Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-21
Subject: Problem of Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 108

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.06.2019

## Problem of Climate Change

## 108. SHRI JAGADAMBIKA PAL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that 11 out of 15 hottest places in world are in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the correct data regarding the hottest place in the world; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to tackle the problem of climate change and rise in average temperature in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (c) The report of hottest places - 11 out of 15 hottest places in world are from India - is based on a newspaper article quoting a private weather forecasting agency ElDoradoWeather. The agency in its webpage reports the 15 places with maximum temperature of last 24 hours on daily basis and the hottest places vary each day.Government of India does not authenticate nor agree to the findings of the report.

(d) In  order to  tackle  the  problem of climate  change and rise in average temperature in the country,  the  Government  is  implementing  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change (NAPCC) which comprises of missions in specific areas of solar energy, energy efficiency, water,  agriculture,  Himalayan  eco-system,  sustainable  habitat,  green  India  and  strategic knowledge on climate change. Climate actions at the state level are based on the State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC).Thirty-three States/Union Territories have prepared their State  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (SAPCC) in  lines  with  NAPCC  taking  into  account State's  specific  issues  relating  to  climate  change.  These  SAPCCs  inter-alia  outline  sector specific and cross sectoral priority climate actions.

The Government is also implementing the scheme, 'National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change' (NAFCC) to support adaptation measures of States/UTs in areas that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate Change.  Under NAFCC, 30 projects have been sanctioned in 27 States to tackle the issues related to adaptation in agriculture, water, forestry, etc. Government of India has also embarked upon ambitious actions in the areas of renewable energy, afforestation, energy efficiency, and urban development.

The National Disaster Management Agency has issued several disaster specific guidelines for managing extreme weather-related disasters such as cyclones, floods and heat wave. Further, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has modernized its observation system by installing a  network  of  doppler  weather  radars,  automatic  weather  stations,  automatic  rain  gauge stations, etc. for  monitoring  abnormal  weather  patterns. IMD  has  also  upgraded  its forecasting skills so that advance warning can be provided to concerned agencies to tackle the adverse impacts of extreme weather events.

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