Lok Sabha Question No. 1188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Loss due to Natural Disasters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1188

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

LOSS DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS

1188.      SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether hundreds of people were killed and over thousands of crores of rupees was lost due to natural disasters in the recent decades;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether the Government has developed adequate mechanism to save lives and prevent damage to economies and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  identify the  most vulnerable populations and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has collected any Data on these communities and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  is  taking steps to evolve an effective mechanism to save the lives of people and control the damage to economy due to natural disasters and if so, the steps being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  Various parts of in the country have been affected by natural calamities including earthquake,  cyclone  and  floods in the recent decades.  The  damage  and  losses  due  to  natural  disasters  are  primarily assessed by the concerned State Government, as they are responsible for management  of  natural calamities. Data regarding losses including financial losses in recent decades is not maintained by this Ministry prior to 2013. The details available with the Ministry for the last six year are at Annexure-I.

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(c)  and  (f):    i.  Primary  responsibility  for  disaster  management  including preparedness rests with the States. Government of India assists the States in providing logistic & financial support in the event of a natural disaster which is beyond the coping capacity of the State: In order to strengthen the existing disaster management system, the Disaster Management Act, 2005 was enacted and notified on December 26, 2005. The Act provides for institutional mechanisms for drawing up and monitoring the implementation of the disaster management plans, ensuring measures by various  wings  of  Government  for  prevention,  mitigating  and  minimize effects  of  calamities  and  for  undertaking  a  holistic,  coordinated,  and prompt response to any calamity situation in the country. As per the Act, the Central Government has constituted the National Disaster Management Authority  (NDMA)  with  the  responsibility  for  laying  down  policies,  plans, and guidelines for disaster managements. Similarly State Disaster Management  Authorities (SDMAs) and District Disaster  Management Authorities (DDMAs) have been constituted at the State and District Level. Besides  making  institutional  arrangements,  the  Govt.  of  India  keeps aircraft,  boats,  specialist  teams  of  Armed  Forces,  Central  Armed  Police Forces (CAPFs) and personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and essential commodities including medical stores, restoration of critical infrastructure facilities in readiness for deployment in disaster situation

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where  ever  required.  Twelve  battalions  of  NDRF  have  been  deployed throughout the country  specifically for rescue, relief  and  response during disaster. Based on vulnerability profile of different regions of the country, these  specialist  battalions  have  been  presently  stationed  at  the  various strategic  locations  all  over  the  country.  The  States  have  also  been encouraged  to  develop  State  Disaster  Response  Force  (SDRF).  Regular mock drills are being organized by the NDRF. NDRF teams are constantly engaged  in  familiarization  exercises  (FAMAX)  as  also  in  community awareness/ preparedness programmes in far flung and inaccessible areas. ii.   Early warning is provided by the forecasting agencies of Government of India on real-time basis for the impending disasters to all the concerned stakeholders for taking appropriate precautionary measures.

iii.    For financial arrangements, State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  at  the  State  and  National  level respectively  have  been  constituted  for  immediate  relief  purpose  during severe natural Calamity.

iv.    Government  of  India  has  laid  down  the  National  Policy  on  Disaster Management  in  2009  to  build  a  safe  and  disaster  resilient  India  by developing  a  holistic,  proactive,  multi-disaster  oriented  and  technology driven  strategy  through  a culture  of  prevention,  mitigation,  preparedness and response.

v. NDMA has released National Disaster Management Plan in June, 2016 to

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provide  a  framework  and  direction  to  the  government  agencies  for  all phases of disaster management cycle.

vi.    NDMA  has  already  released  26  guidelines  on  management  of  natural and man-made disasters. National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM) which covers all aspects of disaster management has also been released.

vii.      The  National  Cyclone  Risk  Mitigation  Project  (NCRMP),  Phase-I (Rs.2541.60 crore) and Phase-II (Rs.2361.35 crore), is being implemented in 08 Cyclone Prone Coastal States to upgrade cyclone forecasting, tracking and warning systems and capacity building in multi-hazard risk management; and to construct major infrastructure including multipurpose cyclone shelters and embankments.

viii.    Flood  Management  Programme  has  been  launched  by  Ministry  of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of  India  for  flood  management  and  river  management.  NDMA  has  also prepared roadmap for mitigation of urban floods.

ix. National Emergency Communication Plan (Phase-II) has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 93.2262 crore to provide V-SATS for voice, data and video communication between National Operation Centre, NDRF and NDMA.

x.   The National School Safety Programme (NSSP) has been successfully implemented by NDMA in partnership with the States / UT Governments in 8600 schools in 43 Districts spread over 22 States / UTs of the Country.

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xi.    NDMA has started a project at an outlay of Rs. 607.40 lakh in June, 2016 with  the  aim  to  strengthen  community  and  local  self  government's preparedness and response in 10 most multi hazard vulnerable districts. xii.   NDMA has started a scheme of 'Aapda Mitra' in May, 2016 which is focused on training of 6000 community volunteers in disaster response in 30 most flood prone districts of 25 States of India with total project cost of Rs.1547.04 lakh.

xiii.      The  measures  taken  by  the  Government  of  India  and  State Governments are expected to improve the existing disaster management practices including the preparedness  and  minimizing the effects of disasters in the country.

(d) and (e):     No such data is maintained by this Ministry. However, as per Disaster Management Plan - 2016, nearly 59 per cent of the landmass is prone  to  earthquakes  of  moderate  to  very  high  intensity.  More  than  40 million hectares (12 per cent of land) is prone to floods and river erosion. Of  the  nearly  7,500  km  long  coastline,  close  to  5,700  km  is  prone  to cyclones  and  tsunamis.  Nearly  68  percent  of  the  cultivable  area  is vulnerable  to  drought.  Large  tracts  in  hilly  regions  are  at  risk  from landslides and some are prone to snow avalanches.

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Annexure-I

## LSUSQ No 1188 due for answer 18.12.2018

(Provisional)

## State wise details of damage due to cyclonic storms/ heavy rains/ floods/ landslides/ earthen etc. during the years 2013-14 to 2018

|        |                |                  |                   |             |                          | 2013-14 2014-15   | 2013-14 2014-15   | 2013-14 2014-15   | 2013-14 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2015-16           | 2015-16          | 2015-16                              |                   |       |             |                          |                  |                   | 2016-17           | 2016-17             | 2016-17              | 2016-17                   | 2016-17   | 2016-17                       | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  | 2016-17                  |
|--------|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------|--------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------|-------------|--------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Ser No | State/UT       | Lives Lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | House (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | Lives Lost (No.)  | Cattle lost (No.) | House (No.)       | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | Lives Lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | House (No.) area | Crops (in lakh ha.) Lives Lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) |       | House (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | Lives Lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) |                   | 2017-18 House (No.) | (in Lives Lost (No.) | 2018-19 Cattle lost (No.) |           | (till 11.12.2018) House (No.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) | Crops area (in Lakh ha.) |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh | 60               | 2517              | 59639       | 13.120                   | 61                | 4777              | 40379             | 3.300                    | 88               | 3669              | 32836            | 2.170                                | 19                | 32    | 2277        |                          | 0.480            | 31                |                   | 55                  | 6557                 | 81                        | 5884      | 47855                         | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   | 1.6700                   |
| 2      | Arunachal Pr.  | 52               | 401               | 2316        | 2.200                    | 61                | 1992              | 2742              | 0.280                    | 20               | 1198              | 1802             | 0.140                                | 1903              |       | 1629        | 42 0.235                 | 60               | 1177              | 1463              |                     | 0.410                | 13                        |           | 310                           | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   | 0.0070                   |
| 3      | Assam          | -- --            |                   | --          | 0.013                    | 90                | 8961              | 138000            | 3.670                    | 66               | 2482              | 61434            | 2.860                                | 115               | 3191  |             | 66887                    | 160              | 2763              |                   | 2.820 111070        | 2.800                | 53                        |           | 77948                         | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   | 0.3100                   |
| 4      | Bihar          | 231 6458         |                   | 156986      | 4.000                    | 144               | 28                | 5621              | 1.160                    | 158              | 51                | 130576           | 8.080                                | 243               | 583   |             | 129922 3.720             | 649              | 256               | 357197            | 8.100               | --                   | --                        |           | 920                           | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh   | --               | --                | --          | --                       | 27                | 199               | 6053              | 0.004                    | --               | --                | --               | --                                   | 9                 | 15    |             | 694                      | 2.980            | 52                | 909               | 102                 | --                   | 7                         | 11        | 145                           | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 6      | Gujarat        | 186 274          |                   | 407         | -- 27                    | 112               |                   | 875               | --                       | 156              | 19388             | 62006            | 2.590                                | 85                | 252   | 128         | --                       | 229              | 15255             |                   | 36710               | 6.450                | 72                        | 361       | 5202                          | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 7      | Goa            | --               | --                | 139         | 0.040 --                 |                   | --                | 41                | --                       | --               | --                | --               | --                                   | --                | --    | 119         |                          | 1                | --                |                   | -- 61               | --                   | --                        | --        | 74.000                        | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 8      | Haryana        | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       | --               | --                | --               | --                                   | 3                 | --    | 8           | --                       | --               |                   | --                | --                  | --                   | 3                         | 2         | 43                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 9      | Himachal Pr.   | 52               | 23648             | 5633        | 0.530                    | 45                | 698               | 1963              | 0.136                    | 133              | 686               | 3406             | 0.130                                | 40                | 136   | 2283        | 0.200                    | 75               |                   | 199               | 2195                | 0.800                | 49                        | 1285      | 6023                          | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   | 0.0400                   |
| 10     | J& K           | 30               | 74                | 72574       | --                       | 304               | 61326             | 253184            | 6.480                    | 21               | 97                | 1989             | --                                   | 3                 | --    |             | --                       | --               | 7                 | 4                 | 90                  | --                   | 31                        | 32        | 42                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 11     | Jharkhand      | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       | --               | --                | --               | --                                   | 8                 | --    |             | 1483                     | --               | 12                | 3                 | 2668                | --                   | --                        | --        | --                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 12     | Karnataka      | 86               | 286               | 11061       | 2.270                    | 27                | 85                | 19125             | 0.910                    | --               |                   | --               | -- --                                | 10                | 217   |             | 23654                    | 3.760            | 70                | 745               | 1533                | --                   | 67                        | 240       | 7865                          | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   | 3.6300                   |
| 13     | Kerala         | 182              | 1366              | 10672 22816 | 0.110                    | 132               | 527               | 8292              | 0.200                    | 67               | 4                 | 6431             | --                                   |                   |       |             | 48 56                    | 5770             | 0.017             | 221 6324          |                     | 5 --                 | 477 2                     |           | 654062 191                    | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                | 1.0000 --                |
| 14     | Madhya Pr.     | 390              | 1166              |             | 9.250                    | --                | --                | --                | --                       | --               | --                | --               | --                                   | 184               | 400   |             | 80000                    | --               | --                | --                |                     | --                   | 31                        |           |                               |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |
| 15     | Maharashtra    | 365              | 2164              | 147369      | 7.490                    | 151               | 53                | 44                | --                       | 2                | --                | --               | --                                   | 145               | 1035  |             | 8164                     |                  | 0.150 134         | 164 --            | 19793               |                      | --                        | 106       | --                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 16     | Manipur        | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       | 26               | 29                | 11849            | 0.390                                | --                | --    |             | 24723                    | 0.018            | 19                | 10752             |                     | 0.890                | 25                        | 142.000   | 10820                         | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   | 0.0600                   |
|        | Meghalaya      | --               | --                |             | --                       | 66                | 8822              | 10701             | 0.159                    | 5                | 4                 |                  | -- --                                | 4                 | --    | --          |                          | --               | --                |                   | 11 163              |                      | 9                         | 4632      | 13100                         | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   | 0.0200                   |
| 17 18  | Mizoram        | --               | --                | -- --       | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       | --               | --                | --               | --                                   | --                | --    | --          |                          | --               | 14                |                   | 13 5437             | 0.110                | --                        | --        | --                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 19     | Nagaland       | --               | 2680              | 982         | 0.080                    | 17                | 2860              | 14537             | 0.310                    |                  | 180               |                  | 5 -- 0.040                           | 7                 | 738   |             | 4119                     | 0.420            | 22                | 665               | 7700                | 0.050                | 12                        | 896       | 5202                          |                          | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   | 0.0500                   |
| 20     | Odisha         | 59               | 5688              | 474250      | 11.000                   | 50                | 672               | 83140             | 3.650                    | 5                | 839               |                  | -- --                                | 3                 | --    |             |                          | 8                |                   | 399 562           | 0.420               |                      | 102 4812                  | 62341     | 3.9000                        | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   | 3.9000                   |
| 21     | Punjab         | 41               | 954               | 9774        | 4.000                    | 31                | 127               | 24795             | 1.060                    | 14               |                   | 126              | 11 --                                | 12                | --    | 98          |                          | 4                | 6                 | 34                | 0.005 57989         | 7.340                | 14                        | 8         | 229                           | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   | 0.5200                   |
| 22     | Rajasthan      | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       |                  | 24657             |                  | 40 174 0.320                         | 82                | 635   | 15010       |                          | --               | 80                | 5705              |                     |                      | 17                        |           | --                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 23     | Sikkim         | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       | 1                | 2012              |                  | 1 --                                 | 13                |       | 2090        | 361                      | 0.018            | 80                | 910               | 11                  | 0.020                | 3                         | --        | 83                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu     | --               | --                | --          | --                       | 75                | 341               | 3750              | --                       | 12030            | 475762            |                  | 470 3.830                            | 25                | 564   |             | 8278                     | 233              | 7654              | 14229             | 0.340               | 0.050                | 106                       |           | 140645                        | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   | 1.1300                   |
| 25     | Telangana      | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                | --                | --                | --                       | --               |                   | --               | -- --                                | 49                | 6535  | 37991       | 2.590                    | --               | --                |                   | --                  | --                   | --                        | --        | --                            | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 26     | Tripura        | --               | -- --             |             | --                       | 21                | --                | 1139              | 0.015                    |                  | 11179             |                  | 1 --                                 | 5                 | 1     |             | 937                      | --               | 17                | 13                | 3222                | --                   | 22                        | 4167      | 40897                         | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   | 0.3200                   |
|        |                |                  |                   |             |                          | 132               | 107               | 75564             | 5.000                    |                  |                   |                  | --                                   |                   |       |             | 46793                    | 121              | 154               | 56935             | 3.810               |                      |                           | 195       | 28063                         | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   | 2.9000                   |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh  | 380              | 519               | 54994       | 7.970                    |                   |                   |                   |                          | 40               |                   | 14               | 15 --                                | 82                | 266   |             | 5.960                    |                  |                   |                   |                     |                      | 105                       |           |                               |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |
| 28     | Uttarakhand    | 3547             | 9470              | 10625       | 0.360                    | 66                | 348               | 1824              | 0.013                    | 31               | 410               |                  | 177 --                               | 114               |       | 1575        | 3324 0.100               | 57               | 1380              |                   |                     | 737 --               | 69                        |           | 2648                          | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   | 0.5500                   |
| 29     | West           | Bengal           |                   | 169296      | 1.310                    | 169               | 145               | 33621 --          | 0.508 193                | 183 1            | 45285             | 13.020           | 23120 1095                           | 822978 200        | 3320  | 84765       | 4.480 --                 | 2075             | 497362            |                   | 197 --              | 6.740                | --                        | 266       | 23964 1117.000                | 0.4900                   | 0.4900                   | --                       | 0.4900                   | --                       | 0.4900                   | 0.4900                   | 0.4900                   | 0.4900                   |
| 30     | Puducherry     |                  | 48                | 694         | 0.003                    | -- --             | --                | --                | --                       | 4                | --                | 4327             | --                                   | --                | --    | --          | 5 --                     | --               | --                | -- 186            | --                  | 969                  | 0.002 --                  | 4.000 --  | --                            |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |
| 31     | Lakshadweep    | --               | --                | --          | --                       | --                |                   |                   | --                       | --               |                   |                  |                                      |                   | --    | --          | --                       |                  | --                | 28.293 2494 49168 |                     | 1193462              | 1740                      | 38.520    | 1129789                       |                          | 16.5970                  |                          | 102448                   |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |
|        | Total          | 5845 102998      |                   | 1210227     | 63.746                   | 1696              | 92180             | 725390            | 26.855                   | 1543             |                   |                  | 64230                                | 1550              | 23544 |             | 1654817                  |                  | 33.570            |                   |                     | 549422               |                           |           |                               |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |                          |