Lok Sabha Question No. 491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Damage to Crops by Cyclone Fani
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 491

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## DAMAGE TO CROPS BY CYCLONE FANI

491.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  concrete  efforts  to  provide  a  permanent solution  with  the  latest  State  -of-the-art  technology  and  financial  support  to  farmers  to combat the wrath of cyclones which affects the States every year; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the other corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government to minimize the losses of crops?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- (a) & (b): India with its continuous efforts has significantly improved its preparedness to deal with natural calamities. Our Disaster Management Act 2005 articulates the need for mainstreaming  Disaster  Risk  Reduction  (DRR)  into  development  planning.  The  National Policy  and  National  Plan  on  Disaster  Management  seek  to  build  a  safe  and  disaster resilient India. There are institutional mechanisms at the National, State & district level in the  country  to  develop  appropriate  preparedness  and  prompt  response  mechanism  for effective management of natural disasters. Central Government has established a robust early  warning  system  and  has  significantly  enhanced  accuracy  of  weather  forecasts. Forecasting  agencies  are  continuing  their  efforts  for  the  improvement  of  warning  and dissemination systems vigorously. Mock exercises and community awareness programmes are being regularly conducted to educate people/farmers at the time of natural calamities.

The National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) is under implementation in 8 coastal states with a total outlay of Rs. 4903 crore to mitigate the sufferings of the coastal community who are generally poor and vulnerable to various types of disasters. Cyclone shelters  and  early  warning  system  created  under  this  project  proved  to  be  of  great  help during  cyclones  'Phailin'  in  2013,  'Hud-Hud'  in  2014,  'Titli'  in  2018  and  recent  cyclone 'Fani'.

The  measures  taken  by  the  Central  and  State  Governments  have  significantly improved disaster management practices, preparedness, prevention and response mechanism  resulting  in  significant reduction in casualties during natural calamities, including cyclones, in the country. Further, strengthening of the disaster management is a continuing and evolving process of the governance.

Financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  farmers  in  the  event  of  natural  calamities, including cyclones, from National Disaster Response Fund.

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