Lok Sabha Question No. 390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Destruction Caused by Cyclones Tauktae and Yaas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Su Thirunavukkarasar, Asaduddin Owaisi, S. Gnanathiraviam, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Nitesh Ganga Deb, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Manickam Tagore B, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 390

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  JULY, 2021/ ASHADHA 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY CYCLONES TAUKTAE AND YAAS

## 390.     DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  two  severe  cyclonic  storms  namely  Tauktae  and  Yaas  had struck in Gujrat and Odisha respectively including adjoing States/UTs i.e. Tauktae  on  18  May  2021  and  Yaas  in  Odisha  on  26  May  2021  causing therewith heavy damages to infrastructure, human being, standing crops, domestic animals etc.;
- (b)  if  so,  the  losses  suffered,  the  names  of  those  States  that  have  been severely affected along with the report of damage two property, infrastructure, crops, cattle, fishing equipments and the number of people killed/injured/displaced  and  missing,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  and district-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the impact of cyclone 'Tauktae and Yaas' on fishermen and damage caused by it, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has sent Central teams to assess the damage or   Minister  &  Prime   Minister   visted   these   states   for   assising   the

damages/implact of cyclones and if so, the outcome thereof and recommended  allocation  of  funds  to  farmers  for  their  crop  losses  and damages,  the  amount  financial  package  /  relief  sought  by  the  affected States and the assistance provided/likely to be provided by the Government,  under  Disaster  Management  Fund  for  Relief/Rehabilation works, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;

- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  smooth  coordination of all the concerned departments of Central/State Governments to  minimize  the  losses  due  to  such  type  of  calamities  in  future  togather with remedial steps taken/in pipeline for rehabilation/restoration of life of affected persons and infratructure in thses states; and
- (f)  the  number  of  NDRF and State personnel deployed and the number of persons rescued during these cyclones?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b):    Cyclonic storm 'Tauktae' affected five States namely Gujarat, Maharashtra,  Goa,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  the  UT  of  Dadra  and  Nagar  Haveli and Daman and Diu (DNH&DD), and Cyclone 'Yaas' affected three States namely Odisha, West Bengal and Jharkhand.   As   per   the  memoranda/ situation  reports  received    from    the    affected  State  Governments/UT Administration, details of reported losses/ damages is  given at Annexure.
- (c) and (d):    The primary responsibility of disaster management rests with the State Governments. To supplement the efforts, financial assistance is

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 390 FOR 20.07.2021

provided to the affected States from State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per laid down procedure for management of relief necessitated by notified natural disasters.

Memoranda/demands for financial assistance, have not been received from the State Governments of Goa, Kerala and Jharkhand. Financial assistance has been  sought by  States viz; Maharashtra - Rs. 92.37 crore, Karnataka Rs. 10.89 crore, West Bengal - Rs. 4522 crore, Gujrat-Rs. 9836.01 crore and DNH&DD  -  Rs.  56.53  crore.    Government  of  Odisha  has  not  sought  any financial assistance for relief measures.

In  the  case  of  cyclones  Taukate  and  Yaas,  even  before  the  receipt  of memorandum from State Governments, the Central Government constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT), which had visited the affected  areas  of  Gujarat,  Maharashtra,  Goa,  Karnataka,  Odisha,  West Bengal and Daman & Diu.

In the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae & Yaas, Hon'ble Prime Minister visited the  State  of  Gujarat  on  19 th   May  2021  and  States  of  Odisha  and  West Bengal on 28 th  May 2021. In pursuance of the announcement made by the Hon'ble Prime Minister, Central Government released additional financial  assistance of Rs. 1000 crore to Gujarat,  Rs. 500 crore to Odisha,

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 390 FOR 20.07.2021

Rs. 300 crore to West Bengal and Rs. 200 crore to Jharkhand, in advance, from  NDRF  for  management  of  relief  necessitated  by  cyclonic  storms Taukate and Yaas. Besides, Central Government  released the first installment of Central share of SDRF for 2021-22 amounting to Rs. 8873.60 crore  on  29 th   April  2021  in  advance  to  all  States,  including  the  cyclone affected States.

As  per  the  established  procedure,  the  State  Governments  concerned,  in the wake of a natural disaster, provide necessary relief to affected people, including farmers, from SDRF already placed at their disposal.  In addition, farmers  are  entitled  for  compensation  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), which is being implemented by the State Governments concerned.

(e):        The  National  Crisis  Management  Committee  (NCMC),  headed  by Cabinet Secretary, monitors and  coordinates the situation with the affected  States  and  Central  Ministries/  Agencies  concerned  during  major disasters. Indian Metrological Department (IMD) issues regular and precise forecasts  &  warning  bulletins  to  all  the  affected/  likely  to  be  affected States/ UTs.

There are well established institutional mechanisms at the National, State &   District  levels in the country for  appropriate  preparedness and taking

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 390 FOR 20.07.2021

prompt response measures for effective management of natural disasters. Central  Government  has  established  a  robust  early  warning  system  and has  significantly  improved  the  accuracy  of  weather  forecasts.  Mock exercises  and  community  awareness  programmes  are  being  regularly conducted to create awareness among people.

The measures taken by the Central and State Governments have significantly improved the disaster management practices, preparedness, prevention and response mechanisms 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  governance.

(f):        For  cyclone  Tauktae,  71  teams  (Gujarat-43,  Maharashtra-4,  Goa-1, Kerala-9,  Karnataka-3,  Tamil  Nadu-5,  Rajasthan-2,  Daman  &  Diu-3,  and Dadra and Nagar Haveli-1) of NDRF were deployed to assist the State/UT administrations.  Similarly in the case of cyclone Yaas, 113 teams (Odisha - 52, West Bengal - 46, Jharkhand - 8, Andhra Pradesh-3, Tamil Nadu-3 and A&N Islands -1) of NDRF were deployed to assist the State/UT administrations during the cyclones.

NDRF  teams  assisted the State administration in mass  evacuation of affected persons to safer places.   As reported by the States, details of

persons  evacuated  to  safer  places  during  these  Cyclones,  are  given  as under:

| State/ UT                | Persons evacuated   |
|--------------------------|---------------------|
| I. For Cyclone 'Tauktae' |                     |
| Gujarat                  | 2,38,548            |
| Maharashtra              | 13,425              |
| Diu                      | 405                 |
| Kerala                   | 83                  |
| 2. For Cyclone 'Yaas'    |                     |
| Odisha                   | 7,03,058            |
| West Bengal              | 15,04,506           |
| Jharkhand                | 17,165              |

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.390 FOR 20.07.2021

Statement showing details of losses/ damages as reported by States/ UTs in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae and Yaas.

(Provisional)

| State                                   | Human lives lost   | Houses/ huts damage d   |   Cattle lost |   Cropped area affected (in ha.) | Fishermen's Boats & nets damaged   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Gujarat - cyclone 'Tauktae'             | 67                 | 88,910                  |          8629 |                        149270    | 475 - boats                        |
| Maharashtra - cyclone 'Tauktae'         | 22                 | 44,091                  |            34 |                         16787    | 1215 - boats & 21836 - nets        |
| DNH and Daman & Diu - cyclone 'Tauktae' | 1                  | 1,203                   |             4 |                            51.22 | 29 - boats                         |
| Goa - cyclone 'Tauktae'                 | 3                  | 2,004                   |           160 |                           227    | --                                 |
| Karnataka- cyclone 'Tauktae'            | 6                  | 473                     |             2 |                           215.23 | 263 - boats & 324 - nets           |
| Kerala- cyclone 'Tauktae'               | 11                 | 5,034                   |            91 |                         24433    | 125 - boats & 282 - nets           |
| Odisha - Cyclone 'Yaas'                 | 3                  | 18,094                  |            72 |                          5672.99 | 40 - boats & 14 - nets             |
| West Bengal - Cyclone 'Yaas'            | --                 | Approx 3 lakh           |         11740 |                        170891    | 4353 - boats & 18708 - nets        |
| Jharkhand - Cyclone 'Yaas'              | 4                  | 1,508                   |             3 |                            74.94 | --                                 |

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