Lok Sabha Question No. 1362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Agricultural Land Damaged Due to Flood and Cyclone
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Manickam Tagore B, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1362 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## Agriculture Land Damaged Due to Flood and Cyclones

1362.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B: DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.: 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 is aware that due to flood and cyclone agricultural land gets damaged every  year  and  if  so,  the  extent  of  agricultural  land  damaged  by  floods  and cyclone during the last three years and the current year;

(b) the details of the estimated damage to agricultural output as a result of flooding and cyclone during the said period, State-wise and year-wise;

(c) whether the Government plans to provide special aid to farmers losing revenue due to flooding and cyclone and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  drawing  up  plans  to  address  the  impending  damage  to agricultural land and losses to farmers/workers as a result of the growing rate of flooding and cyclone each year and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): State-wise details of crop area affected due to hydro-meteorological calamities/ hazards during 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22, are given at Annexure.

The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural disasters from the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF) already placed  at  their  disposal  in accordance with Government  of India approved items and norms. Additional assistance  is  extended  from  the  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per established procedure, upon receipt of Memorandum from the State. Thereafter, an Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT)  is  constituted  and  deputed  for  an  on-the-spot assessment  of  damage  and  requirement  of  funds  for  relief  operations,  as  per  the extant items and norms.  The report of the IMCT is considered by the Sub Committee of  National  Executive  Committee  (SC-NEC).  Thereafter,  the  High  Level  Committee (HLC) approves the final quantum of financial assistance.

## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1362 due for answer on 27.07.2021.

## CROPPED  AREA  DAMAGED  DUE  TO  HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL  CALAMITIES/ HAZARDS

| S. No.   | State             | Cropped area damaged (in lakh ha.)   | Cropped area damaged (in lakh ha.)   | Cropped area damaged (in lakh ha.)   | Cropped area damaged (in lakh ha.)     |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State             | 2018-19                              | 2019-20                              | 2020-21                              | 2021-22 (provisional as on 21.07.2021) |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    | 1.67                                 | -                                    | 6.81                                 | -                                      |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.007                                | -                                    | 0.28                                 | -                                      |
| 3.       | Assam             | 0.31                                 | 2                                    | 2.67                                 | -                                      |
| 4.       | Bihar             | -                                    | 2.61                                 | 7.41                                 | -                                      |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh      | -                                    | 0.018                                | -                                    | -                                      |
| 6.       | Goa               | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 0.002                                  |
| 7.       | Gujarat           | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | 1.49                                   |
| 8.       | Haryana           | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                      |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh  | 0.45                                 | -                                    | 0.24                                 | -                                      |
| 10.      | Jharkhand         | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                      |
| 11.      | Karnataka         | 3.63                                 | 9.35                                 | 14.32                                | 0.032                                  |
| 12.      | Kerala            | 1                                    | 0.36                                 | -                                    | 0.24                                   |
| 13.      | Madhya Pradesh    | -                                    | 60.47                                | 6.68                                 | -                                      |
| 14.      | Maharashtra       | -                                    | 4.17                                 | 11.28                                | 0.17                                   |
| 15.      | Manipur           | 0.06                                 | -                                    | -                                    | -                                      |
| 16.      | Meghalaya         | 0.02                                 | -                                    | -                                    | -                                      |
| 17.      | Mizoram           | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                      |
| 18.      | Nagaland          | 0.05                                 | -                                    | -                                    | -                                      |
| 19.      | Odisha            | 3.9                                  | 1.49                                 | 1.8                                  | 0.02                                   |
| 20.      | Punjab            | 0.52                                 | 1.51                                 | 1.23                                 | -                                      |
| 21.      | Rajasthan         | -                                    | 23.92                                | -                                    | -                                      |
| 22.      | Sikkim            | -                                    | -                                    | 0.02                                 | -                                      |
| 23.      | Tamil Nadu        | 1.22                                 | -                                    | 4.63                                 | -                                      |
| 24.      | Telangana         | -                                    | -                                    | 2.39                                 | -                                      |
| 25.      | Tripura           | 0.32                                 | 0.014                                | -                                    | -                                      |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2.9                                  | 8.13                                 | 1.08                                 | 0.07                                   |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand       | 0.55                                 | 0.003                                | -                                    | -                                      |
| 28.      | West Bengal       | 0.49                                 | 0.08                                 | 5.71                                 | -                                      |
|          | Total             | 17.097                               | 114.295                              | 66.55                                | 2.024                                  |

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