Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-06
Subject: Natural Disasters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 624

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 06 TH  FEBRUARY, 2018/ MAGHA 17, 1939 (SAKA) NATURAL DISASTERS

624. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  natural  disasters  faced  by  the  country  in  the  last  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

(d) the manner in which the Government plans to promote faster responses to natural disasters in the rural areas?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Various parts of the country have faced natural disasters in the last five years. The details of the losses due to natural disasters including floods/ landslides/ earthquake/ cloudburst/ cyclonic storm etc., as reported by the State Governments/ Union Territories during the last five years are at Annexure.

The primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with  the  State Government. There are institutional mechanisms at the National and State level  in  the  country  to  develop  appropriate  preparedness,  and  prompt response mechanism  for effective management  of  natural disasters including  taking  necessary  measures  to  educate  people  at  the  time of natural calamities which include increasing awareness/ forewarning/ mock

drills on various calamities / sensitising people involving the stake holders including PRI members at the State/ District and local Governments level including  rural  areas  and  reduce/  minimize  the  losses  during/  impending natural disasters in States of the country.

National  Policy  on  Disaster  Management  (NPDM)  has  been  issued  which covers all aspects of disaster management. This also provides for capacity building including enhancement  of preparedness through  community participation.    The  Central  Government  has  constituted  the  National Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA)  with  the  responsibility  for  laying down  the  policies,  plans,  and  guidelines  for  disaster  managements. Similarly  State  Disaster  Management  Authorities  (SDMAs)  and  District Disaster  Management  Authorities  (DDMAs)  have  been  constituted  at  the State and District Level.

The early warning is provided by the forecasting agencies of Government of India on real time basis for the impending disasters to all the concerned stakeholders for taking appropriate precautionary measures.

The  measures  as  taken  by  the  Government  of  India  and  the  State Governments are expected to improve the existing disaster management practices, preparedness, prevention, & enhance the response mechanism and minimizing the effects of natural calamities in the country. Further, the strengthening  of  the  disaster  management  is  a  continuing  and  evolving process of the governance.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO.624 FOR 06.02.2018

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 01.02.18)  lives  lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  House  s (No.)  Crops  area  (in  lakh ha.)  lives  lost  (No.)  Cattle  lost  (No.)  House  s (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.)  House  s (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  60  1177  1463  0.41  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  649  256  357197  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  15255  36710  6.45  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  118  77  6324  0.078  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  19  10752  19793  0.89  17  Meghalaya  --  --  --  --  66  8822  10701  0.159  5  --  4  --  4  --  --  --  11  --  163  --  18  Mizoram  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  13  14  5437  0.11  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  5705  57989  7.34  23  Sikkim  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  1  1  2012  --  13  2090  361  0.018  11  80  910  0.02  24  Tamil Nadu  --  --  --  --  75  341  3750  --  470  12030  475762  3.83  25  564  8278  0.34  72  7654  14229  0.05  25  Telangana  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  49  6535  37991  2.59  --  --  --  --  26  Tripura  --  --  --  --  21  --  1139  0.015  1  --  11179  --  5  1  937  --  17  13  3222  --  27  Uttar  Pradesh  380  519  54994  7.97  132  107  75564  5.00  40  15  14  --  82  266  46793  5.96  121  154  56935  3.81  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  2075  497362  6.74  30  Puducherry  01  48  694  0.003  --  --  --  --  4  1095  4327  --  --  --  5  --  --  --  --  --  31  Lakshadweep  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  --  1656  1372  --  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  2230  50710  1193865  38.52   |
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