Lok Sabha Question No. 5100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Use of AI in Disaster Management
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5100

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2026/ CHAITRA 3, 1948 (SAKA)

USE OF AI IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

5100.    SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  steps  to  incorporate emerging  technologies  such  as  Artificial  intelligence  (AI)  into  disaster mitigation and management in the country during the last five years;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  regarding  the  list  of  schemes/initiatives  for  disaster management/mitigation that use AI at present;
- (c) the details regarding the total amount of funding allocated/released and utilised  for  increasing  the  use  of  AI  in  disaster  management/mitigation practices across India, State-wise and to Andhra Pradesh during the last five years; and
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any awareness/training programs for officers and volunteers across India, especially in disaster prone areas, to help them use AI for disaster mitigation, management and response, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Central  Government  has  adopted  a  holistic  approach  to disaster risk reduction to address whole range of issues in the entire disaster management cycle, ranging from preparedness, response, capacity building, recovery  &  reconstruction  and  mitigation  by  use  of  innovative  methods,

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5100 FOR 24.03.2026

technology and international cooperation. During the last decade, India has made significant progress in disaster risk reduction.

The  Disaster  Management  (Amendment)  Act,  2025,  mandates  the creation of a National Disaster Database, which includes risk assessments, mitigation plans, and real-time data on disasters. Alert agencies such as India Meteorological Department (IMD) have integrated Artificial Intelligence (Al)/ Machine Learning (ML) models into weather forecasting systems for sevenday  advance  predictions.  This  includes  Al  driven  simulations  for  flood forecasting (up to seven days ahead) and cyclone tracking, as part of Mission Mausam.

National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed a webbased Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas and Decision Support System (WebDCRA & DSS tool) for cyclone risk mitigation and response planning. The tool has  been  successfully  used  in  recent  cyclones,  such  as  Biparjoy  and Michaung.

Flood Hazard Atlas have been developed by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) for flood prone states of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and Uttar Pradesh and for comparatively less flood affected states such as Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5100 FOR 24.03.2026

Central Water Commission (CWC) has taken initiatives on Al based flood forecasting in the year 2025 on pilot basis, as an in-house endeavour towards development of Al/ML based Short-Range level flood forecasting models for Level Flood Forecasting Stations of CWC, on rivers across the country. CWC has  delved  into  usage  of  Al/ML  techniques  in  flood  forecasting  as  a replacement  for  existing  conventional  techniques  used  by  CWC  for  short range  forecasting.  Further  CWC  is  currently  providing  seven-day  advisory flood  forecast  on  its  web  portal  https://aff.india-water.gov.in/  through  pan India  rainfall-based  mathematical  modelling  for  major  river  basins  of  the country, including Himalayan States.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working in the development of technologies for avalanche hazard forecasting, control structures and geo-intelligence to provide safe mobility to armed forces in Indian  Himalayan  region.  DRDO  is  using  Al/ML  techniques  in  the  field  of Avalanche  Forecasting  and  Monitoring  &  detection  of  avalanches  using Remote Sensing data.

Further, DRDO is also conducting a pilot study under DRDO project for development of Al based Autonomous Avalanche Forecasting System.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 5100 FOR 24.03.2026

The information regarding the total amount of funding allocated/released  and  utilized  for  increasing  the  use  of  AI  in  disaster management/mitigation practices across India, state-wise, is not maintained centrally by this Ministry.

The details of awareness/training programs for officers and volunteers across  India,  especially  in  disaster  prone  areas,  to  help  them  use  AI  for disaster mitigation, management and response is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE L.S.US.Q.NO. 5100 FOR 24.03.2026

## Details of Awareness/Training programs

|   S. No. | Name of program                                                                                       | Organizer                                          | Duration                 |   No. of Participants |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Program on "Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Data Driven Decision Making" | National Water Academy (NWA) Pune                  | 11.06.2024 to 13.06.2024 |                    21 |
|        2 | Program on "Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning"                                             | National Water Academy (NWA) Pune                  | 30.06.2025 to 04.07.2025 |                    28 |
|        3 | Webinar on 'Roll of artificial Intelligence for Disaster Risk Reduction'                              | National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)   | 05.08.2021 to 05.08.2021 |                   211 |
|        4 | Program on ' Technologies in Disaster Risk Reduction'                                                 | NIDM in collaboration with SRM University, Chennai | 28.03.2022 to 30.03.2022 |                   413 |
|        5 | Program on ' Advanced Technologies for Effective Emergency Management'                                | NIDM                                               | 19.05.2023 to 19.05.2023 |                   197 |

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