Records of the Drought Famines of GUJARAT Since Last 616 Years Earliest Since 1396

Records of the Drought /Famines of GUJARAT since last 616 years !(Earliest since 1396). 1396 AD West India &Gujarat South of Narmada depopulated

1482 Surat

1559 Saurashtra Jagadusha During Moguls

1577 KUTCH

1631-32 Whole of the Gujarat Satyasyo lasted till 1640AD Satyasyo = VS1687 -56 = 1631 AD

1647 Saurashtra

1681-97 Throughout Gujarat Reoccurring droughts Severe famine in the Gujarat

1708 -1800 During the Mogul Periods

1757-58 KUTCH Famines of Kutch Many famines during the periods

1774-75 KUTCH Famines of Kutch Many famines during the periods

1782- 83 KUTCH Famines of Kutch Many famines during the periods

1784 KUTCH Famines of Kutch Many famines during the periods

1791-92 Whole of the Gujarat SADTALO means VS 1847 SADTALO=VS 1847-56= AD 1791

1801-03 KUTCH & SURAT TILOTRA=3 famines 3 FAMINES in KUTCH - TILOTRO

1812-13 KUTCH AGNOTRO VS 1869 AGNOTRO VS 1869-56= AD 1813

1815 Whole of the Gujarat

1824-25 1833-34, 24-35, 39-40 KUTCH Saurashtra

1845-46 1856, 1861, 1864, 1876 Many Parts of the Gujarat

1800-1947 During the British Periods

1897-98 Gujarat Famine

1899-1900 KUTCH & Gujarat CHAPANO lasted 1901-02 CHAPANO=VS1956-56=AD1900

1911, 21, 26 Gujarat Saurashtra

1935, 1938 Gujarat

1939-40 Gujarat, Saurashtra

1940-41 KUTCH & Gujarat CHANANO=VS1996 CHANANO=VS1996-56=AD1940

1946-47 KUTCH&Panchmahal

1947-1960 POST INDEPENDENCE

1947-48 Parts Of Gujarat (PACHHOTARO) Due to LATE RAINS

1948-49 Kheda, SabarKantha

1951-53 Parts of the Gujarat Saurashtra

1957-58 KUTCH & Gujarat

1960Latest POST INDEPENDENCE

1960, 65, 68 Most Parts of Gujarat

1971, 73, 74 And 1979-80 Parts of the Gujarat

1885, 87,88 Most Parts of Gujarat

LAST year 2010 is the record rain year in last 50 to 100 years BUT Some one published that there would not be a drought in Kutch for at least one century AND ALL THAT published in news papers without any scientific evidence and without any support of knowledge.

There has been records of two cycles of weather in KUTCH. though a mini cycle of 3 years of good and bad rain is known as short term periods as we are aware of in our regular life time.

But a major cycle of droughts and very Good Rain cycle are different e.g. 40 years of cycles of major droughts (e.g. 1, CHHAPANO Vikram Sanvant 1956= 1900AD and 2nd 1940 KUTCH FAMINE CHHANAVO Vikram Sanvant 1996= 1940AD) affecting most parts of western Monsoon system and also has Good Monsoon of 30 years cycle. both of those weather cycles falls in 120 years world weather cycle studied scientifically with rings in tree trunks. as good rain makes a ring wider expanding growth and narrows in famines. (30x4 cycle=120 years=3x40 cycle)

CHHAPANO 1956 VS= 1900/01 famine has been recorded in major parts of the world tree records. and if cycle is repeating after 120 years Major world dropout is possible in next few years after next decade!

Year 1901 Population dropped to 4 88 000 (12%) due to FAMINE of CHHAPANO (Vikram sanvant 1956= 1900AD)

1940 KUTCH FAMINE ( CHHANAVO ) (Vikram sanvant 1996= 1940AD) IN THE YEAR 1941 Population dropped TO 4 98 000 WW2 and fight of Independence

1959 Population there after increased and VERY VERY GOOD RAIN recorded to 60" in KUTCH

1979 Flooding in KUTCH and BANNI plains of Kutch, which was overshadowed by Destruction of MACHU DAM of MORVI in Saurashtra.

MALE/FEMALE ratio in KUTCH before 1971: Before India Pakistan war of 1971 population in Kutch has more FEMALE than MAN

YEAR 1951 CENSUS *1079F/1000M (POPULATION 294629 F/272977 M)


MALE/FEMALE ratio in KUTCH during 71/81: After India Pakistan war of 1971 population in Kutch equals FEMALE /MAN.

YEAR 1971 CENSUS *1012F/1000M (POPULATION 427512F/422257M)

MALE/FEMALE ratio in KUTCH after 1981: After1981 population in Kutch has first time decreased to LESS FEMALE than MAN


YEAR 1991 CENSUS *973 F/1000M (POPULATION 619684 F/642823 M) After1991 since population in Kutch has further decreased to LESS and LESS FEMALE than MAN

Medical and Government services failed in flooded BANNI region as area was seperated from the rest of area. BUT with the Help of merchant relief committee we organised along with help of MUKESH ZAVERI and Shri late TULSI GAJARA, By daily touring to provide a medical services in flooded BANNI plains of KUTCH and rest of areas affected by flood in KUTCH.

1980 -1981 Population increased in Kutch, VERY GOOD RAIN recorded in KUTCH as below

Andasa Anjar Bhachau Bhuj Lakhapat Mandvi Mundra Nakhatrana Rapar District Ave.

1980 550 541 401 509 330 614 838 460 263 * 501

1981 660 612 648 601 321 543 736 351 441 * 547

average good rain is recorded in KUTCHas below

RAIN FALL Table of KUTCH : Taluka wise rainfall data (mm) of Kutch district of Gujarat

Years Talukas

Andasa Anjar Bhachau Bhuj Lakhapat Mandvi Mundra Nakhatrana Rapar Gandhidham District Ave.

1980 550 541 401 509 330 614 838 460 263 * 501

1981 660 612 648 601 321 543 736 351 441 * 547

1982 308 150 179 184 120 162 266 267 207 * 205

1986 222 169 115 106 164 193 332 150 94 * 172

1987 0? 0? 1? 2? 0? 2? 9? 0? * 3? Kutch Drought CYCLE

1988 951 458 485 657 676 739 672 492 278 * 600

1991 37 118 203 82 18 64 148 40 135 * 94

1992 720 456 366 508 937 762 842 886 390 * 652

1993 70 174 121 72 149 30 46 71 268 * 111

1994 633 988 1055 800 1262 1040 1195 1070 714 * 973

1995 368 210 245 168 308 178 225 198 218 * 235

1996 149 189 282 87 29 135 135 80 382 * 163

1999 187 86 273 123 65 84 120 100 189 103 *133

2002 125 136 164 78 58 168 103 100 231 195 *136

KUTCH MEAN Annual Rainfall

Mean 342 315 334 292 297 319 429 332 314 226 *332

Records of the Drought Famines of GUJARAT Since Last 616 Years Earliest Since 1396

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