Lok Sabha Question No. 2507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Natural Disasters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2507

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  JANUARY, 2018/ PAUSHA 12, 1939 (SAKA) NATURAL DISASTERS

2507. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR: SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of data on natural disasters in the country in the past five years;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  active  measures  to  increase awareness and forewarning in areas that see regular natural disasters;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the Government plans to promote faster responses to natural disasters in the rural areas;

(d) the steps taken to ensure disaster risk reduction in the North Eastern Region;

(e) whether the NDMA has special provisions to meet disasters pertaining to the Indian Himalayas; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (f): The  details  of  the  losses  due  to  natural  disasters  including heavy rains reported by the State Governments during the last five year are at Annexure.

The primary responsibility for disaster management, including preparedness rests with the States.  There are institutional mechanisms at

the National and State level for effective management of natural disasters including  taking  necessary  measures  to  educate  people  at  the  time  of natural calamities which include spreading awareness/ sensitising people at the State/ District and local Governments level and reduce/ minimize the losses during natural disaster. These setups have been networked with the early  warning  system  and  also  with  the  National  Emergency  Operation Centre  for  receiving  and  dissemination  of  alerts/  advisories/  information relating  to  the  natural  calamities.  Twelve  battalions  of  National  Disaster Response  Force  (NDRF)  have  been  deployed  throughout  the  country specifically  for  rescue,  relief  and  response  during  disaster.    Based  on vulnerability  profile  of  different  regions  of  the  country,  these  specialist battalions have been presently stationed at the various strategic locations all  over  the  country.  The  States  have  also  been  encouraged  to  develop State Disaster Response Force (SDRF). Regular mock drills are organized by  the  NDRF.  NDRF  teams  are  constantly  engaged  in  familiarization exercises (FAMAX) as also in community awareness/ preparedness programmes in far flung and inaccessible rural areas.    The  measures  as taken by the Government of India and the State Governments are expected to  improve  the  existing  disaster  management  practices  including  the preparedness  and  minimizing  the   effects   of  disasters  in  the  country

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2507 FOR 02.01.2018

including North-Eastern Region and Himalayan States. Further, the strengthening of the disaster management is a continuing process of the governance.

NDMA  has  focused  on  conduct  of  Mock  Exercises,  school  Children sensitization and awareness generation programmes in North-Eastern and Himalayan  States,  which  includes  multi  state  mega  mock  exercises  on earthquake on Mandi scenario and Shillong scenario involving Himalayan States and all North-Eastern States.

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## ANNEXURE

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2507 FOR 02.01.2018

## State-wise details of damage due to cyclonic storms/ heavy rains/ floods/ landslides/ earthquake etc. during the years 2013-14 to 2017-18

(Provisional)

| Sl.  No.  State  Year  2013-14  2014-15  2015-16  2016-17  2017-18 (as on 21.12.17)  lives  lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  Houses  (No.)  Crops  area  (in  lakh ha.)  lives lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  Houses  (No.)  Crops  area  (in  lakh ha.)  lives  lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  Houses  (No.)  Crops  area  (in  lakh ha.)  lives  lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  Houses  (No.)  Crops  area  (in  lakh  ha.)  lives  lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  Houses  (No.)  Crops  area  (in  lakh  ha.)  1  Andhra Pr.  60  2517  59639  13.12  61  4777  40379  3.30  88  3669  32836  2.17  19  32  2277  0.48  31  55  6557  0.45  2  Arunachal Pr.  52  401  2316  2.20  61  1992  2742  0.28  20  1198  1802  0.14  42  1903  1629  0.235  48  3564  1379  0.08  3  Assam  --  --  --  0.013  90  8961  138000  3.67  66  2482  61434  2.86  115  3191  66887  2.82  160  2763  111070  2.80  4  Bihar  231  6458  156986  4.00  144  28  5621  1.16  158  51  130576  8.08  243  583  129922  3.72  514  275  118410  8.10  5  Chhattisgarh  --  --  --  --  27  199  6053  0.004  --  --  --  --  9  15  694  2.98  52  102  909  --  6  Gujarat  186  274  407  --  27  112  875  --  156  19388  62006  2.59  85  252  128  --  229  16381  42834  11.12  7  Goa  --  --  139  0.04  --  --  41  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  119  --  1  --  61  --  8  Haryana  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  3  --  8  --  --  --  --  --  9  Himachal Pr.  52  23648  5633  0.53  45  698  1963  0.136  133  686  3406  0.13  40  136  2283  0.20  75  199  2195  0.80  10  J  & K  30  74  72574  --  304  61326  253184  6.48  21  97  1989  --  3  --  --  --  7  4  90  --  11  Jharkhand  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  8  --  1483  --  12  3  2668  --  12  Karnataka  86  286  11061  2.27  27  85  19125  0.91  --  --  --  --  10  217  23654  3.76  70  745  1533  --  13  Kerala  182  1366  10672  0.11  132  527  8292  0.20  67  4  6431  --  48  56  5770  0.017  130  77  5880  --  14  Madhya Pr.  390  1166  22816  9.25  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  184  400  80000  --  --  --  --  --  15  Maharashtra  365  2164  147369  7.49  151  53  44  --  2  --  --  --  145  1035  8164  0.15  134  164  --  --  16  Manipur  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  26  29  11849  0.39  --  --  24723  0.018  16  2902  17821  0.55  17  Meghalaya  --  --  --  --  66  8822  10701  0.159  5  --  4  --  4  --  --  --  11  --  163  --  18  Mizoram  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  13  14  3452  0.09  19  Nagaland  --  2680  982  0.08  17  2860  14537  0.31  5  --  180  0.04  7  738  4119  0.42  22  665  7700  0.05  20  Odisha  59  5688  474250  11.00  50  672  83140  3.65  5  --  839  --  3  --  8  399  562  0.42  21  Punjab  41  954  9774  4.00  31  127  24795  1.06  11  14  126  --  12  --  98  0.005  4  6  34  --  22  Rajasthan  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  40  174  24657  0.32  82  635  15010  --  80  5711  54776  8.34  23  Sikkim  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  1  1  2012  --  13  2090  361  0.018  11  80  810  0.01  24  Tamil Nadu  --  --  --  --  75  341  3750  --  470  12030  475762  3.83  25  564  8278  0.34  48  8671  13465  0.07  25  Telangana  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  49  6535  37991  2.59  --  --  --  --  26  Tripura  --  --  --  --  21  --  1139  0.015  1  --  11179  --  5  1  937  --  17  13  3222  --  27  Uttar Pr.  380  519  54994  7.97  132  107  75564  5.00  40  15  14  --  82  266  46793  5.96  110  101  21.545  3.96  28  Uttarakhand  3547  9470  10625  0.36  66  348  1824  0.013  31  177  410  --  114  1575  3324  0.10  57  737  1380  --  29  West Bengal  183  45285  169296  1.31  169  145  33621  0.508  193  23120  822978  13.02  200  3320  84765  4.48  197  2857  497362  10.60  30  Puducherry  01  48  694  0.003  --  --  --  --  4  1095  4327  --  --  --  5  --  --  --  --  --  Total  5845  102998  1210227  63.74  1696  92180  725390  26.855  1543  64230  1654817  33.57  1,550  23,544  5,49,422  28.27  2057  46488  915878  47.44   |
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