Lok Sabha Question No. 397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Loss due to Heavy Rains and Flood
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Aparajita Sarangi, Manickam Tagore B, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 397

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

## LOSS DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOOD

397.

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether many States in the country have been affected by heavy rains and floods in the recent months;
- (b) if so, the number of persons killed, injured and missing along with the extent of damage to property reported and the estimated monetory loss, State/UTwise;
- (c)  the  details  of  proposals  received  from  the  State  Governments  to compensate  the  said  losses  and  the  assistance  sanctioned  and released by the Union Government along with the criteria adopted for sanction of assistance, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  the  details  of  NDRF  teams  deployed  in  the  affected  States  along with the number of persons rescued, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the measures taken to evolve a permanent mechanism to deal with such calamities?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) and (b):  Yes Sir.   State-wise details of losses alongwith number of persons killed due to heavy rains and floods during current south west

monsoon, as reported by the State Governments/ Union Territories, are at Annexure-I.  Information on the number of people injured & missing due to natural calamities is not maintained by this Ministry centrally.

(c):   The  primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  rests  with the State Governments.  Financial  assistance  is  provided to the affected States  from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  and National Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per  the laid  down procedure,  which  is  based  on  the  assessment  of  an  Inter-Ministerial Central  Team  (IMCT).  The  financial  assistance  from  SDRF/  NDRF  is towards relief and is not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed.

Ministry of Home Affairs, even before the receipt of memorandum from State Governments, has constituted separate Inter-Ministerial Central Teams  (IMCTs)  for  9  flood  affected  States  viz.  Assam,  Arunachal Pradesh,  Bihar,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,    Sikkim, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.

(d): During  the  floods,  164  teams  of  National  Disaster  Response Force were  deployed  (w.e.f. 26-05-2020  to 10-09-2020). National Disaster Response Force has rescued/ evacuated 19241 persons, 334 livestock and provided medical assistance to 46 injured persons in the

country. State-wise details of  deployment  of  National Disaster Response  Force  and  their  flood  operations  during  Monsoon  Season, 2020 is at Annexure-II.

(e): There  are  institutional  mechanisms  at  the  National,  State  & District  level  in  the  country  for  coordination  of  all  the  agencies concerned of the Central/ State Governments for effective management of natural disasters. Central Government has established a  robust  early  warning  system  and  has  significantly  enhanced  the accuracy  of  weather  forecasts.  Forecasting  agencies  are  continuing their efforts  for  the  improvement  of  warning  and  dissemination systems vigorously. Mock exercises and community awareness programmes  are  being  regularly  conducted  to  educate  people  to reduce/ minimize the losses during/ impending natural disasters in the country.

The measures taken by the Central and State Governments have significantly improved disaster management practices, preparedness, prevention and response mechanism resulting in significant reduction in casualties during natural calamities, in the country. Further, strengthening of the disaster management mechanism is a continuing and evolving process of the governance.

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## STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN /FLOODS DURING SOUTH - WEST MONSOON 2020.

(Provisional as on 10-09-2020)

| Sl.No.   | State                                | Human lives lost (No.)   | Cattle lost (No.)   | House/huts damaged (No.)   | Crop area affected (in lakh hec.)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2                                    | 3                        | 4                   | 5                          | 6                                   |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh                       | 3                        | 264                 | 522                        | 0.19                                |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 17                       | 1158                | 536                        | 0.14                                |
| 3.       | Assam                                | 141                      | 393                 | 56558                      | 2.65                                |
| 4.       | Bihar                                | 30                       | 88                  | 10789                      | 7.54                                |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh                         | 59                       | 834                 | 14685                      | -                                   |
| 6.       | Gujarat                              | 190                      | 897                 | 6612                       | -                                   |
| 7.       | Goa                                  | 1                        | -                   | 112                        | -                                   |
| 8.       | Haryana                              | -                        | -                   | -                          | -                                   |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh                     | 9                        | 86                  | 664                        | -                                   |
| 10.      | Jharkhand                            | -                        | -                   | -                          | -                                   |
| 11.      | Karnataka                            | 118                      | 497                 | 16015                      | 4.50                                |
| 12.      | Kerala                               | 116                      | -                   | 5539                       | -                                   |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 190                      | 1290                | 35389                      | -                                   |
| 14.      | Maharashtra                          | 71                       | 267                 | 2391                       | -                                   |
| 15.      | Manipur                              | -                        | -                   | -                          | -                                   |
| 16.      | Meghalaya                            | 13                       | 260                 | 2324                       | 0.02                                |
| 17.      | Mizoram                              | -                        | -                   | 344                        | -                                   |
| 18.      | Nagaland                             | 9                        | 1                   | 1019                       | Neg.                                |
| 19.      | Odisha                               | 40                       | 46                  | 84286                      | 4.54                                |
| 20.      | Punjab                               | 16                       | 92                  | 640                        | 0.18                                |
| 21.      | Rajasthan                            | -                        | -                   | -                          | -                                   |
| 22.      | Sikkim                               | 11                       | 120                 | 681                        | 0.003                               |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu                           | 36                       | 289                 | 883                        | -                                   |
| 24.      | Telangana                            | 15                       | 107                 | 7099                       | -                                   |
| 25.      | Tripura                              | 2                        | 4                   | 11621                      | -                                   |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh                        | 31                       | 12                  | 3333                       | 0.99                                |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand                          | 62                       | 504                 | 821                        | -                                   |
| 28.      | West Bengal                          | 258                      | -                   | 11925                      | -                                   |
| 29.      | Jammu & Kashmir                      | 58                       | 8                   | 16                         | -                                   |
| 30.      | Puducherry                           | 1                        | 625                 | 241                        | -                                   |
| 31.      | Lakshadweep                          | -                        | -                   | -                          | -                                   |
| 32.      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 6                        | -                   | -                          | -                                   |
|          | TOTAL                                | 1503                     | 7842                | 275045                     | 20.75                               |

ANNEXURE-II

L.S.US.Q.NO.397 FOR 15.09.2020

## STATE WISE SUMMARY OF FLOOD OPERATIONS DURING ENTIRE MONSOON SEASON-2020

(W.E.F 26 TH MAY TO 10 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020)

| S.No.   | State            | No. of teams deployed   | Achievements    | Achievements      | Achievements      | Achievements                |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No.   | State            | No. of teams deployed   | Persons Rescued | Persons Evacuated | Livestock Rescued | Medical Assistance Provided |
| 1.      | Andhra Pr.       | 06                      | 05              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pr.    | 02                      | 10              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 3.      | Assam            | 16                      | 01              | 2521              | 31                | 00                          |
| 4.      | Bihar            | 23                      | 75              | 11688             | 265               | 42                          |
| 5.      | Gujarat          | 14                      | 298             | 35                | 36                | 00                          |
| 6.      | Himachal Pradesh | 04                      | 00              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 7.      | Karnataka        | 09                      | 01              | 130               | 00                | 00                          |
| 8.      | Kerala           | 09                      | 00              | 207               | 00                | 01                          |
| 9.      | Madhya Pradesh   | 06                      | 37              | 537               | 01                | 00                          |
| 10.     | Maharashtra      | 17                      | 1221            | 1490              | 00                | 00                          |
| 11.     | Orissa           | 14                      | 11              | 659               | 00                | 00                          |
| 12.     | Rajasthan        | 03                      | 05              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 13.     | Sikkim           | 02                      | 00              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 14.     | Tamil Nadu       | 02                      | 00              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 15.     | Telangana        | 05                      | 11              | 265               | 00                | 00                          |
| 16.     | Tripura          | 03                      | 00              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 17.     | Uttar Pradesh    | 12                      | 00              | 34                | 00                | 03                          |
| 18.     | Uttarakhand      | 03                      | 00              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 19.     | West Bengal      | 10                      | 00              | 00                | 00                | 00                          |
| 20.     | Delhi            | 04                      | 00              | 00                | 01                | 00                          |
|         | Total            | 164                     | 1675            | 17566             | 334               | 46                          |

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