Lok Sabha Question No. 3428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-06
Subject: Loss due to Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD, SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA, MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI, POONAM  MAHAJAN, RAM PRASAD SARMAH, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE, A.P. JITHENDER REDDY, KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, RATTAN LAL KATARIA, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, PRATHAP SIMHA, HUKUM SINGH, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3428

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  DECEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 15, 1938 (SAKA)

## LOSS DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES

†3428.

PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  certain  parts  of  the  country  have  been  affected  by  natural calamities particularly heavy rains and floods recently;
- (b) if so, the details of loss of lives, livestock and damage to property and crops reported during the last  one  year  and  the  current  year,  State/UTwise;
- (c) whether any central team has visited the calamity affected States and if so, the details of assessment made by the said team, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the amount of relief sought by the affected States and the amount of relief  provided  by  the  Government  along  with  the  compensation  paid  to the farmers, State/UT-wise; and
- (e)  the  efforts  made  by  the  National  Disaster  Response  Force  (NDRF) team  for  rescue  and  relief  operations  along  with  the  number  of  people rescued and the status of relief and rehabilitation works in the affected areas, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Various  parts  of  the country  have  been  affected   by natural

calamities including heavy rains and floods in the recent past. The details of  the  losses  due  to  natural  calamities  during  the  last  one  year  and current year, as reported by the State Governments/ Union Territories, are at Annexure-I.

The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the State Government. The concerned State Governments undertake relief activities according to the magnitude of the ground situation, in the wake of  natural  disasters  from  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in accordance with Government of India approved items and norms. When the available resources under the SDRF are  inadequate,  additional  assistance  is  extended  from  the  National Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  by  following  the  laid  down  procedure, which includes an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team.

The  financial  assistance  is  towards  relief  and  not  for  compensation  of loss as suffered/ claimed. Additional expenditure, if any, incurred over and above or on other than approved items/ norms, is required to be met by the  States  from  their  own  resources.  This  Ministry  does  not  centrally maintain the relief/ compensation provided to the farmers, since execution of relief/ compensation activities on the ground is responsibility of State concerned.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3428 FOR 06.12.2016

The  State-wise  details  of  the  memoranda  submitted  to  this  Ministry seeking financial assistance from NDRF during the current year are given at Annexure-II.

Based on the monsoon forecast and flood vulnerability profile of different regions of the country, 34 specialist teams of National Disaster Response Force  (NDRF)  alongwith  necessary  equipment  were  prepositioned  in different  flood  prone  areas  of  the  country  before  commencement  of monsoon and 23 additional Teams were deployed on the request of the State Governments on need basis. In addition, NDRF teams also assist the State administration in distribution of essential relief material and provide medical support to affected people at the time of emergency.

The State-wise details of deployment of NDRF Team for rescue and relief operations alongwith number of people rescued/ evacuated during 2016, are at Annexure-III.

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## State-wise details of damage due to cyclonic storms/ heavy rains/ floods/ landslides/ cloudburst etc. during the years 2015-16 and 2016-17

|         |               | Years            | Years             | Years        | Years                    | Years                    | Years                    | Years                    | Years                    |
|---------|---------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|         |               | 2015-16          | 2015-16           | 2015-16      | 2015-16                  | 2016-17 (as on 11.11.16) | 2016-17 (as on 11.11.16) | 2016-17 (as on 11.11.16) | 2016-17 (as on 11.11.16) |
| Sl. No. | State         | 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       | 2             | 3                | 4                 | 5            | 6                        | 7                        | 8                        | 9                        | 10                       |
| 1       | Andhra Pr.    | 88               | 3669              | 32836        | 2.17                     | 19                       | --                       | 3351                     | 0.46                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pr. | 20               | 1198              | 1802         | 0.14                     | 41                       | 15671                    | 354                      | 0.02                     |
| 3       | Assam         | 66               | 2482              | 61434        | 2.86                     | 44                       | 3191                     | 66887                    | 2.35                     |
| 4       | Bihar         | 158              | 51                | 130576       | 8.08                     | 243                      | 5383                     | 129922                   | 3.72                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh  |                  |                   |              |                          | 9                        | 15                       | 694                      | 2.98                     |
| 6       | Gujarat       | 156              | 19388             | 62006        | 2.59                     | 85                       | 252                      | 128                      | --                       |
| 7       | Goa           | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --                       | --                       | 119                      | --                       |
| 8       | Haryana       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 3                        | --                       | 8                        | --                       |
| 9       | Himachal Pr.  | 133              | 686               | 3406         | 0.13                     | 40                       | 136                      | 2283                     | 0.20                     |
| 10      | J &K          | 21               | 97                | 1989         | --                       | 3                        | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 11      | Jharkhand     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 8                        | --                       | 1483                     | --                       |
| 12      | Karnataka     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 48                       | 183                      | 23654                    | 3.78                     |
| 13      | Kerala        | 67               | 4                 | 6431         | --                       | 48                       | 56                       | 5770                     | 0.017                    |
| 14      | Madhya Pr.    | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 184                      | 400                      | 80000                    | --                       |
| 15      | Maharashtra   | 2                | --                | --           | --                       | 145                      | 1035                     | 8164                     | 0.15                     |
| 16      | Manipur       | 26               | 29                | 11849        | 0.39                     | --                       | --                       | 49436                    | 0.018                    |
| 17      | Meghalaya     | 5                | --                | 4            | --                       | 4                        | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 18      | Nagaland      | 5                | --                | 180          | 0.04                     | --                       | 1200                     | 3537                     | --                       |
| 19      | Odisha        | 5                | --                | 839          | --                       | 3                        | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 20      | Punjab        | 11               | 14                | 126          | --                       | 12                       | --                       | 98                       | 0.005                    |
| 21      | Rajasthan     | 40               | 174               | 24657        | 0.32                     | 82                       | 635                      | 15010                    | --                       |
| 22      | Sikkim        | 1                | 1                 | 2012         | --                       | 13                       | 2090                     | 361                      | 0.018                    |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu    | 470              | 12030             | 475762       | 3.83                     | 6                        | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 24      | Telangana     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 46                       | 6535                     | 19435                    | 1.23                     |
| 25      | Tripura       | 1                | --                | 11179        | --                       | 5                        | 1                        | 937                      | --                       |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh | 40               | 15                | 14           | --                       | 82                       | 287                      | 46793                    | 5.96                     |
| 27      | Uttarakhand   | 31               | 177               | 410          | --                       | 114                      | 1575                     | 3324                     | 0.10                     |
| 28      | West Bengal   | 193              | 23120             | 822978       | 13.02                    | 200                      | 3320                     | 84765                    | 4.48                     |
| 29      | Puducherry    | 4                | 1095              | 4327         | --                       | --                       | --                       | 5                        | --                       |
|         | Total         | 1,543            | 64,230            | 16,54,817    | 33.57                    | 1,487                    | 41,965                   | 5,46,518                 |                          |
|         |               |                  |                   |              |                          |                          |                          |                          | 25.48                    |

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Status of memoranda received from the State Governments seeking additional Central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) during 2016-17.

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State            | Type of disasters                  | Assistance projected by the State [Rs. in crore]   | Status of assistance from NDRF                                                                                                                     |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2                | 3                                  | 4                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                  |
|         1 | Assam            | Flood - 16                         | 10339.66                                           | The IMCT has assessed the damages as per norms. The SC-NEC will consider the assessment report and place their report before the HLC for approval. |
|         2 | Bihar            | Flood - 16                         | 4111.98                                            | The IMCT has assessed the damages as per norms. The SC-NEC will consider the assessment report and place their report before the HLC for approval. |
|         3 | Telangana        | Flood/ landslides - 16             | 2203.00                                            | The IMCT has assessed the damages as per norms. The SC-NEC will consider the assessment report and place their report before the HLC for approval. |
|         4 | Andhra Pr        | Flood - 16                         | 1139.03                                            | The IMCT has assessed the damages as per norms. The SC-NEC will consider the assessment report and place their report before the HLC for approval. |
|         5 | Manipur          | Thunder storm/ hailstorm -16       | 37.26                                              | The IMCT has constituted for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage and it is likely to visit shortly in consultation with the State.             |
|         6 | Rajasthan        | Flood - 16                         | 808.98 (excluding Agri subsidy)                    | The IMCT has constituted for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage and it is likely to visit shortly in consultation with the State.             |
|         7 | Uttarakhand      | Flood/ cloudburst/ landslides - 16 | 369.93                                             | The IMCT has assessed the damages as per norms. The SC-NEC will consider the assessment report and place their report before the HLC for approval. |
|         8 | Karnataka        | Flood - 16                         | 385.44                                             | The IMCT has constituted for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage and it is likely to visit shortly in consultation with the State.             |
|         9 | Uttar Pradesh    | Flood - 16                         | 812.53                                             | The IMCT has constituted for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage and it is likely to visit shortly in consultation with the State.             |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh | Flood/ cloudburst/ landslides - 16 | 863.97                                             | The IMCT has constituted for an on-the-spot assessment of the damage and it is likely to visit shortly in consultation with the State.             |

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## Statement showing State-wise details of prepositioning & additional deployment of NDRF Teams and number of people rescued / evacuated during 2016

| State             | Prepositioning of NDRF Teams   | Additional deployment of NDRF teams on permanent location   | People Rescued/ Evacuated   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1                 | 2                              | 3                                                           | 4                           |
| Assam             | 05                             | --                                                          | 1,487                       |
| Andhra Pradesh    | --                             | 01                                                          | 33                          |
| A & N Island      | --                             | 01                                                          | --                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 01                             | --                                                          | 253                         |
| Bihar             | 05                             | 01                                                          | 46,002                      |
| Delhi             | --                             | 01                                                          | --                          |
| Gujarat           | 02                             | 01                                                          | 113                         |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 02                             | 01                                                          | --                          |
| J&K               | 04                             | --                                                          | --                          |
| Jharkhand         | 01                             | 01                                                          | 01                          |
| Karnataka         | --                             | 01                                                          | 30                          |
| Kerala            | 01                             | --                                                          |                             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 01                             | 01                                                          | 1,499                       |
| Maharashtra       | --                             | 01                                                          | 286                         |
| Mizoram           | --                             | 01                                                          | --                          |
| Odisha            | --                             | 01                                                          | --                          |
| Rajasthan         | 01                             | 01                                                          | 298                         |
| Sikkim            | --                             | 01                                                          | 4,554                       |
| Tripura           | --                             | 01                                                          | 64                          |
| Telangana         | --                             | 01                                                          | 923                         |
| Tamil Nadu        | --                             | 01                                                          | --                          |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 02                             | 03                                                          | 18,906                      |
| Uttarakhand       | 06                             | 01                                                          | 2,306                       |
| West Bengal       | 03                             | 02                                                          | 126                         |
| Total:-           | 34                             | 23                                                          | 76,881                      |

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