Maharashtra
Nodal Department:Department of Environment & Climate Change
8
Priority Sectors
150
Activities
36
SAPCC Indicators
22
State Departments
State Profile
Districts
36
Area
307,713 km²
Population
11.24 Cr
Coastline
877.97 km
Climate Zones
4
Avg Temperature
25.80°C
Annual Rainfall
1,259 mm
Forest & Tree Cover
65,383 km²
Maharashtra's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
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About Maharashtra SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
Maharashtra SAPCC 2.0 covers 2020-2030. It was prepared by the Environment and Climate Change Department through consultations with state departments, technical institutions and other stakeholders. Maharashtra SAPCC 2.0 addresses eight priority sectors, additional priorities for industry, transport and tribal development, and the cross-cutting areas of finance and planning.
Climate profile
- Maharashtra has a monsoon climate shaped by the Arabian Sea, the Western Ghats and the extensive plateau to their east. The Ghats create a marked climatic divide between the high-rainfall Konkan coast and the much drier rain-shadow areas of central Maharashtra.
- The state is commonly divided into four meteorological regions: Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha. Most rainfall is received during the southwest monsoon from June to September, with substantial differences between the coast, central districts and eastern Maharashtra.
- The SAPCC records rising annual maximum and mean temperatures. It projects further warming and more frequent temperature extremes across the state, alongside increased heavy-rainfall events in parts of Konkan, Pune and Nashik and geographically varied changes in monsoon rainfall.
Climate stress at a glance
- Maharashtra experiences both drought and flood risk, with increasing concern about cyclonic weather along the western coast.
- Maharashtra SAPCC 2.0 considers the dependence of rain-fed agriculture and livestock on the monsoon, seasonal water scarcity in Marathwada and Vidarbha, and climate pressures on forests, biodiversity and coastal ecosystems.
- Climate planning also addresses dense urban areas, industrial and transport systems, tourism and the livelihoods of tribal and forest-dependent communities
