Geography

Punjab’s six agro-climatic zones might hold key to its diversification conundrum What is Agro climatic zone?

·         An “Agro-climatic zone” is a land unit in terms of major climates, suitable for a certain range of crops and cultivars.

·         The planning aims at scientific management of regional resources to meet the food, fiber, fodder and fuel wood without adversely affecting the status of natural resources and environment.

·         Agro-climatic conditions in the main check with soil varieties, rainfall, temperature and water accessibility that influence the kind of vegetations.

·         Agro-climatic regions by the erstwhile planning commission the design Commission, as a results of the mid-term appraisal of the design targets of the Seventh arrange, has divided the country into fifteen broad agro-climatic zones supported physical geography, soils, geological information, Climate, cropping patterns, and development of irrigation and mineral resources for broad agricultural designing and developing future techniques. Zone

 1 – Western Himalayan Region: Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh Zone

2 – Eastern Himalayan Region: Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal and all NorthEastern states Zone

3 – Lower Gangetic Plains Region: West Bengal Zone

4 – Middle Gangetic Plains Region: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Zone

5 – Upper Gangetic Plains Region: Uttar Pradesh Zone

6 – Trans-Gangetic Plains Region: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan Zone

7 – Eastern Plateau and Hills Region: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa and West Bengal Zone

8 – Central Plateau and Hills Region: MP, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh Zone

9 – Western Plateau and Hills Region: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Zone

10 – Southern Plateau and Hills Region: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Zone

11 – East Coast Plains and Hills Region: Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Zone

12 – West Coast Plains and Ghat Region: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra Zone

13 – Gujarat Plains and Hills Region: Gujarat Zone

14 – Western Dry Region: Rajasthan Zone

15 – The Islands Region: Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep