Lok Sabha Question No. 1521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1521

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

NATURAL CALAMITIES

1521. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of persons affected by natural calamities during the last four years, year-wise and State-wise;

(b) the details of the damages and losses suffered as a result of natural calamities during each of the last four years and the current year, State-wise; and

(c) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Governments seeking financial assistance for the  losses suffered  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the State Governments.  This  Ministry  does  not  maintain  the  centralized  data  regarding persons  affected  by  natural  calamities.  However,  the  details  of  damages  and losses  due  to  natural  calamities,  as  reported  by  the  State  Governments/Union Territories Administrations, during last four years and  current year are at Annexure.

(c): During the year 2019-20, Ministry of Home Affairs has received memorandum from 16 State Governments namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Nagaland,  Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura and West Bengal seeking additional financial assistance from National Disaster Response Fund.

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| attle ost(No.)   | House damaged (No.)   | Crop Area affected (lac hect.)   | Lives lost(No.)   | cattle Lost(No.)   | House damaged (No.)   | Crop Area affected (lac hect.)   | Lives lost(No.)   | cattle Lost(No.)   | House damaged (No.)   | Crop Area affected (lac hect.)   | Lives lost(No.)   | cattle Lost(No.)   | House damaged (No.)   | Crop Area affected (lac hect.)   |
|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|
| 32               | 2277                  | 0.48                             | 31                | 55                 | 6557                  | 0.45                             | 81                | 5884               | 47855                 | 1.67                             |                   |                    |                       |                                  |
| 1903             | 1629                  | 0.235                            | 60                | 1177               | 1463                  | 0.41                             | 33                | 47                 | 1647                  | 0.007                            | 7                 | 23                 | 377                   |                                  |
| 3191             | 66887                 | 2.82                             | 160               | 2763               | 111070                | 2.8                              | 53                | 122                | 77948                 | 0.31                             | 101               | 250                | 140440                | 2                                |
| 583              | 129922                | 3.72                             | 649               | 102                | 357197                | 8.1                              |                   |                    | 920                   |                                  | 133               | 80                 | 45355                 | 2.61                             |
| 15               | 694                   | 2.98                             | 52                | 15255              | 909                   |                                  | 23                | 11                 | 145                   |                                  | 15                | 96                 | 1246                  | 0.018                            |
|                  | 119                   |                                  | 1                 |                    | 61                    |                                  |                   |                    | 74                    |                                  | 2                 |                    | 540                   |                                  |
| 252              | 128                   |                                  | 229               |                    | 36710                 | 6.45                             | 72                | 361                | 5202                  |                                  | 195               | 848                | 5318                  |                                  |
|                  | 8                     |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  | 3                 | 2                  | 43                    |                                  | 7                 |                    | 1                     |                                  |
| 136              | 2283                  | 0.2                              | 75                | 199                | 2195                  | 0.8                              | 429               | 416                | 5886                  | 0.45                             | 86                | 555                | 2940                  |                                  |
|                  | 1483                  |                                  | 12                | 3                  | 2668                  |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  |
| 217              | 23654                 | 3.76                             | 70                | 745                | 1533                  |                                  | 67                | 240                | 7865                  | 3.63                             | 91                | 59600              | 115792                | 9.35                             |
| 56               | 5770                  | 0.017                            | 221               | 5                  | 6324                  | 0.078                            | 455               | 76830              | 654062                | 1                                | 125               | 829                | 30039                 | 0.36                             |
| 400              | 80000                 |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  | 31                | 2                  | 191                   |                                  | 674               | 1700               | 51830                 | 60.47                            |
| 1035             | 8164                  | 0.15                             | 134               | 164                |                       |                                  | 101               | 1560               |                       |                                  | 253               | 4230               | 109714                | 4.17                             |
|                  | 24723                 | 0.018                            | 19                | 10752              | 19793                 | 0.89                             | 25                | 142                | 10820                 | 0.06                             |                   |                    |                       |                                  |
|                  |                       |                                  | 11                |                    | 163                   |                                  | 7                 | 4632               | 13100                 | 0.02                             | 23                |                    | 37771                 |                                  |
|                  |                       |                                  | 13                | 14                 | 5437                  | 0.11                             | 22                |                    |                       |                                  | 3                 |                    | 1523                  |                                  |
| 738              | 4119                  | 0.42                             | 22                | 665                | 770                   | 0.05                             | 19                | 896                | 5202                  | 0.05                             | 19                | 5                  | 1458                  |                                  |
|                  |                       |                                  | 8                 | 399                | 562                   | 0.42                             | 94                | 4812               | 62341                 | 3.9                              | 13                | 136                | 5139                  | 1.49                             |
|                  | 98                    | 0.005                            | 4                 | 6                  | 34                    |                                  | 35                | 29                 | 229                   | 0.52                             | 20                | 615                | 2618                  | 1.51                             |
| 635              | 15010                 |                                  | 80                | 5705               | 57989                 | 7.34                             | 29                | 8                  |                       |                                  | 126               | 314                | 27284                 | 23.92                            |
| 2090             | 361                   | 0.018                            | 11                | 80                 | 910                   | 0.02                             | 4                 |                    | 83                    |                                  | 6                 | 1304               | 485                   |                                  |
| 564              | 8278                  | 0.34                             | 233               | 7654               | 14229                 | 0.05                             | 164               | 21790              | 567453                | 1.22                             | 25                | 70                 | 1158                  |                                  |
| 6535             | 37991                 | 2.59                             |                   |                    |                       |                                  | 9                 |                    |                       |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  |
| 1                | 937                   |                                  | 17                | 13                 | 3222                  |                                  | 22                | 4167               | 40897                 | 0.32                             | 8                 | 15                 | 44963                 | 0.014                            |
| 266              | 46793                 | 5.96                             | 121               | 154                | 56935                 | 3.81                             | 105               | 140                | 28063                 | 2.9                              | 166               | 297                | 33986                 | 8.3                              |
| 1575             | 3324                  | 0.1                              | 57                | 737                | 1380                  |                                  | 103               | 770                | 2648                  | 0.55                             | 80                | 400                | 814                   | 0.003                            |
| 3320             | 84765                 | 4.48                             | 197               | 2075               | 497362                | 6.74                             | 383               | 93                 | 23964                 | 0.49                             | 227               | 382                | 83787                 | 0.08                             |
|                  |                       |                                  | 7                 | 4                  | 90                    |                                  | 31                | 32                 | 42                    |                                  | 17                | 6                  | 11                    |                                  |
|                  | 5                     |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  |                   | 28                 | 1228                  |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  |
|                  |                       |                                  |                   | 186                | 969                   | 0.002                            |                   |                    |                       |                                  |                   |                    |                       |                                  |
| 23544            | 549422                | 28.293                           | 2494              | 48912              | 1186532               | 38.52                            | 2400              | 123014             | 1557908               | 17.097                           | 2422              | 71755              | 744589                | 114.295                          |