Lok Sabha Question No. 2974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2974

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 19, 1947 (SAKA)

COALITION FOR DISASTER RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE

2974. SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the number of studies conducted by Coalition for Disaster  Resilient  Infrastructure  (CDRI)  to  assess  impact  of  extreme weather events on infrastructure in India, classified in coastal States, year and State-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether findings of such studies regarding the extent of infrastructure at risk and amount investment required for making infrastructure resilient, classified State-wise including for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the projects undertaken in Andhra Pradesh by CDRI, along with the financial and technical assistance provided; and
- (d) the outcomes achieved till date through such projects in strengthening infrastructural resilience?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): Coalition  for  Disaster  Resilient  Infrastructure  (CDRI)  is  a  global network of national governments and international organizations.  As per the information given by CDRI, it has supported 23 initiatives in 15 Indian States across major infrastructure sectors.  Details provided by CDRI are at Annexure.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2974 FOR 10.03.2026

(b): Nationallevel  risk  estimates  from  CDRI's  Global  Infrastructure  Risk Model and Resilience Index (GIRI) indicate an annual average infrastructure loss  of  USD  31.96  Billion  in  India.    Studies  show  10-15%  additional investment in resilient design yields 7-12 times economic returns through avoidable losses.  State-wise risk quantification has not been carried out.

(c): CDRI  has undertaken a systemic climate risk assessment  for Visakhapatnam Port. Its scope includes evaluation of climate risks across interconnected seaport systems and assessment of cascading disruptions across  logistics,  energy,  transport,  labour,  and  storage  networks.  Key recommendations  include  updating  building  codes,  using  nature-based solutions, integration of early warning tools, multi-stakeholder coordination etc.

(d): CDRI has informed that it has recommended measures to strengthen power,  telecommunications,  transport  as  well  as  disaster  risk  financing systems.  Advisories have been issued on power sector utilities and scoping note on extreme heat impacts on the power sector. CDRI has also informed that it has provided technical inputs for updating the Disaster Risk Index during sixteenth Finance Commission recommendations.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2974 due for answer on 10.03.2026

## List of Studies and Initiatives Supported by CDRI

|   S. No. | Sector                      | Project Title                                                                                                             | States                                          | Year       |
|----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------|
|        1 | Telecom Sector              | Disaster Risk and Resilience Framework for Telecommunications Sector, India                                               | Assam, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Uttarakhand | 2022- 2025 |
|        2 | Transport Sector (Airports) | Global Study on Disaster Resilience of Airports Phase I                                                                   | National (Global including India)               | 2022       |
|        3 | Transport Sector (Airports) | Global Study on Disaster Resilience of Airports Phase II                                                                  | Karnataka, Odisha (Global including India)      | 2023- 2025 |
|        4 | Transport Sector (Airports) | Development of Airport Preparedness Measures for Climate Risks to enhance Adaptive Capacity and Infrastructure Resilience | National (Global including India)               | 2025- 2026 |

## Annexure

|   5 | Transport Sector (Roads & Railway)   | Transport Infrastructure Reimagined- Forging Resilient Connections                                            | National (South Asia including India)                   | 2024- 2025   |
|-----|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|   6 | Transport Sector (Roads & Railway)   | Developing Disaster Management Plans for National Highways                                                    | National                                                | 2024- 2025   |
|   7 | Transport Sector (Seaports)          | Developing Systemic Risk Assessment Framework for Seaport Ecosystem                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Odisha                                  | 2023- 2025   |
|   8 | Health Infrastructure Resilience     | Roadmap for Resilient health Infrastructure in Sikkim                                                         | Sikkim                                                  | 2023- 2025   |
|   9 | Finance for Resilient Infrastructure | Mainstreaming Disaster Resilience into Infrastructure Projects: Insights from Infrastructure Sectors in India | Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh,  | 2023- 2025   |
|  10 | Finance for Resilient Infrastructure | National & State level Assessment of fiscal risks due to disaster in critical infrastructure sectors          | National & Odisha, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu Himachal Pradesh | 2023- 2025   |

## Annexure (Page-3/4)

|   11 |                      | Disaster Risk Index (DRI) updates for the Sixteenth Finance Commission                                                          | National                     | 2024- 25   |
|------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------|
|   12 | Urban Resilience     | Building Small Town Water Resilience across Chikkaballapura, Bagepalli, Gowribidanur, Shidlaghatta, Gudibande, Chintamani towns | Karnataka                    | 2025       |
|   13 | Power Infrastructure | Study on the Impact of Extreme Heat on Power Infrastructure Phase I                                                             | National                     | 2024- 2025 |
|   14 | Power Infrastructure | Study on the Power Sector Resilience in the Odisha                                                                              | Odisha                       | 2021- 2024 |
|   15 | Transport Sector     | Guidelines for Highway Slope Stabilization Management and Maintenance for Hill roads                                            | South Asia (including India) | 2025       |
|   16 | Transport Sector     | Landslide Risk Assessment of Strategic Roads in Shimla                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh             | 2023- 24   |
|   17 | Multi-Sector         | Collaboration with Government of Italy on Civil Defence and Humanitarian Aid                                                    | South Asia (including India) | 2025       |

## Annexure

|   18 |       | Development of guidelines for design, operation and maintenance of cooling shelters to mitigate extreme heat        | National   | 2024- 2025   |
|------|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|--------------|
|   19 |       | Support to PDNA, Tamil Nadu through NDMA                                                                            | Tamil Nadu | 2024- 2025   |
|   20 |       | Support to PDNA, Tripura through NDMA                                                                               | Tripura    | 2024- 2025   |
|   21 |       | Support to PDNA, Manipur through NDMA                                                                               | Manipur    | 2024- 2025   |
|   22 |       | Support to PDNA, Telangana through NDMA                                                                             | Telangana  | 2024- 2025   |
|   23 | Urban | Support on Delhi Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Planning and Preliminary Project Report (PPR) Preparation through NDMA | Delhi      | 2025         |

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