Lok Sabha Question No. 1114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Loss due to Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH, KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, S. RAJENDRAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, P.R. SUNDARAM, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1114

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH JULY, 2018/ SHRAVANA 2, 1940 (SAKA)

## LOSS DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES

1114.

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  States  affected  by  natural  calamities  including  thunder storms and floods and quantum of loss of lives and property including loss of crops reported during the last one year and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  proposals  from  the  State Governments seeking financial assistance for the said losses;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the response of the Government thereto along with the financial assistance provided, State/UT-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  sent  a  Central  Team  to  the  affected States to evaluate and ascertain the extent of losses and if so, the details and the outcome thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for management of the said  calamities  and  providing  training  and  scientific  knowledge  to  the farmers to minimize such crop losses in the event of thunderstorms and floods in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Various parts of States in the country have been affected by natural calamities including thunder storms and floods in the recent past. Statewise details of the losses of lives and property including loss of crops due to natural calamities during the last one year and current year, as reported by the State Governments/ Union Territories, are at Annexure-I.

(b) to (d):   The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the  State  Governments.  The  concerned  State  Governments  undertake relief activities according to the magnitude of the ground situation, in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in  accordance with Government of India approved  items  and  norms.  Additional  assistance  is  extended  from  the National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per  established  procedure. The financial assistance is towards relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered/ claimed.

With  regard  to  thunderstorms,  it is mentioned that thunderstorm is not a

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1114 FOR 24.07.2018

notified disaster, eligible for financial assistance from the NDRF. However, State  Governments  may  use  up  to  10% of the funds available under the SDRF  for  providing  immediate  relief  to  the  victims  of  State-specific disasters  within  the  local  context  in  the  State.    In  the  instant  case,  the State  Governments  are  required  to  meet  the  expenditure  for  providing immediate  relief  to  the  victims  of  thunderstorms  disaster,  from  readily available fund under SDRF account in accordance with the approved items & norms of assistance.

Two State Governments (viz; Tripura and Kerala) have submitted preliminarily memorandum seeking assistance from NDRF. These proposals are under examination in the Ministry.

State-wise details of allocation and releases from SDRF and NDRF during the last one year and current year are given in Annexure-II.

(e): India Meteorological Department (IMD) monitors Severe Weather and alert State Meteorological Centers (SMCs)/ Regional Meteorological Centers (RMCs) about occurrence of severe weather in their region through daily Nowcast Guidance and Forecast Demonstration Project (FDP) bulletins (during FDP STORM Period). State Meteorological Centers (SMCs)

## L.S.US.Q.NO.1114 FOR 24.07.2018

issue  three  hourly  Nowcast  and  issue  warnings  through  SMS  at  district level as and when necessary. IMD maintains and upgrades the 'Nowcast' webpage and website to include information of severe weather events and monitor quality of various tools for nowcasting such as Radar and satellite data, and ensure interact with relevant divisions to ensure quality upkeep.

National  Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA)  conducted  meetings  on pre-monsoon  dust  and  thunder  storms  with  all  stakeholders  to  ensure timely delivery of early warning, resulting reduction in mortality. Awareness  campaigns  on  various  disasters  are  being  run  through  news letter 'Aapda Samvaad', Social media (Facebook and Twitter) and Do's and Don'ts through digital newsletter.

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## State-wise details of damage due to cyclonic storms/ floods/ thunderstorms/ landslides etc. during 2017-18 to 2018-19

(Provisional)

|     |               | Years            | Years             | Years        | Years                    | Years                    | Years                    | Years                    | Years                    |
|-----|---------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. |               | 2017-18          | 2017-18           | 2017-18      | 2017-18                  | 2018-19 (as on 20.07.18) | 2018-19 (as on 20.07.18) | 2018-19 (as on 20.07.18) | 2018-19 (as on 20.07.18) |
| No. | State         | lives lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | Houses (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost (No.)         | Cattle lost (No.)        | Houses (No.)             | Crops area (in lakh ha.) |
| 1   | 2             | 3                | 4                 | 5            | 6                        | 7                        | 8                        | 9                        | 10                       |
| 1   | Andhra Pr.    | 31               | 55                | 6557         | 0.45                     | 94                       | 76                       | --                       | --                       |
| 2   | Arunachal Pr. | 60               | 1177              | 1463         | 0.41                     | 20                       | --                       | 1000                     | --                       |
| 3   | Assam         | 160              | 2763              | 111070       | 2.80                     | 34                       | 24                       | 5032                     | 0.13                     |
| 4   | Bihar         | 649              | 256               | 357197       | 8.10                     | 87                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 5   | Chhattisgarh  | 52               | 102               | 909          | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 6   | Gujarat       | 229              | 15255             | 36710        | 6.45                     | 32                       | 161                      | 423                      | --                       |
| 7   | Goa           | 1                | --                | 61           | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 8   | Haryana       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 9   | Himachal Pr.  | 75               | 199               | 2195         | 0.80                     | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 10  | J & K         | 7                | 4                 | 90           | --                       | 1                        | 13                       | --                       | --                       |
| 11  | Jharkhand     | 12               | 3                 | 2668         | --                       | 88                       | 147                      | 6                        | --                       |
| 12  | Karnataka     | 70               | 745               | 1533         | --                       | 211                      | 1057                     | 11489                    | 0.03                     |
| 13  | Kerala        | 162              | 5                 | 6324         | 0.078                    | 132                      | 66                       | 13839                    | 0.12                     |
| 14  | Madhya Pr.    | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 15  | Maharashtra   | 134              | 164               | --           | --                       | 174                      | 112                      | --                       | --                       |
| 16  | Manipur       | 19               | 10752             | 19793        | 0.89                     | 11                       | 400                      | 23589                    | 0.05                     |
| 17  | Meghalaya     | 11               | --                | 163          | --                       | 6                        | 4632                     | 13098                    | 0.02                     |
| 18  | Mizoram       | 13               | 14                | 5437         | 0.11                     | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 19  | Nagaland      | 22               | 665               | 7700         | 0.05                     | 2                        | --                       | 480                      | --                       |
| 20  | Odisha        | 8                | 399               | 562          | 0.42                     | --                       | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 21  | Punjab        | 4                | 6                 | 34           | --                       | 5                        | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 22  | Rajasthan     | 80               | 5705              | 57989        | 7.34                     | 38                       | 481                      | 2048                     | --                       |
| 23  | Sikkim        | 11               | 80                | 910          | 0.02                     | 5                        | --                       | 44                       | --                       |
| 24  | Tamil Nadu    | 72               | 7654              | 14229        | 0.05                     | 24                       | 91                       | 306                      | --                       |
| 25  | Telangana     | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 11                       | 15                       | 264                      | --                       |
| 26  | Tripura       | 17               | 13                | 3222         | --                       | 40                       | 10                       | 15192                    | 0.04                     |
| 27  | Uttar Pradesh | 121              | 154               | 56935        | 3.81                     | 316                      | 1412                     | 1743                     | --                       |
| 28  | Uttarakhand   | 57               | 737               | 1380         | --                       | 32                       | 165                      | 111                      | --                       |
| 29  | West Bengal   | 197              | 2075              | 497362       | 6.74                     | 202                      | 12                       | 7583                     | 0.48                     |
| 30  | Delhi         | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 2                        | --                       | --                       | --                       |
| 31  | Puducherry    | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --                       | --                       | 40                       | --                       |
| 32  |               | --               | 186               |              |                          |                          |                          |                          | --                       |
|     | Lakshadweep   |                  |                   | 969          | 0.002                    | --                       | --                       | --                       |                          |

## Statement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of SDRF and NDRF during the years 2017-18 to 2018-19

## (Rs. in crore)

|                  | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Centre's share of SDRF   | Centre's share of SDRF   | Centre's share of SDRF   | Centre's share of SDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF       |
|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No. State    | 2017-18                 | 2018-19                 | 2017-18                  |                          | 2018-19 (as on 20.07.18) |                          | 2017-18              | 2018-19 (as on 20.07.18) |
| 1 2              | 3                       | 4                       | 5                        |                          | 6                        |                          | 7                    | 8                        |
| 1 Andhra Pr.     | 485.00                  | 509.00                  | 363.75                   |                          | 190.875                  |                          | --                   | 53.22                    |
| 2 Arunachal Pr.  | 57.00                   | 60.00                   | 51.30                    |                          | 27.00                    |                          | 32.44                | 132.49                   |
| 3 Assam          | 507.00                  | 532.00                  | 456.30                   |                          | 239.40                   |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 4 Bihar          | 517.00                  | 543.00                  | 489.56                   |                          |                          |                          | 1363.47              | --                       |
| 5 Chhattisgarh   | 265.00                  | 278.00                  | 194.25                   | #                        | 203.625                  | #                        | 49.31                | --                       |
| 6 Goa            | 4.00                    | 4.00                    | 3.00                     |                          | --                       |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 7 Gujarat        | 777.00                  | 816.00                  | 500.00                   |                          | 388.75                   | #                        | --                   | --                       |
| 8 Haryana        | 339.00                  | 356.00                  | 254.25                   |                          | 133.50                   |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 9 Himachal Pr.   | 260.00                  | 273.00                  | 234.00                   |                          | 122.85                   |                          | 63.23                | 84.13                    |
| 10 J& K          | 281.00                  | 295.00                  | --                       |                          | 252.90                   | #                        | --                   | --                       |
| 11 Jharkhand     | 401.00                  | 421.00                  | 300.75                   |                          | 157.875                  |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 12 Karnataka     | 305.00                  | 320.00                  | 228.75                   |                          | 120.00                   |                          | 913.044              | --                       |
| 13 Kerala        | 204.00                  | 214.00                  | 153.00                   |                          | 80.25                    |                          | 164.72               | --                       |
| 14 Madhya Pr.    | 967.00                  | 1016.00                 | 725.25                   |                          | 381.00                   |                          | 502.09               | --                       |
| 15 Maharashtra   | 1635.00                 | 1717.00                 | 1810.125                 | #                        | --                       |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 16 Manipur       | 21.00                   | 22.00                   | 18.90                    |                          | 9.90                     |                          | 110.82               | --                       |
| 17 Meghalaya     | 27.00                   | 28.00                   | 24.30                    |                          | 12.60                    |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 18 Mizoram       | 19.00                   | 20.00                   | 17.10                    |                          | 9.00                     |                          | 35.97                | --                       |
| 19 Nagaland      | 11.00                   | 11.00                   | 9.90                     |                          | 4.95                     |                          | 2g5.01               | 65.26                    |
| 20 Odisha        | 824.00                  | 865.00                  | 618.00                   |                          | 324.375                  |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 21 Punjab        | 430.00                  | 451.00                  | 203.465                  |                          | 288.165                  | #                        | --                   | --                       |
| 22 Rajasthan     | 1216.00                 | 1277.00                 | 912.00                   |                          | 478.88                   |                          | 607.77               | 526.14                   |
| 23 Sikkim        | 34.00                   | 36.00                   | 30.60                    |                          | 16.20                    |                          | --                   | 54.93                    |
| 24 Tamil Nadu    | 748.00                  | 786.00                  | 561.00                   |                          | 294.75                   |                          | 351.81               | --                       |
| 25 Telangana     | 302.00                  | 317.00                  | --                       |                          | 226.50                   | #                        | 58.40                | --                       |
| 26 Tripura       | 34.00                   | 36.00                   | 30.60                    |                          | 16.20                    |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 27 Uttar Pradesh | 744.00                  | 781.00                  | 558.00                   |                          | 292.875                  |                          | 119.67               | --                       |
| 28 Uttarakhand   | 231.00                  | 243.00                  | 207.90                   |                          | 109.35                   |                          | --                   | --                       |
| 29 West Bengal   | 569.00                  | 598.00                  | 426.75                   |                          | 224.25                   |                          | 324.78               | --                       |
| Total            | 12214.00                | 12825.00                | 9382.80                  |                          | 4606.015                 |                          | 4722.53              | 916.17                   |

*    Centre's share of SDRF not released for want of information relating to crediting of earlier released funds, utilisation certificate and annual report.

#        Including arrears of SDRF for the previous year.

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