Lok Sabha Question No. 4906 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Loss due to Heavy Rains and Floods
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava, Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Pashupati Kumar Paras

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4906

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 rd  JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 01, 1941 (SAKA)

LOSS DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS

†4906.

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the damage to crops, dams, bridges and roads due to heavy rains and floods in various parts of the country;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  losses  suffered  along  with  the  number  of  people  killed, injured and missing due to the said calamities during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  sent  a  Central  team  to  the  affected  States  to evaluate and ascertain the extent of losses caused to crops;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (e) the amount of relief sought by the affected States and the assistance provided/ likely to be provided by the Union Government, State/UT-wise; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  co-ordination  of  all  the concerned agencies of Central/State Governments to minimize the losses due to such type of calamities in future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. State-wise details of losses alongwith number of people killed due to rain oriented natural calamities including floods during the last

three years and current year, as reported by the State Governments/ Union

Territories, are at Annexure-I.  Information on the number of people missing due to natural calamities is not maintained by this Ministry centrally.

- (c) to (e)    The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the State Governments. Financial  assistance  is  provided to the affected States

## LS.US.Q.NO.4907 FOR 23.07.2019

from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per the laid down procedure.

State-wise  details  of  the  memoranda  submitted  to  this  Ministry  for seeking additional financial assistance and assistance approved from NDRF for rain oriented natural calamities during 2018-19, are given in Annexure-II. (f)  There are institutional mechanisms at the National, State & district level in  the  country  for  coordination  of  all  the  concerned  agencies  of  Central/ State  Government  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  is  a  continuing  and  evolving  process  of  the governance.

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## LS.US.Q.NO.4906 FOR 23.07.2019 Annexure-I

## State-wise details of damages due to rain oriented natural calamities during the years 2016-17 to 2019-20

(Provisional)

| Sl. No.   |               |                   |                      |                                  |                                        | Year              | Year                 | Year                        | Year                              | Year                 | Year                      | Year                              | Year                                   | Year                     | Year                     | Year                        | Year                              |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   |               | UT 2016-17        | UT 2016-17           | UT 2016-17                       | UT 2016-17                             | 2017-18           | 2017-18              | 2017-18                     | 2017-18                           | 2018-19              | 2018-19                   | 2018-19                           | 2018-19                                | 2019-20 (as on 18.07.19) | 2019-20 (as on 18.07.19) | 2019-20 (as on 18.07.19)    | 2019-20 (as on 18.07.19)          |
| Sl. No.   | State/        | People died (No.) | Livestock died (No.) | Houses / huts damaged (No.) 2277 | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) 0.48 | People died (No.) | Livestock died (No.) | Houses / huts damaged (No.) | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) | People died (No.) 81 | Livestock died (No.) 5884 | Houses / huts damaged (No.) 47855 | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) 1.67 | People died (No.)        | Livestock died (No.)     | Houses / huts damaged (No.) | Crops area affected (in lakh ha.) |
| 1         | Andhra Pr.    | 19                | 32                   |                                  |                                        | 31                | 55                   | 6557                        | 0.45                              |                      |                           |                                   |                                        | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 2         | Arunachal Pr. | 42                | 1903                 | 1629                             | 0.235                                  | 60                | 1177                 | 1463                        | 0.41                              | 33                   | 47                        | 1647                              | 0.007                                  | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 3         | Assam         | 115               | 3191                 | 66887                            | 2.82                                   | 160               | 2763                 | 111070                      | 2.80                              | 53                   | 122                       | 77948                             | 0.31                                   | 39                       | 364                      | 5378                        | 2.52                              |
| 4         | Bihar         | 243               | 583                  | 129922                           | 3.72                                   | 649               | 256                  | 357197                      | 8.10                              | --                   | --                        | 920                               | --                                     | 78                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh  | 9                 | 15                   | 694                              | 2.98                                   | 52                | 102                  | 909                         | --                                | 7                    | 11                        | 145                               | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 6         | Gujarat       | 85                | 252                  | 128                              | --                                     | 229               | 15255                | 36710                       | 6.45                              | 72                   | 361                       | 5202                              | --                                     | 32                       | 220                      | --                          | --                                |
| 7         | Goa           | --                | --                   | 119                              | --                                     | 1                 | --                   | 61                          | --                                | --                   | --                        | 74                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 8         | Haryana       | 3                 | --                   | 8                                | --                                     | --                | --                   | --                          | --                                | 3                    | 2                         | 43                                | --                                     | 3                        | --                       | 1                           | --                                |
| 9         | Himachal Pr.  | 40                | 136                  | 2283                             | 0.20                                   | 75                | 199                  | 2195                        | 0.80                              | 343                  | 416                       | 5886                              | 0.45                                   | --                       | 11                       | 40                          | --                                |
| 10        | J &K          | 3                 | --                   | --                               | --                                     | 7                 | 4                    | 90                          | --                                | 31                   | 32                        | 42                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 11        | Jharkhand     | 8                 | --                   | 1483                             | --                                     | 12                | 3                    | 2668                        | --                                | --                   | --                        | --                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 12        | Karnataka     | 10                | 217                  | 23654                            | 3.76                                   | 70                | 745                  | 1533                        | --                                | 67                   | 240                       | 7865                              | 3.63                                   | 57                       | 102                      | 794                         | --                                |
| 13        | Kerala        | 48                | 56                   | 5770                             | 0.017                                  | 221               | 5                    | 6324                        | 0.078                             | 477                  | 76830                     | 654062                            | 1.00                                   | 10                       | --                       | 972                         | --                                |
| 14        | Madhya Pr.    | 184               | 400                  | 80000                            | --                                     | --                | --                   | --                          | --                                | 31                   | 2                         | 191                               | --                                     | 21                       | 04                       | 76                          | --                                |
| 15        | Maharashtra   | 145               | 1035                 | 8164                             | 0.15                                   | 134               | 164                  | --                          | --                                | 106                  | 1560                      | --                                | --                                     | 137                      | 55                       | --                          | --                                |
| 16        | Manipur       | --                | --                   | 24723                            | 0.018                                  | 19                | 10752                | 19793                       | 0.89                              | 25                   | 142                       | 10820                             | 0.06                                   | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 17        | Meghalaya     | 4                 | --                   | --                               | --                                     | 11                | --                   | 163                         | --                                | 9                    | 4632                      | 13100                             | 0.02                                   | 7                        | --                       | 17915                       | --                                |
| 18        | Mizoram       | --                | --                   | --                               | --                                     | 13                | 14                   | 5437                        | 0.11                              | --                   | --                        | --                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 19        | Nagaland      | 7                 | 738                  | 4119                             | 0.42                                   | 22                | 665                  | 7700                        | 0.05                              | 12                   | 896                       | 5202                              | 0.05                                   | 14                       | 5                        | 1354                        | --                                |
| 20        | Odisha        | 3                 | --                   |                                  |                                        | 8                 | 399                  | 562                         | 0.42                              | 102                  | 4812                      | 62341                             | 3.90                                   | 64                       | 6281                     | 556761                      | 1.49                              |
| 21        | Punjab        | 12                | --                   | 98                               | 0.005                                  | 4                 | 6                    | 34                          | --                                | 14                   | 29                        | 229                               | 0.52                                   | 2                        | --                       | 7                           | --                                |
| 22        | Rajasthan     | 82                | 635                  | 15010                            | --                                     | 80                | 5705                 | 57989                       | 7.34                              | 17                   | 8                         | --                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 23        | Sikkim        | 13                | 2090                 | 361                              | 0.018                                  | 11                | 80                   | 910                         | 0.02                              | 3                    | --                        | 83                                | --                                     | 1 --                     |                          | --                          | --                                |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu    | 25                | 564                  | 8278                             | 0.34                                   | 233               | 7654                 | 14229                       | 0.05                              | 97                   | 21790                     | 567453                            | 1.22                                   | 8                        | 32                       | 150                         | --                                |
| 25        | Telangana     | 49                | 6535                 | 37991                            | 2.59                                   | --                | --                   | --                          | --                                | --                   | --                        | --                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 26        | Tripura       | 5                 | 1                    | 937                              | --                                     | 17                | 13                   | 3222                        | --                                | 22                   | 4167                      | 40897                             | 0.32                                   | 5                        | 3                        | 16270                       | --                                |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh | 82                | 266                  | 46793                            | 5.96                                   | 121               | 154                  | 56935                       | 3.81                              | 105                  | 140                       | 28063                             | 2.90                                   | 7                        | --                       | 169                         | --                                |
| 28        | Uttarakhand   | 114               | 1575                 | 3324                             | 0.10                                   | 57                | 737                  | 1380                        | --                                | 69                   | 770                       | 2648                              | 0.55                                   | 11                       | 25                       | 68                          | --                                |
|           |               | 200               | 3320                 | 84765                            | 4.48                                   | 197               | 2075                 | 497362                      | 6.74                              | 266                  | 93                        | 23964                             | 0.49                                   | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 29        | West Bengal   |                   |                      |                                  |                                        |                   |                      |                             |                                   |                      |                           |                                   |                                        |                          |                          |                             |                                   |
| 30        | Puducherry    | --                | --                   | 5                                | --                                     | --                | --                   | --                          | --                                | --                   | 28                        | 1228                              | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
| 31        | Lakshadweep   | -- 1,550          | --                   | -- 549422                        | -- 28.27                               | --                | 186                  | 969                         | 0.002                             | --                   | --                        | --                                | --                                     | --                       | --                       | --                          | --                                |
|           | Total         |                   | 23,544               |                                  |                                        | 2494              | 49168                | 1193462                     | 38.52                             | 2045                 | 123014                    | 1557908                           | 17.09                                  | 496                      | 7102                     | 599955                      | 4.01                              |

## Annexure-II

## Status of memoranda received from the State Governments seeking additional Central assistance from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for rain oriented natural calamities during 2018-19.

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT        | Type of calamities   |   Assistance projected by the State | Amount approved by Central Government           |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2                | 3                    |                                4    | 5                                               |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Cyclone 'Titli'      |                             2113    | Rs 539.52 crore and Air bills, as per actual.   |
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh   | Cyclone ' Phethai'   |                              142.95 | Rs 82.65 crore                                  |
|         2 | Assam            | Flood                |                             2491.59 | Rs 138.38 crore.                                |
|         3 | Himachal Pradesh | Flood/ landslides    |                             1601.03 | Rs 317.44 crore and Air bills, as per actual.   |
|         4 | Karnataka        | Flood/ landslides    |                              575.15 | Rs 546.21 crore and Air bills, as per actual.   |
|         5 | Kerala           | Flood/ landslides    |                             5596.77 | Rs 3048.39 crore and Air bills, as per actual.  |
|         6 | Manipur          | Flood/ landslides    |                              197.17 | Rs 42.46 crore.                                 |
|         7 | Nagaland         | Flood/ landslides    |                              417.93 | Rs 131.16 crore and Air bills, as per actual.   |
|         8 | Odisha           | Cyclone 'Titli'      |                             2751.72 | Rs 1023.59 crore.                               |
|         9 | Puducherry       | Cyclone 'Gaja'       |                              188.51 |  Rs 13.09 crore.                               |
|        10 | Tamil Nadu       | Cyclone 'Gaja'       |                             2715.29 |  Rs 1146.12 crore.                             |
|        11 | Tripura          | Flood/ landslides    |                              805.92 |  Rs 268.63 crore and Air bills, as per actual. |
|        12 | Uttar Pradesh    | Flood                |                              570.45 |  Rs 191.73 crore.                              |