Lok Sabha Question No. 1431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-26
Subject: Losses due to Heavy Floods
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1431

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH  JULY, 2022/ SRAVANA 4, 1944 (SAKA)

LOSSES DUE TO HEAVY FLOODS

1431. SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is heavy loss of kharif crops, lives and livestocks as well as the damage of infrastructure due to heavy floods in different parts of the country in recent months;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the affected States have requested the Union Government to release  funds  immediately  to  carry  out  relief  and  other  emergency services for the affected people;

(d)  if  so,  the  details  of  funds  released  by  the  Union  Government  to  the State Governments; State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the  State  Governments  concerned.  The  State  Governments  undertake relief measures in the wake of natural calamities, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal, in accordance with Government of India approved items and norms.  The Central Government supplements  the  efforts  of the State Governments and provides requisite

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1431 FOR 26.07.2022

logistics and financial support.  Additional financial assistance is provided from  the  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF),  as  per  laid  down procedure,  in  case  of  disaster  of  'severe  nature',  which  includes  an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT).

The State-wise information on losses caused due to natural calamities is not maintained centrally by this Ministry.  However, as per information furnished by States, details of losses due to natural calamities during the current year 2022-23 (as on 19.07.2022) are given in Annexure-I.

During the south-west monsoon  of  2022, flood and landslides reported to have  caused  damages  in  various  States.    The  Central Government, without waiting for the memoranda from the State Governments, has constituted/deputed IMCT's for on the spot assessment of  damages  in  the  States  of  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Telangana,  Gujarat  and Maharashtra.

The  State-wise  details  of  allocation  and  releases  from  SDRF  and NDRF  during  the  current  financial  year  2022-23  (as  on  20.07.2022)  are given in Annexure-II.

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## L.S.US.Q NO. 1431 FOR 26.07.2022 ANNEXURE-I

## Details of damages as reported by States/ UTs due to natural calamities during 2022-23 (As on 19.07.2022)

(Provisional)

|            |                                  | 2022-23 (As on 19.07.2022)   | 2022-23 (As on 19.07.2022)   | 2022-23 (As on 19.07.2022)   | 2022-23 (As on 19.07.2022)       |
|------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.    | State/ UT                        | Human lives lost (No.)       | Livestock lost (No.)         | Houses/ huts damaged (No.)   | Crops area affected (in hactare) |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh                   | --                           | 1455                         | 38                           | 11280.47                         |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh                | 17                           | 13                           | 599                          | 66.70                            |
| 3          | Assam                            | 196                          | 54837                        | 306921                       | 240096.74                        |
| 4          | Bihar                            | 50                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh                     | 41                           | 268                          | 326                          | --                               |
| 6          | Gujarat                          | 114                          | 965                          | 3346                         | --                               |
| 7          | Goa                              | --                           | --                           | 81                           | --                               |
| 8          | Haryana                          | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 9          | Himachal Pradesh                 | 196                          | 315                          | 330                          | --                               |
| 10         | Jharkhand                        | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 11         | Karnataka                        | 41                           | 294                          | 9178                         | 6770                             |
| 12         | Kerala                           | 25                           | 64                           | 1448                         | --                               |
| 13         | Madhya Pradesh                   | 120                          | 420                          | 461                          | --                               |
| 14         | Maharashtra                      | 108                          | 189                          | 1412                         | --                               |
| 15         | Manipur                          | 53                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 16         | Meghalaya                        | 36                           | 338                          | 4884                         | 1113.87                          |
| 17         | Mizoram                          | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 18         | Nagaland                         | 3                            | 30                           | 654                          | 484                              |
| 19         | Odisha                           | --                           | 2                            | 394                          | 270                              |
| 20         | Punjab                           | 7                            | 200                          | 94                           | 81420                            |
| 21         | Rajasthan                        | 37                           | 93                           | --                           | --                               |
| 22         | Sikkim                           | 8                            | 11                           | 3379                         | 169.472                          |
| 23 Tamil   | Nadu                             | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 24         | Telangana                        | 2                            | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 25         | Tripura                          | 9                            | --                           | 1672                         | --                               |
| 26 Uttar   | Pradesh                          | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 27         | Uttarakhand                      | 19                           | 104                          | 97                           | --                               |
| 28         | West Bengal                      | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 29 Jammu & | Kashmir                          | 16                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |
| 30         | Puducherry                       | --                           | --                           | 6                            | --                               |
|            | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & | --                           | --                           | --                           | --                               |

L.S.US.Q NO. 1431 FOR 26.07.2022 ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE DETAILS OF ALLOCATION AND RELEASE OF FUNDS UNDER SDRFAND NDRF DURING CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2022-23 (AS ON 20.07.2022)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.             | State             | Release from SDRF   | Release from SDRF      | Release from NDRF   |
|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No.             | State             | Allocation          | Central Share released | Release from NDRF   |
| 1.                  | Andhra Pradesh    | 1,252.80            | 470.00                 | --                  |
| 2.                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 233.60              | --                     | --                  |
| 3.                  | Assam             | 720.80              | 648.80                 | --                  |
| 4.                  | Bihar             | 1,586.40            | 594.80                 | --                  |
| 5. Chhattisgarh     | 484.00            |                     | --                     | --                  |
| 6.                  | Goa               | 12.80               | --                     | --                  |
| 7.                  | Gujarat           | 1,482.40            | --                     | --                  |
| 8. Haryana          | 550.40            |                     | --                     | --                  |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh | 380.80            |                     | 171.20                 | --                  |
| 10. Jharkhand       | 635.20            |                     | --                     | --                  |
| 11.                 | Karnataka         | 885.60              | --                     | --                  |
| 12. Kerala          | 352.00            |                     | --                     | --                  |
| 13. Madhya Pradesh  |                   | 2,038.40            | --                     | --                  |
| 14. Maharashtra     | 3,608.80          |                     | --                     | --                  |
| 15.                 | Manipur           | 39.20               | 17.60                  | --                  |
| 16.                 | Meghalaya         | 60.80               | --                     | --                  |
| 17.                 | Mizoram           | 43.20               | --                     | --                  |
| 18. Nagaland        |                   | 38.40               | 17.20                  | 39.28               |
| 19.                 | Odisha            | 1,796.80            | 674.00                 | --                  |
| 20.                 | Punjab            | 554.40              | 208.00                 | --                  |
| 21.                 | Rajasthan         | 1,659.20            | 622.40                 | 13.46               |
| 22.                 | Sikkim            | 47.20               | 21.20                  | --                  |
| 23. Tamil           | Nadu              | 1,142.40            | --                     | --                  |
| 24.                 | Telangana         | 503.20              | --                     | --                  |
| 25.                 | Tripura           | 63.20               | --                     | --                  |
| 26. Uttar           | Pradesh           | 2,165.60            | --                     | --                  |
| 27.                 | Uttarakhand       | 874.40              | --                     | --                  |
| 28.                 | West Bengal       | 1,132.80            | --                     | --                  |
| TOTAL               | TOTAL             | 24,344.80           | 3445.20                | 52.74               |

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