Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Natural Disasters
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Amar Singh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *191

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 23, 1944 (SAKA)

NATURAL DISASTERS

*191.     DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of natural disasters reported in the country during the year 2022;

(b)  whether the Government has estimated the losses and damages that occurred to citizens due to various climate events during the year 2022; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):    A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 191 DATED 14 TH  MARCH, 2023.

(a) to (c): The State-wise information on the number  of natural disasters  and  losses,  damages  occurred  to  citizens  caused  due  to various climate events are not maintained centrally by this Ministry. However, as per information furnished by States, details of losses due to  hydrometeorological  disasters  during  the  year  2022-23  (as  on 07.03.2023) are given in Annexure.

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## Statement  showing  State-wise  details  of  losses  due  to  hydro-meteorological disasters during the year 2022-23

(Provisional) (As on 07.03.2023)

| Sl. No.   | State         | Human lives lost (No.)   | Cattle lost (No.)   | Houses/ huts damaged (No.)   | Crops area affected (in ha.)   |
|-----------|---------------|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1         | 2             | 3                        | 4                   | 5                            | 6                              |
| 1         | Andhra Pr.    | 7                        | 291                 | 13573                        | 6928                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pr. | 23                       | 49                  | 1,045                        | 96                             |
| 3         | Assam         | 200                      | 2043                | 2,02,214                     | 1,14,797                       |
| 4         | Bihar         | 70                       | --                  | 140                          | 37,000                         |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh  | 95                       | 533                 | 1,445                        | 458                            |
| 6         | Goa           | 1                        | --                  | 88                           | --                             |
| 7         | Gujarat       | 189                      | 1,457               | 6,762                        | 82532                          |
| 8         | Haryana       | --                       | --                  | --                           | --                             |
| 9         | Himachal Pr.  | 42                       | 940                 | 2,551                        | 7880                           |
| 10        | Jharkhand     | --                       | --                  | --                           | --                             |
| 11        | Karnataka     | 127                      | 1,289               | 45,465                       | 10,06,455                      |
| 12        | Kerala        | 76                       | 161                 | 2,216                        | --                             |
| 13        | Madhya Pr.    | 284                      | 997                 | 6,646                        | --                             |
| 14        | Maharashtra   | 438                      | 4,301               | 3,592                        | --                             |
| 15        | Manipur       | 53                       | --                  | --                           | --                             |
| 16        | Meghalaya     | 27                       | 167                 | 1681                         | 11,814                         |
| 17        | Mizoram       | --                       | --                  | 01                           | --                             |
| 18        | Nagaland      | 10                       | 14,077              | 1,957                        | 1770                           |
| 19        | Odisha        | 11                       | 229                 | 9,693                        | 136223                         |
| 20        | Punjab        | 22                       | 203                 | 1,888                        | 82727                          |
| 21        | Rajasthan     | 91                       | 184                 | 25                           | --                             |
| 22        | Sikkim        | 8                        | 137                 | 1,013                        | 183                            |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu    | 16                       | 508                 | 435                          | 1,53,011                       |
| 24        | Telangana     | 39                       | 1,574               | 14,858                       | --                             |
| 25        | Tripura       | 13                       | 1                   | 2,476                        | --                             |
| 26        | Uttar Pradesh | 53                       | 68                  | 3,267                        | 2,13,018                       |
| 27        | Uttarakhand   | 86                       | 407                 | 1,218                        | --                             |
| 28        | West Bengal   | --                       | --                  | --                           | --                             |
| 29        | J&K           | 16                       | --                  | --                           | --                             |
| 30        | Puducherry    | --                       | 999                 | 16                           | 9                              |
|           | Total         | 1,997                    | 30,615              | 3,24,265                     | 18,54,901                      |

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