Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Natural Calamities
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*40 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1ST DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 10,1937 (SAKA)

NATURAL CALAMITIES

*40. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  various  parts  of  the  country  have  been  affected  by  natural calamities including heatwave, heavy rains, cloud burst, floods, earthquakes, landslides and cyclonic storms in the recent past;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  total  number  of  such  incidents reported  along  with  the  number  of  persons  died/injured,  damage  to property,  cattle/animals  killed  separately  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c)  the  total  funds  allocated/released  for  relief  operations  and  providing compensation  to  the  affected  people  along  with  the  steps  taken  to increase the financial aid during the said period, State-wise;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  areas  that  are  prone  to natural  calamities  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details  and  outcome thereof; and

(e)  whether  any  contingent  and  long  term  plans  have  been  drawn  to minimize the impact of such calamities and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to declare the flood and also land erosion in Assam as natural calamity?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*40 FOR 01.12.2015

(a)&(b):      Yes  Madam.  The  details  of  the  losses  due  to  natural  disasters reported  by  the  State  Governments/  Union  Territories  during  the  last  3 years and current year are at Annexure-I.

(c):     The concerned State Governments undertake relief operations in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal.  When the available resources under the SDRF  are  inadequate,  an  additional  assistance  is  extended  from  the National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  by  following  the  laid  down procedure, which includes an assessment based on the visit of an InterMinisterial Central Team. The financial assistance is towards relief and not for compensation of loss as suffered.

Details  of  allocation  and  releases  from  SDRF  and  NDRF  during  the  last three years and current year are given in Annexure-II.

(d)&(e):      India,  due  to  its  unique  geo-climatic  and  socio-economic conditions,  has  been  vulnerable  in  varying  degrees,  to  various  disasters like floods, droughts, cyclones, tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, avalanches  and  forest  fire.  Earthquake  prone  /  seismic  zones  have  been identified and mapped under the auspices of Bureau of Indian Standard [IS 1983 (part  I);  2002].  The  country  is  grouped  into  four  seismic  zones  viz; zone-II, III, IV and V. Of these, zone V is seismically the most quake prone region, while zone-II is the least. The entire areas of Himalayan region from Jammu & Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh lies either in seismic zone IV or V. This  region  is  prone  to  earthquakes  and  related  natural  calamities.  The hilly  regions  are  mainly  vulnerable  to  the  heavy  rainfall  leading  to  flash floods/ floods, landslides and avalanches.  12% land is prone to flood and river  erosion; out  of 7,516 km. Coast line, 5,700 km is prone to cyclones and tsunamis; 68% of the cultivable land is vulnerable to drought.

The  issue  of  inclusion  of  any  disaster  in  the  list  of  notified  natural disasters  has  traditionally  been  considered  by  the  successive  Finance Commissions set up under the clause (1) of article 280 of the Constitution from time-to-time.  The 14 th  Finance Commission has already listed out the natural calamities viz. cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, floods, tsunami,

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*40 FOR 1.12.2015

hailstorm, avalanches, cloud burst, landslides, pest attack and cold wave/ frost.    Erosion  is  not  included/  covered  in  the  centrally  notified  list  of natural  disasters  eligible  for  relief  under  the  SDRF/  NDRF.    However, considering the need for flexibility in regard to state-specific disasters, the 14 th  Finance Commission has recommended that expenditure for providing immediate relief to the victims of State-specific disasters within the local context in the State, which are not included in the notified list of disasters, can be met from SDRF within the limit of 10% of the annual fund allocation of the SDRF subject to fulfillment of certain conditions and norms.

The Government of India has approved the central sponsored scheme of National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) Phase-I and Phase-II for the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Maharashtra and West Bengal.   The project is expected to benefit coastal people and to help protection of coastal land in these States.

The Schemes for flood & erosion control are planned, funded and executed by the State Governments concerned.  The role of the Central Government is of a technical, catalytic and promotional nature. As part of its endeavour to assist the States in the management of floods, the Central Government supports  the  Plan  Scheme  'Flood  Management  Programme',  which  is implemented  by  the  State  Water  Resources  Departments.  It  seeks  to improve  the  existing  disaster  management  practices  and  to  mitigate, control  and  help  reduction  of  the  adverse  impact  of  floods  and  control erosion in the country including in the State of Assam.

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## Page 1 of 1 of Annexure-I L.S.S.Q.NO.*40 FOR 01.12.2015

## State-wise details of damage due to Cyclonic storms/ heavy rains/ floods/ landslides/ earthquake etc. during the years 2012-13 to 2015-16 (Provisional)

| Sl.   |                   |                  |                   |              | 2012-13                  | 2012-13          | 2012-13                   | 2012-13                         |                  |                   |              |           | 2014-15                  | 2014-15                      | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15                  |
|-------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------------|
| No.   | State             | lives lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | Houses (No.) | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost (No.) | 2013-14 Cattle lost (No.) | Houses Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost (No.) | Cattle lost (No.) | Houses (No.) |           | Crops area (in lakh ha.) | lives lost Cattle lost (No.) | (No.)     | Houses    | Crops area (in lakh ha.) |
| 1     | Andhra Pr.        | 61               | 1858 30973        | 8.37         | 60                       |                  | 2517                      | (No.) 59639                     | 13.12            | 61                | 4777 40379   | 3.30      | (No.) 54                 | 759                          |           | 19186     | 3.10                     |
| 2     | Arunachal Pr.     | 70               | 891               | 1819         | 0.1254                   | 52               | 401                       | 2316                            | 2.20             | 61                | 1992         | 2742 0.28 | 20                       | 1237                         | 550       |           | 0.14                     |
| 3     | Assam             | 168              | 9921              | 531186       | 3.28                     | --               | --                        | --                              | 0.013            | 90                | 8961         | 138000    | 3.67                     | 64 2488                      | 61434     |           | 3.29                     |
| 4     | Bihar             | 8                | --                | 1713         | 0.08                     | 231              | 6458                      | 156986                          | 4.00             | 144               | 28           | 5621      | 1.16                     | 158                          | 51        | 130576    | 8.08                     |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 5                | 65                | --           | --                       | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | 27                | 199          | 6053      | 0.004                    | --                           | --        | --        | --                       |
| 6     | Gujarat           | 26               | 67                | 2676         | --                       | 186              | 274                       | 407                             | --               | 27                | 112          | 875       | --                       | 156                          | 19388     | 62006     | 2.59                     |
| 7     | Goa               | 1                | 2                 | 34           | --                       | --               | --                        | 139                             | 0.04             | --                | --           | 41        | --                       | --                           | --        | --        | --                       |
| 8     | Himachal Pr.      | 29               | 127               | 2449         | 1.57                     | 52               | 23648                     | 5633                            | 0.53             | 45                | 698          | 1963      | 0.136                    | 133                          | 686       | 3264      | 0.43                     |
| 9     | J &               | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 30               | 74                        | 72574                           | --               | 304               | 61326        | 253184    | 6.48                     | 21                           | 97        | 1989      | --                       |
| 10    | K Karnataka       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 86               | 286                       | 11061                           | 2.27             | 27                | 85           | 19125     | 0.91                     | -- --                        |           | --        | --                       |
| 11    | Kerala            | 47               | 619               | 2455         | 0.172                    | 182              | 1366                      | 10672                           | 0.11             | 132               | 527          | 8292      | 0.20                     | 67                           | 4         | 6431      | --                       |
| 12    | Madhya Pr.        | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 390              | 1166                      | 22816                           | 9.25             | --                | --           | --        | --                       | --                           | --        | --        | --                       |
| 13    | Maharashtra       | --               | --                | --           | --                       | 365              | 2164                      | 147369                          | 7.49             | 151               | 53           | 44        | --                       | 2                            | --        | --        | --                       |
| 14    | Manipur           | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | --                | --           | --        | --                       | 16                           | --        | 4679      | 0.39                     |
| 15    | Meghalaya         | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | 66                | 8822         | 10701     | 0.159                    | 5                            | --        | 4         | --                       |
| 16    | Mizoram           | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | --                | --           | --        | --                       | --                           | --        | --        | --                       |
| 17    | Nagaland          | 36               | 2560              | 5253         | 0.97                     | --               | 2680                      | 982                             | 0.08             | 17                | 2860         | 14537     | 0.31                     | 5                            | --        | 180       | 0.04                     |
| 18    | Odisha            | 4                | --                | 522          | 0.02                     | 59               | 5688                      | 474250                          | 11.00            | 50                | 672          | 83140     | 3.65                     | 5                            | --        | 839       | --                       |
| 19    | Punjab            | 8                | 3034              | 149          | 0.0271                   | 41               | 954                       | 9774                            | 4.00             | 31                | 127          | 24795     | 1.06                     | 11                           | 14        | 126       | --                       |
| 20    | Rajasthan         | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | --                | --           | --        | --                       | 40                           | --        | 17        | --                       |
| 21    | Sikkim            | 47               | 105               | 2780         | 0.10                     | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | --                | --           | --        | --                       | 1                            | 1         | 2012      | --                       |
| 22    | Tamil Nadu        | 15               | 90                | 4831         | 0.173                    | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | 75                | 341          | 3750      | --                       | 169                          | 2038      | 102917    | 0.92                     |
| 23    | Tripura           | --               | --                | --           | --                       | --               | --                        | --                              | --               | 21                | --           | 1139      | 0.015                    |                              | --        | 11179     | --                       |
| 24    | Uttar Pradesh     | 17               | --                | 1344         | 0.04326                  | 380              | 519                       | 54994                           | 7.97             | 132               | 107          | 75564     | 5.00                     | 1 40                         | 15        | 14        | --                       |
| 25    | Uttarakhand       | 201              | 772               | 5569         | 0.3854                   | 3547             | 9470                      | 10625                           | 0.36             | 66                | 348          | 1824      | 0.013                    | 31                           | 177       | 410       | --                       |
| 26    |                   | 241              | 4234              | 77981        | 0.02148                  | 183              | 45285                     | 169296                          | 1.31             | 169               | 145          | 33621     | 0.508                    | 193                          | 23120     | 822978    | 13.02                    |
|       | West Bengal Total | 984              | 24345             | 671734       | 15.337                   | 5844             | 102950                    | 1209533                         | 63.74            | 1696              | 92180        | 725390    | 26.855                   | 1192                         | 50075     | 1230791   | 32.00                    |

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## Page 1 of 1 of Annexure-II

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*40 FOR 01.12.2015

## Statement showing State-wise details of allocation and releases of SDRF and NDRF during the years 2012-13 to 2015-16

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.   |               | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Allocation under SDRF   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Centre's share of SDRF released   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   | Released from NDRF   |
|-------|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| No.   |               | 2012-13                 | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                 | 2015-16                 | 2012-13                           |                                   | 2013-14                           | 2014-15                           | 2014-15                           |                                   | 2015-16 date)                     | (till                             | 2012-13 2013-14      | 2014-15              |                      | 2015-16(till date)   |
| 1     | State 2       | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       | 6                       | 7                                 |                                   | 8                                 |                                   | 9                                 |                                   | 10                                |                                   | 11                   | 12                   | 13                   | 14                   |
| 1     | Andhra Pr.    | 560.99                  | 589.04                  | 367.26@                 | 440.00                  | 420.74                            |                                   | 520.89                            |                                   | 230.85                            |                                   | 330.00                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 763.53               | 578.03               | 181.63               |
| 2     | Arunachal Pr. | 40.51                   | 42.54                   | 44.67                   | 52.00                   | 36.46                             |                                   | 38.29                             |                                   | 40.20                             |                                   | 23.40                             |                                   | 100.44               | 140.46               | 125.96               | --                   |
| 3     | Assam         | 290.81                  | 305.35                  | 320.62                  | 460.00                  | 455.00                            | #                                 | 68.77                             |                                   | 425.97                            | #                                 | 414.00                            |                                   | 45.00                | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 4     | Bihar         | 368.77                  | 387.21                  | 406.57                  | 469.00                  | 276.58                            |                                   | 290.41                            |                                   | 304.93                            |                                   | 175.87                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh  | 166.83                  | 175.17                  | 183.93                  | 241.00                  | 122.145                           | #*                                | 128.25                            | #                                 | 134.665                           |                                   | 159.35                            | #                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 6     | Goa           | 3.27                    | 3.43                    | 3.60                    | 4.00                    | 1.165                             | #*                                | 3.735                             | #                                 | 3.985                             |                                   | 1.50                              |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 7     | Gujarat       | 553.59                  | 581.27                  | 610.33                  | 705.00                  | 415.19                            |                                   | 435.95                            |                                   | 457.75                            |                                   | 264.375                           |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 8     | Haryana       | 212.68                  | 223.31                  | 234.48                  | 308.00                  | 75.95                             | #*                                | 235.46                            | #                                 | 255.41                            | #                                 | 203.43                            | #                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 9     | Himachal Pr.  | 144.17                  | 151.38                  | 158.95                  | 236.00                  | 129.75                            |                                   | 136.24                            |                                   | 143.06                            |                                   | 106.20                            |                                   | 45.98                | 95.84                | 65.30                | 82.215               |
| 10    | J& K          | 190.13                  | 199.64                  | 209.62                  | 255.00                  | 77.605                            | #*                                | 423.93                            | #                                 | 278.50                            | #                                 | 114.50                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 43.53                | --                   |
| 11    | Jharkhand     | 286.04                  | 300.34                  | 315.36                  | 364.00                  | 214.53                            |                                   | 225.26                            |                                   | 236.52                            |                                   | 136.50                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 12    | Karnataka     | 177.46                  | 186.33                  | 195.65                  | 276.00                  | 133.10                            |                                   | 139.75                            |                                   | 146.74                            |                                   | 207.00                            |                                   | 679.54               | 245.68               | 271.38               | 105.33               |
| 13    | Kerala        | 144.51                  | 151.74                  | 159.33                  | 185.00                  | 100.68                            | *                                 | 121.51                            |                                   | 119.50                            |                                   | 69.375                            |                                   | 34.27                | 61.74                | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 14    | Madhya Pr.    | 433.01                  | 454.66                  | 477.39                  | 877.00                  | 324.76                            |                                   | 341.00                            |                                   | 358.04                            |                                   | 328.875                           |                                   | 0.00                 | 502.59               | 83.13                | --                   |
| 15    | Maharashtra   | 488.06                  | 512.46                  | 538.08                  | 1483.00                 | 357.33                            | #*                                | 567.375                           | #                                 | 403.56                            |                                   | 1112.25                           |                                   | 1824.52              | 1269.11              | 1426.95              | --                   |
| 16    | Manipur       | 7.96                    | 8.36                    | 8.78                    | 19.00                   | 10.57                             | #                                 | 7.52                              |                                   | 3.95                              |                                   | 21.05                             | #                                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 17    | Meghalaya     | 16.15                   | 16.96                   | 17.81                   | 24.00                   | 14.19                             | #                                 | 22.53                             | #                                 | 16.03                             |                                   | 10.80                             |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 30.56                | --                   |
| 18    | Mizoram       | 9.43                    | 9.90                    | 10.40                   | 17.00                   | 8.30                              | #*                                | 13.145                            | #                                 | 9.36                              |                                   | 7.65                              |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 19    | Nagaland      | 5.48                    | 5.75                    | 6.04                    | 10.00                   | 11.87                             | #*                                | 5.18                              |                                   | 5.44                              |                                   | 4.50                              |                                   | 0.00                 | 36.60                | 19.43                | --                   |
| 20    | Odisha        | 431.72                  | 453.31                  | 475.98                  | 747.00                  | 323.79                            |                                   | 419.99                            |                                   | 276.98                            |                                   | 280.125                           |                                   | 6.19                 | 750.00               | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 21    | Punjab        | 245.77                  | 258.06                  | 270.96                  | 390.00                  | 272.105                           | #                                 | 193.55                            |                                   | 203.22                            |                                   | 146.25                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 22    | Rajasthan     | 662.22                  | 695.33                  | 730.10                  | 1103.00                 | 496.67                            |                                   | 521.50                            |                                   | 547.58                            |                                   | 827.25                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 1378.13              |
| 23    | Sikkim        | 25.08                   | 26.33                   | 27.65                   | 31.00                   | 22.57                             |                                   | 23.70                             |                                   | 24.89                             |                                   | 13.95                             |                                   | 74.347               | 1.018                | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu    | 323.61                  | 339.79                  | 356.78                  | 679.00                  | 121.355                           | *                                 | 376.19                            | #                                 | 133.795                           |                                   | 643.045                           | #                                 | 0.00                 | 453.87               | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 25    | Telangana     | --                      | --                      | 251.23 @                | 274.00                  | ---                               |                                   | --                                |                                   | 153.90                            |                                   | 102.75                            |                                   | --                   | --                   | 18.51                | 83.74                |
| 26    | Tripura       | 21.29                   | 22.35                   | 23.47                   | 31.00                   | 9.58                              | *                                 | 29.70                             | #                                 | 21.12                             |                                   | 13.95                             |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
| 27    | Uttar Pradesh | 424.89                  | 446.13                  | 468.44                  | 675.00                  | 318.67                            |                                   | 334.60                            |                                   | 351.33                            |                                   | 253.125                           |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 581.29               |                      |
|       |               |                         | 136.22                  |                         | 210.00                  |                                   | #*                                |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   |                                   | 0.00                 | 329.50               |                      | 2801.59              |
| 28    | Uttarakhand   | 129.72                  |                         | 143.02                  |                         | 205.595                           |                                   | 145.00                            | #                                 | 64.295                            |                                   | 158.86                            | #                                 |                      |                      | 216.81               | --                   |
| 29    | West Bengal   | 336.07                  | 352.87                  | 370.51                  | 516.00                  | 252.05                            |                                   | 264.65                            |                                   | 277.88                            |                                   | 387.00                            |                                   | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | 0.00                 | --                   |
|       | Total         | 6700.22                 | 7035.23                 | 7387.01                 | 11081.00                | 5208.29                           |                                   | 6034.08                           |                                   | 5629.45                           |                                   | 6516.93                           |                                   | 2810.29              | 4649.94              | 3460.88              | 4632.639             |