Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Losses Due to Heavy Rains and Floods
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *29

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH NOVEMBER, 2019/ KARTIKA 28, 1941 (SAKA )

LOSSES DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS

*29. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  many  States  in  the  country  were  affected  by  heavy  rains  and floods in the recent months and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the  number  of  persons  killed,  injured  and  missing,  the  extent  of  loss  of cattle and the details of damage to property including dams, bridges, roads, standing crops and high value horticulture crops reported, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the details of  proposals  received  from  the  State  Governments  to compensate the said losses and the assistance sanctioned and released by the  Union  Government  along  with  the  criteria  adopted  for  sanction  of assistance, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has sent Central Teams to the affected States to evaluate and ascertain the extent of crop and other losses, if so, the details and the outcome of assessment by the Central Teams;
- (e) the details of NDRF teams deployed in the affected States along with the number of persons rescued, State/UT-wise; and
- (f)  the measures taken to evolve a permanent mechanism to deal with such calamities  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for providing training and scientific knowledge to the farmers to minimize such crop losses due to heavy rains and floods in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY  TO THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *29 FOR 19.11.2019

(a) and (b):  During the South-west Monsoon, 2019, a number of States/UTs are reported to have been affected by floods. As per information received from the State  Governments/  UTs,  2,391  human  lives  and  15729  cattle  were  lost, 8,00,067  houses  were  damaged  and  63.975  lakh  hectares  of  cropped  areas were  affected  due  to  floods/cloudburst/landslide  during  south-west  monsoon, 2019.  Details  of  the  losses  due  to  floods/  landslides/  cloudburst  and  other Hydro-meteorological  hazards  ,  as reported  by  the  State  Governments/  Union Territories during the south-west monsoon 2019 are at Annexure-I.

(c) and (d): Primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the State Governments. Central Government extends all possible logistics and financial support  to  the  States  to  supplement  their  efforts  to  meet  the  situation effectively.  The  State  Governments  undertake  assessment  of  damages  and provide financial relief in the wake of natural disasters including floods, from the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  already  placed  at  their  disposal. Additional financial assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per  the  laid  down  procedure,  which  includes  an assessment  based  on  the  visit  of  an  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT). Following  the  recent  floods  and  rain  oriented  calamities,  the  Government  of India   has   taken  a  significant  decision  on  19.08.2019   that  the  IMCT   will

## LS.S.Q.No. 29 for 19.11.2019

henceforth be constituted immediately in the aftermath of any natural calamity of severe nature, before receipt of memorandum, which will visit the affected areas of the States so  as  to have the first  hand assessment of the  damages caused and the relief work carried out by the State Administration.

Accordingly, Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted IMCTs for 14 States viz. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala,  Punjab, Madhya  Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh. IMCTs have visited the affected areas of 13 States for on-thespot assessment of damages due to floods, 2019. The Government of Gujarat has  informed  that  it  does  not  intend  to  submit  a  memorandum  for  seeking assistance  from  National  Disaster  Response  Fund.  Further,  only  11  State Governments  have  so  far  submitted  their  Memorandum  seeking  additional financial assistance from NDRF. Further, additional financial assistance under NDRF to the States will be considered as per the laid down procedure.

(e): During  the  floods,  peak  deployment  of  National  Disaster  Response Force was 176 teams (on 08.08.2019). National Disaster Response Force has rescued/evacuated  98962  persons  and  rescued  617  livestock  and  provided medical assistance to 23,869 persons in the country.  State-wise details of deployment of National Disaster Response Force and their floods operations during Monsoon Season, 2019 is at Annexure-II.

## LS.S.Q.No. 29 for 19.11.2019

(f): Based on the forecast of weather and Monsoon the appropriate cropping pattern  is  recommended  for  the  benefits  of  the  farmers.  Indian  Council  of Agriculture  Research  -  Central Research  Institute  of  Dryland  Agriculture Hyderabad  in  collaboration  with  State  Agriculture  Universities  prepares  crop contingency  plan  for  all problematic  districts  in  the  country  to  sustain agriculture  production  in  the  eventuality  of  any  sudden  change  in  weather. Based on the Crop Weather Watch Report advisories are issued to the States/ Union  Territories  for  implementation  of  contingency  plans.  Besides  there  is also a system to send weather based advisory to registered farmers by SMS through m-kisan portal.

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## ANNEXURE-I LS.S.Q.No. 29 for 19.11.2019

| Reported loss by States/ UTs due to flood/ landslides/ Hydrometeorological hazards during South- West monsoon-2019   | Reported loss by States/ UTs due to flood/ landslides/ Hydrometeorological hazards during South- West monsoon-2019   | Reported loss by States/ UTs due to flood/ landslides/ Hydrometeorological hazards during South- West monsoon-2019   | Reported loss by States/ UTs due to flood/ landslides/ Hydrometeorological hazards during South- West monsoon-2019   | Reported loss by States/ UTs due to flood/ landslides/ Hydrometeorological hazards during South- West monsoon-2019   | Reported loss by States/ UTs due to flood/ landslides/ Hydrometeorological hazards during South- West monsoon-2019   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S/NO                                                                                                                 | STATE/UT                                                                                                             | Human Lives                                                                                                          | Cattle Lost                                                                                                          | House Damaged                                                                                                        | Croped Area (lac Hc.)                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                    | Arunachal Pr.                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                                    | 23                                                                                                                   | 377                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                    |
| 2                                                                                                                    | Assam                                                                                                                | 103                                                                                                                  | 250                                                                                                                  | 131949                                                                                                               | 2.14                                                                                                                 |
| 3                                                                                                                    | Bihar                                                                                                                | 133                                                                                                                  | 80                                                                                                                   | 45355                                                                                                                | 2.61                                                                                                                 |
| 4                                                                                                                    | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                         | 15                                                                                                                   | 96                                                                                                                   | 1246                                                                                                                 | 0.018                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                                    | Goa                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                    | 540                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                                                              | 195                                                                                                                  | 848                                                                                                                  | 5318                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                    |
| 7                                                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                                                              | 7                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                    |
| 8                                                                                                                    | H P                                                                                                                  | 86                                                                                                                   | 207                                                                                                                  | 1346                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                                                            | 91                                                                                                                   | 3400                                                                                                                 | 115792                                                                                                               | 9.35                                                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                                                               | 125                                                                                                                  | 1183                                                                                                                 | 21264                                                                                                                | 0.31                                                                                                                 |
| 11                                                                                                                   | MP                                                                                                                   | 674                                                                                                                  | 1888                                                                                                                 | 118386                                                                                                               | 6.04                                                                                                                 |
| 12                                                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                                                          | 253                                                                                                                  | 4230                                                                                                                 | 109714                                                                                                               | 4.17                                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                                   | Meghalaya                                                                                                            | 23                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                    | 37771                                                                                                                | -                                                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                                                   | Mizoram                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                    | 1523                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                    | 1458                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                                                               | 13                                                                                                                   | 136                                                                                                                  | 5139                                                                                                                 | 1.49                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                                                               | 20                                                                                                                   | 615                                                                                                                  | 2618                                                                                                                 | 1.51                                                                                                                 |
| 18                                                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                                                            | 126                                                                                                                  | 314                                                                                                                  | 28415                                                                                                                | 27.36                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                    | 1304                                                                                                                 | 485                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                    |
| 20                                                                                                                   | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                           | 25                                                                                                                   | 70                                                                                                                   | 1158                                                                                                                 | -                                                                                                                    |
| 21                                                                                                                   | Tripura                                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                                    | 15                                                                                                                   | 44963                                                                                                                | 0.014                                                                                                                |
| 22                                                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                        | 133                                                                                                                  | 277                                                                                                                  | 40637                                                                                                                | 8.88                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                                                          | 80                                                                                                                   | 400                                                                                                                  | 814                                                                                                                  | 0.003                                                                                                                |
| 24                                                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                                          | 227                                                                                                                  | 382                                                                                                                  | 83787                                                                                                                | 0.08                                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                                   | UT of J&K                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                   | 6                                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                    |
| 25                                                                                                                   | UT of Ladakh Total                                                                                                   | 2391                                                                                                                 | 15729                                                                                                                | 800067                                                                                                               | 63.975                                                                                                               |

## Annexure-II LS.S.Q.No.29 for 19.11.2019

STATEWISE  SUMMARY OF FLOOD OPS OF NDRF DURING SOUTH-WEST MONSOON SEASON-2019 W.E.F. 01 ST MAY TO 31 ST   OCTOBER 2019

|         |                      |                       | ACHIEVEMENTS               | ACHIEVEMENTS       | ACHIEVEMENTS                |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
| SL. NO. | State                | No. of Teams deployed | Persons Rescued/ Evacuated | Live-stock Rescued | Medical assistance Provided |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 12                    | 2560                       | 76                 | 0                           |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 1                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 3       | Assam                | 28                    | 9867                       | 47                 | 6062                        |
| 4       | Bihar                | 62                    | 17707                      | 46                 | 9995                        |
| 5       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli | 1                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 6       | Delhi                | 4                     | 22                         | 27                 | 0                           |
| 7       | Gujarat              | 48                    | 4895                       | 62                 | 2853                        |
| 8       | Haryana              | 2                     | 14                         | 0                  | 0                           |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh     | 3                     | 8                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 10      | Jharkhand            | 2                     | 433                        | 44                 | 84                          |
| 11      | Karnataka            | 28                    | 9749                       | 82                 | 0                           |
| 12      | Kerala               | 23                    | 3305                       | 2                  | 0                           |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh       | 12                    | 924                        | 22                 | 0                           |
| 14      | Maharashtra          | 70                    | 38260                      | 40                 | 1596                        |
| 15      | Manipur              | 1                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 16      | Meghalaya            | 1                     | 40                         | 0                  | 0                           |
| 17      | Nagaland             | 2                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 18      | Odisha               | 3                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 19      | Puducherry           | 1                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 20      | Punjab               | 16                    | 5330                       | 96                 | 114                         |
| 21      | Rajasthan            | 14                    | 1182                       | 21                 | 2613                        |
| 22      | Sikkim               | 2                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu           | 3                     | 0                          | 0                  | 0                           |
| 24      | Telangana            | 6                     | 101                        | 3                  | 0                           |
| 25      | Tripura              | 5                     | 1185                       | 25                 | 0                           |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh        | 26                    | 2974                       | 21                 | 552                         |
| 27      | Uttarakhand          | 5                     | 335                        | 3                  | 0                           |
| 28      | West Bengal          | 8                     | 71                         | 0                  | 0                           |
|         | Grand Total          | 339                   | 98962                      | 617                | 23869                       |

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