Lok Sabha Question No. 1483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Crop Damage due to Changing Weather
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1483

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## CROP DAMAGE DUE TO CHANGING WEATHER

1483.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the sudden change in weather has caused damage to crops and reduction in yields as well as income of farmers;
- (b) if so, the quantum of losses suffered by farmers due to this reason during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether this sudden climate change has resulted in heavy rains, hailstorms, cyclones, deficient rains, droughts, etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details of the areas affected due to such unusual weather patterns?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): There have been extreme weather events in the recent past including extended dry period, flood, hailstorm, cyclonic rains and wind etc. However, there was no significant reduction in the production of foodgrains during last three years. The foodgrain production during last 3 years is as under;

| Crops                               | Year    | Year    | Year                  |
|-------------------------------------|---------|---------|-----------------------|
|                                     | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 (Kharif only) |
| Total Foodgrains (in Million tonne) | 285.01  | 284.95  | 140.57                |

The State-wise area affected due to drought in last three years for NDRF assistance is given at Annexure-I

- (c) & (d): The extreme weather events occurred in the last four years (2015-2018) are given at Annexure-II.

As per the report of Inter-Ministerial Central Teams  (IMCTs) constituted by Government of India an estimated area of 63.995 lakh ha was affected due to floods in 15 States  viz.  Assam,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,

Maharashtra,  Odisha,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand  and  West Bengal during 2019-20.

Annexure-I

Annexure as referred to in part (a&b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 1483 due for answer on 11.02.2020

State-wise details of area affected by drought in last three years (2017-18 to 2019-20)

| S.N   | State          | Drought (area in Hectare)   | Drought (area in Hectare)   | Drought (area in Hectare)   |
|-------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|       |                | 2017-18                     | 2018-19                     | 2019-20                     |
| 1     | Karnataka      |                             | 3961133                     |                             |
| 2     | Chhattisgarh   | 605803                      |                             |                             |
| 3     | Madhya Pradesh | 1864340                     |                             |                             |
| 4     | Andhra Pradesh | 131531                      | 1361532                     |                             |
| 5     | Rajasthan      | 1706791                     | 2965296                     | 720215                      |
| 6     | Jharkhand      |                             | 530387                      |                             |
| 7     | Gujarat        |                             | 110514                      |                             |
| 8     | Uttar Pradesh  | 109835                      |                             |                             |
| 9     | Maharashtra    |                             | 7264063                     |                             |
| 10    | Manipur        |                             |                             | 71411.03                    |
|       | Total          | 4418300                     | 16192925                    | 791626.03                   |

## Annexure-II Annexure as referred to in part (c & d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 1483 due for answer on 11.02.2020

| Extreme Weather Events in the last four years (2015- 2018)   | Extreme Weather Events in the last four years (2015- 2018)                                                                                                                  |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Extreme Events                                               | Affected areas                                                                                                                                                              |
| 2018                                                         | 2018                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Flood & Heavy rainfall                                       | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, west Bengal and Odisha                                                                                      |
| Cold wave                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                               |
| Snow and avlanche                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2017                                                         | 2017                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Flood                                                        | Gujarat, South Rajasthan, West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Northern Coastal Andhra Pradesh                                                                        |
| Hailstorm                                                    | Maharashtra, Vidarbha and Central Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                            |
| Drought                                                      | Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha                                                                                                            |
| Cyclone (Ockhi)                                              | Kerala and Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2016                                                         | 2016                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Heavy rainfall                                               | Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Bihar & Madhya Pradesh                                                                                 |
| Hailstorm                                                    | Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                               |
| Drought                                                      | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha                                                                                                                          |
| Cyclone (Vardah)                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 2015                                                         | 2015                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Heavy rainfall                                               | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, MP, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan,WB                                                                                               |
| Hailstorm                                                    | Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Himachal Pradesh, J & K, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal |
| Drought                                                      | Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan                                                               |
| Cyclone                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                     |

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