Uttarakhand
Nodal Department:Department of Environment & Climate Change
11
Priority Sectors
110
Activities
40
SAPCC Indicators
29
State Departments
State Profile
Local Government Directory (LGD) – Districts, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India | Dataset updated: 29 August 2026
Districts
13
Survey of India administrative boundary data, as reported in India State of Forest Report 2023, Volume I, Table 2.4 | ISFR edition year: 2023; printed: 2024
Area
53,483.36 km²
Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | Census year: 2011
Population
1.01 Cr
Region
North
Climate Zones
1
Avg Temperature
18°C
Annual Rainfall
1,550 mm
India State of Forest Report 2023, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Assessment year: 2023
Forest & Tree Cover
25,534.97 km²
Uttarakhand's Progress on NAPCC Indicators
National Solar Mission · Showing 1 of 1 indicators
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Total Solar Power Deployment in the country
UnitGW
Current Progress—
Target by 2030292
About Uttarakhand SAPCC
SAPCC Overview
The Uttarakhand SAPCC was prepared with the State Forest Department as the lead agency and with inputs from 11 sectoral working groups.
Climate profile
- Uttarakhand extends from the Terai and Bhabar plains to the Lesser, Greater and Trans-Himalayan zones. Its climate varies sharply with elevation and terrain, and its water systems depend on monsoon rainfall, winter precipitation, snow, glaciers, springs and high-altitude catchments.
- Available station-level observations show that climate trends are not uniform across the state. Pantnagar recorded decreasing maximum temperatures but increasing minimum temperatures, while Almora recorded an increase of about 0.46°C in average temperature during 1955–2007 and declining annual rainfall relative to its long-term average.
- Projections cited for the wider Himalayan region indicate warming of approximately 1.7–2.2°C by the 2030s relative to the 1970s, together with an increase in annual rainfall of approximately 5–13%. More intense rainfall, altered snow and glacier conditions and increased sediment movement could affect rivers, slopes, infrastructure and mountain livelihoods.
Climate stress at a glance
- Uttarakhand SAPCC 1.0 recognises the exposure of mountain settlements, roads, tourism routes and public services to landslides, flash floods, intense rainfall and other Himalayan hazards.
- Changes in snow, glaciers, springs and rainfall can affect water availability, hydropower, agriculture, forests, biodiversity and rural livelihoods.
- The June 2013 disaster informs the emphasis in Uttarakhand SAPCC 1.0 on risk-sensitive infrastructure, early warning and stronger coordination between development and disaster-management institutions.
