Lok Sabha Question No. 2854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Loss Due to Natural Calamities
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2854 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## LOSS DUE TO NATURAL CALAMITIES

## 2854.   SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) the details of losses incurred by the shipping sector due to cyclones and other natural calamities during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the role played by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in reducing the said losses; and
- (c) the  extent  to  which  the  Indian  Coast  Guard  has  been  supported  to  carry  out  better search and rescue operations in such natural calamities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The loss incurred by the shipping sector due to cyclone in last three years is enclosed as Annexure.
- (b) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has formulated National Guidelines for the Management of Cyclones. These guidelines call for a participatory approach involving all stakeholder groups to strengthen the national vision of moving towards a more proactive pre-disaster preparedness and mitigation-centric approach. The said guidelines contain all the details that help in the preparation of plans by the Central Ministries/Departments and the States/UTs.
- (c) All  government  agencies  concerned  whether  Central,  State  or  Union  Territory, coordinate and support each other during maritime crisis and natural calamities that impact merchant  shipping sector. During  such  crisis, ports provide following facilities/assistance to the Indian Coast Guard for timely conduct of relief operations:
- (i) Priority berthing facilities for Coast Guard Ships entering ports
- (ii) Expeditious  support  in  terms  of  Tugs  and  support  vessels  for  movement  of vessels in/out harbor.
- (iii) Logistical  support  towards  availability  of  mooring  party  and  fresh  water  for Coast Guard ships.

## ANNEXURE Referred to in the Reply Given in Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2854 for answer on 06.08.2015.

Loss incurred by the shipping sector due to cyclone in last three years and current year

|                                     | Loss incurred   | Loss incurred   | Loss incurred   | Loss incurred   |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| Port/PSUs                           | 2012-13         | 2013-14         | 2014-15         | 2015-16         |
| Kolkata Port Trust                  | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Paradip Port Trust                  | NIL             | 82.71           | NIL             | NIL             |
| Visakhapatnam Port trust            | NIL             | NIL             | 124.00          | NIL             |
| Kamarajar Port Limited              | 0.18            | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Chennai Port Trust                  | 2.37            | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust      | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Cochin Port Trust                   | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| New Mangalore Port Trust            | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Mormugao Port Trust                 | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Mumbai Port Trust                   | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust         | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Kandla Port Trust                   | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             | NIL             |
| Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) | NIL             | NIL             | 0.22            | NIL             |

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