Lok Sabha Question No. 2028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Damage caused by Storms
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2028

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2023/ SRAVANA 10, 1945 (SAKA)

DAMAGE CAUSED BY STORMS

2028. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the States where storms have occurred during the last three years and the details of damage caused by it, State and year-wise;

(b)  the  details  of  the  assistance  provided  by  the  Central  Government  to check and control  the  same  along  with  compensate  the  damages/losses during the said period, State and year-wise;

(c) the damage caused by Toukte, Nisar and other cyclones in Maharashtra and the aid the Government announced to Maharashtra for each of these natural disasters; and

(d) the details of aid that was disbursed in actual in Maharashtra?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):   As per the information received from various State Governments/UTs    and  assessed  by  the  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Teams (IMCTs), details of cyclonic storms struck at various coastal parts of the country   during   the  last   three  years   and   damages   therefrom,   are given at Annexure-I.

As per the National Disaster Management Policy, the primary responsibility

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2028 FOR 01.08.2023

for disaster management, including undertaking assessment of the impact of  cyclone,  rests  with  the  State  Governments  concerned.  The  State Governments provide financial relief to the affected people in the event of notified natural disasters, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already  placed  at  its  disposal,  in  accordance  with  approved  items  and norms of Government of India (GOI).  However, in the event of disaster of a severe  nature, additional financial assistance  is  extended  from  the National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF),  as  per  laid  down  procedure, which  includes  an  assessment  based  on  the  visit  of  an  Inter-Ministerial Central  Team  (IMCT). The  financial  assistance  provided  under  SDRF  and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

The details of funds allocated and released from SDRF and NDRF during the last three years are given at Annexure-II.

The details of the funds provided from NDRF to the State Government of Maharashtra in wake of Cyclone Nisarga and Tauktae are as under:-

| Cyclone   | Net amount released from NDRF (Rs. In crore)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nisarga   | 268.59                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Tauktae   | Disaster was not having severe impact in the State. An amount of Rs. 2577.60 crore was available in SDRF Account of Maharashtra during 2021-22 for management of relief activities by natural disasters including cyclonic storm 'Tauktae'. Hence, no amount was released from NDRF. |

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## Details of various cyclones struck various coastal parts of the country during the last three years along with damages caused by them

| Year   | Name of cyclone   | Affected States/UTs                          | Human Lives lost   | Loss of livestock   | Houses Damage   | Cropped area damaged (in lac ha.)   |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2020   | AMPHAN            | Odisha                                       | -                  | 38                  | 4889            | 0.03                                |
|        |                   | West Bengal                                  | 99                 | 23927               | 552889          | 5.71                                |
|        | NISARGA           | Maharashtra                                  | 15                 | 539                 | 247175          | 0.33                                |
|        | NIVAR             | Tamil Nadu                                   | 6                  | 259                 | 4398            | 0.15                                |
|        |                   | Andhra Pradesh                               | 11                 | 10392               | 9753            | 4.26                                |
|        |                   | Puducherry                                   | -                  | 31                  | 165             | 0.02                                |
|        | BUREVI            | Tamil Nadu                                   | 7                  | 719                 | 5509            | 2.00                                |
| 2021   | TAUKTAE           | Maharashtra                                  | 22                 | 46                  | 30097           | 0.06                                |
|        |                   | Gujarat                                      | 67                 | 8683                | 129497          | 1.49                                |
|        |                   | Goa                                          | 3                  | 1                   | 1362            | 0.001                               |
|        |                   | Karnataka                                    | 6                  | 2                   | 473             | 0.002                               |
|        |                   | Kerala                                       | 11                 | 91                  | 5034            | 0.24                                |
|        |                   | UT of Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1                  | 4                   | 260             | 0.0005                              |
|        | YAAS              | West Bengal                                  | -                  | 9736                | 142872          | 1.17                                |
|        |                   | Odisha                                       | 3                  | 72                  | 18094           | 0.02                                |
|        | GULAAB            | Andhra Pradesh                               | 7                  | -                   | 156             | -                                   |
|        |                   | Odisha                                       | -                  | 512                 | -               | -                                   |
| 2022   | ASANI             | Andhra Pradesh                               | -                  | 17                  | 16              | -                                   |
|        | MANDOUS           | Tamil Nadu                                   | 5                  | -                   | 158             | -                                   |
|        |                   | Puducherry                                   | 1                  | -                   | 5               | -                                   |
|        |                   | Andhra Pradesh                               | 1                  | -                   | 174             | -                                   |

## Annexure- II

## LS USQ No. 2028 for 01.08.2023

Statement showing details of allocation and release of funds under SDRF and NDRF for Coastal States during the year 2020-21 to 2022-23

(Rs. in crore)

| S.N.   | State          | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Allocation under SDRF including Centre and State share   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Centre's Share of SDRF Released   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   | Release from NDRF (For all calamities)   |
|--------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|        |                | 2020-21                                                  | 2021-22                                                  | 2022-23                                                  | 2020-21                           | 2021-22                           | 2022-23                           | 2020-21                                  | 2021-22                                  | 2022-23                                  |
| 1.     | Andhra Pradesh | 1192.80                                                  | 1192.80                                                  | 1252.80                                                  | 895.20                            | 895.20                            | 940.00                            | 657.029                                  | 351.43                                   | --                                       |
| 2.     | Goa            | 12.00                                                    | 12.00                                                    | 12.80                                                    | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | 9.60                              | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 3.     | Gujarat        | 1412.00                                                  | 1412.00                                                  | 1482.40                                                  | 1059.20                           | 1059.20                           | 556.00                            | --                                       | 1000.00                                  | --                                       |
| 4.     | Karnataka      | 843.20                                                   | 843.20                                                   | 885.60                                                   | 632.80                            | 632.80                            | 664.00                            | 689.27                                   | 1623.30                                  | 939.83                                   |
| 5.     | Kerala         | 335.20                                                   | 335.20                                                   | 352.00                                                   | 251.20                            | 251.20                            | 264.00                            | --                                       | --                                       | --                                       |
| 6.     | Maharashtra    | 3436.80                                                  | 3436.80                                                  | 3608.80                                                  | 2577.60                           | 2577.60                           | 2706.40                           | 420.12                                   | 1056.39                                  | --                                       |
| 7.     | Odisha         | 1711.20                                                  | 1711.20                                                  | 1796.80                                                  | 1283.20                           | 1283.20                           | 1348.00                           | 500.00                                   | 500.00                                   | --                                       |
| 8.     | Tamil Nadu     | 1088.00                                                  | 1088.00                                                  | 1142.40                                                  | 816.00                            | 816.00                            | 856.80                            | 286.91                                   | 566.36                                   | --                                       |
| 9.     | West Bengal    | 1078.40                                                  | 1078.40                                                  | 1132.80                                                  | 808.80                            | 808.80                            | 849.60                            | 2250.28                                  | 350.13                                   | --                                       |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL          | 11109.60 *                                               | 11109.60                                                 | 11666.40                                                 | 8333.60                           | 8333.60                           | 8194.4                            | 4803.609                                 | 5447.61                                  | 939.83                                   |

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