FOR CROP MANAGEMENT UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS IN SHIWALIK FOOTHILLS

Not AvailableIn the North-Eastern part of the Punjab about 0.393 mha area (7.8 % of state area) in the Shivalik foot hills known as Kandi stretches from Dhar Kalan block of Pathankot district to Dera Bassi block of SAS Nagar, covering parts of Pathankot, Hoshiarpur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Roop Nagar and SAS Nagar districts.The per capita availability of food grains in the Kandi belt is low which is 1871 g/day as compared to 3188 g/day in the rest of Punjab. Despite having surplus food grain production in Punjab, Kandi belt is still facing the problem of food security.Not Availabl