The drought-prone areas in India have been divided into two categories by the irrigation department:
1. Highly drought – prone zone.
2. Normal drought – prone zone.
1. Highly Drought – Prone Zone: In this category, those areas are included in which there is more than 25 per cent uncertainty of drought. Western Rajasthan and western Gujarat have been placed in this category.
2. Normal Drought – Prone Zone: In this zone, the uncertainty of drought is found to be le§s than 25 per cent. Under this zone, eastern Rajasthan, eastern Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, western Madhya Pradesh, central Maharashtra, internal part of Karnataka, southern Andhra Pradesh, central Karnataka, north – Western Bihar, Western Uttar Pradesh and Orissa are included.
