Lok Sabha Question No. 4017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Chandan Chauhan, Shri Balabhadra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4017

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  MARCH, 2025/ CHAITRA 4, 1947 (SAKA)

NATIONAL CYCLONE RISK MITIGATION PROJECT

†4017.

SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY: SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the measures being taken to complete the infrastructural projects under the  National  Cyclone  Risk  Mitigation  Project  (NCRMP)  on  time  in  all  the States;
- (b) whether there is any proposals to integrate the NCRMP infrastructure with broader disaster management initiatives;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  latest  technological  advancements incorporated in the NCRMP to strengthen cyclone forecasting and preparedness?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): National Cyclone Risk Mitigation  Project  (NCRMP)  was implemented in the 8 coastal States, in two phases. Under Phase-I, Andhra

Pradesh and Odisha were covered and under Phase-II, six States viz. Goa,

Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal were  covered.

The   infrastructure   works  under NCRMP was completed by the prescribed

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4017 FOR 25.03.2025

completion date and the project stands closed with effect from March, 2023.

Details of physical infrastructure created under its both Phase-I and PhaseII of NCRMP are at Annexure.

The responsibility for maintenance and sustainability of physical infrastructure created under NCRMP rests with the State Governments.

Under NCRMP, NDMA has developed a web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas and Decision Support System (Web-DCRA & DSS tool) for cyclone risk mitigation and response planning.  The tool has been successfully used in cyclones such as Biparjoy (June, 2023) and Cyclone Michaung (December, 2023)

Government  has  implemented  'Common  Alerting  Protocol  (CAP)  based Integrated Alert System' for dissemination of geo targeted early warnings/alerts  related  to  disasters  to  the  citizens  of  India  for  all  36 States/UTs using various disseminating medium like SMS, TV, Radio, Indian Railways,  Costal  Sirens,  Cell  broadcast,  Internet  (RSS  feed  &  Browser Notification), Satellite Receiver of GAGAN & NavIC etc., through integration of  all  alerting  agencies,  [India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD),  Central Water  Commission  (CWC),  Indian  National  Centre  for  Ocean Information

Services (INCOIS), Defence Geo-informatics Research Establishment (DGRE), Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Forest Survey of India (FSI)].

This system has been successfully used in recent disasters. More than 4500 crore SMS alerts have been disseminated so far using CAP.

These  measures,  including  components  of  Early  Warning  Systems  and physical  infrastructure  i.e.  Multipurpose  Cyclone  Shelters  set  up  under NCRMP, coupled with very accurate and timely forecasts given by the India Meteorological Department, have proved to be of great help to the coastal community during cyclones.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4017 due for answer on 25.03.2025

| Andhra Pradesh   | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                  | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|                  | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 219                                                                     |
|                  | Roads (Km)                                                              | 698.02                                                                  |
|                  | Bridge (No.)                                                            | 35                                                                      |
|                  | Saline Embankment (Km)                                                  | 29.90                                                                   |
| Odisha           | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              |
|                  | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|                  | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 316                                                                     |
|                  | Roads (Km)                                                              | 388.50                                                                  |
|                  | Saline Embankment (Km)                                                  | 58.22                                                                   |
| Goa              | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              |
|                  | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|                  | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 11                                                                      |
|                  | Under Ground Cabling (Km)                                               | 315                                                                     |
| Kerala           | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              |
|                  | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|                  | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 17                                                                      |

Cont.….

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4017 FOR 25.03.2025

| Karnataka   | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              | Installation of Early Warning Dissemination Systems (EWDS)              |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|             | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|             | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 10                                                                      |
|             | Roads (Km)                                                              | 48                                                                      |
|             | Saline Embankment (Km)                                                  | 7.8                                                                     |
|             | Bridge (No.)                                                            | 2                                                                       |
| Gujarat     | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|             | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 76                                                                      |
|             | Roads (Km)                                                              | 157                                                                     |
| Maharashtra | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|             | Under Ground Cabling (Km)                                               | 600.3                                                                   |
|             | Saline Embankment (Km)                                                  | 22.26                                                                   |
| West Bengal | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) | Cyclone Risk Mitigation Infrastructures (CRMIs) (Sub-components / Unit) |
|             | Multi-Purpose Cyclone Shelters (No.)                                    | 146                                                                     |
|             | Under Ground Cabling (Km)                                               | 472.46                                                                  |

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