Maharashtra
Spans a 720 km Konkan coastline, drought-prone Marathwada and Vidarbha, the Western Ghats and rapid urban growth in the Mumbai-Pune belt. Eastern districts (Nagpur, Amravati, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli) face the highest projected daytime temperatures; 11 districts are water-stressed and 18 water-scarce; tribal communities in 11 districts depend directly on forest livelihoods threatened by climate stress.
Nodal Department:Department of Environment & Climate Change
7
Missions
150
Activities
36
Indicators
22
Departments
State Profile
Districts
36
Area
307,713 km²
Population
12.3 Cr
Coastline
720 km
Climate Zones
4
Avg Temperature
27°C
Annual Rainfall
1,400 mm
Forest Cover
17%
Maharashtra's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
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| Indicator | Unit | Current Status | Target by 2030 | Progress | Baseline Year (2021) | Last Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Solar Power Deployment in the country | GW | 150.26 (as of 31.03.2026) | 292 | 51% | 49.35 (as of 31.12.2021) | 1 Dec 2025 |
About Maharashtra SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
Maharashtra's MHSAPCC 2.0 (2020–2030) was prepared under MoEFCC's revised framework, led by the Environment and Climate Change Department with the State Climate Action Cell and SKMCCC as nodal technical body. It covers eight priority sectors — Agriculture, Water, Forest & Biodiversity, Tourism, Energy, Habitat, Public Health, Disaster Management — plus Industries, Transport, Tribal Development and cross-cutting Finance & Planning.
Climate profile
- Mean daytime temperature projected +0.90°C (RCP 4.5) and +1.56°C (RCP 8.5) by the 2030s; night-time +1.04°C and +1.83°C.
- Eastern divisions (Nagpur, Amravati) see highest daytime temperatures; the five warmest 2030s districts: Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Nandurbar, Yavatmal, Gondia.
- Daytime temperature extremes projected to rise 2-fold and night-time 5-fold; heavy-rainfall events to increase in Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Thane, Raigad, Sindhudurg and Mumbai.
Climate stress at a glance
- 11 of 35 districts are water-stressed (<1,700 cu m per-capita) and 18 water-scarce (<1,000 cu m); Vidarbha and Marathwada face seasonal groundwater scarcity; 42.5% of state lies in deficit sub-basins.
- Forest cover rose from 14.31% (1991) to 16.51% (2021); mangroves span 304 sq km; phenology shifts and prolonged dryness drive forest-fire risk.
- Tribal communities in 11 districts (Amravati, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Palghar, Thane) face livelihood loss; districts swap between drought- and flood-prone trends.
Maharashtra Documents
Maharashtra State Action Plan on Climate Change
Department of Environment & Climate Change
Gender Transformative Approach to Livelihoods: A Toolkit
MoEFCC, Government of India — NAPCC 2.0
Guidelines for Floating Solar PV in India
MoEFCC, Government of India — NAPCC 2.0
Global Lessons for India's Adaptation Strategy
GIZ India — NAP/SAPCC