Punjab
India's wheat-rice bowl with a semi-arid, hot subtropical monsoon climate, has seen days above 40°C rise from 289 (1970–79) to 322 (2010–19) and 16 years of deficit monsoon over 2000–2020. Declining groundwater, paddy-residue burning and rainfall variability across 22 districts (annual range 189–1,929 mm) define exposure; Mission Tandarust Punjab anchors integrated climate-health response.
Nodal Department:Department of Science, Technology & Environment
7
Missions
63
Activities
15
Indicators
15
Departments
State Profile
Districts
23
Area
50,362 km²
Population
2.77 Cr
Region
North
Climate Zones
1
Avg Temperature
24°C
Annual Rainfall
603 mm
Forest Cover
3.67%
Punjab'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 Punjab SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
Punjab's SAPCC 2.0 (2021–2030) updates SAPCC 1.0 (2014–2020, 95 strategies, ₹5,778 Cr expenditure with 70% adaptation). It is led by the Directorate of Environment & Climate Change with the State Climate Change Knowledge Centre at Punjab State Council for Science and Technology (PSCST) as the nodal technical body. The plan covers seven State Missions aligned with NAPCC, with district-level vulnerability assessment based on DST-GoI's national framework.
Climate profile
- Days above 40°C rose from 289 (1970–79) to 322 (2010–19); days below 2°C fell from 83 to 36; annual rainfall range 189–1,929 mm (1901–2018) with declining trend.
- Max temperature projected +1.2°C MC and +2.1°C EC under RCP 4.5; +1.4°C MC and +4.5°C EC under RCP 8.5; highest rise in Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Sri Muktsar Sahib.
- Annual rainfall projected +5.4% MC and +12.5% EC (RCP 4.5); +9.8% MC and +12.8% EC (RCP 8.5); max increase in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur, min in Mansa.
Climate stress at a glance
- 16 years of deficit monsoon during 2000–2020; declining rainfall trend over six decades except 1980–1999 (heavy floods 1984, 1988, 1995).
- Heavy reliance on paddy-wheat irrigation has driven groundwater decline and contaminant exposure across multiple districts.
- Paddy-residue burning drives air-quality episodes; 41 climate-resilient crop varieties + 35 low-chill temperate fruit varieties under development.
Punjab Documents
Punjab State Action Plan on Climate Change
Department of Science, Technology & Environment
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