Lok Sabha Question No. 2981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-11
Subject: Abnormal Weather
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH, K. KAMARAAJ

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2981 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016

## Abnormal Weather

## 2981. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  weather  pattern  prevailing  in  the  country  in  the  recent years is abnormal;
- (b) if so, whether the variations of the weather phenomena and development of abnormal weather pattern like drought, flood, cyclone, heat and cold waves, etc. are being monitored on a continuous basis;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  areas  most  affected  by  such conditions and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether any action plan has been chalked out to tackle  this adverse impact of abnormal weather condition; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y. S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) The  weather  pattern  is  normal.  However  some  abnormal  weather patterns such as drought, flood, cyclone, heat and cold waves etc do occur.
- (b)
- Yes Madam.
- (c) Using the all available data Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) prepared list of 252 districts covering states of Andhra Pradesh,  Telangana,  Assam,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Goa,  Gujarat,  Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, West Bengal, Pondicherry, Daman & Diu and Tamil Nadu and identified them as vulnerable to multi-hazard (Wind, Thunderstorm, Cyclone, Flood and Earthquake). The details of various districts are presented in AnnexureI.
- (d-e)  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD)  is  responsible  for  monitoring, detection  and  forecasting  of  weather  including    severe        weather events such as cyclones,    heavy  rainfall,  extreme  temperature  etc.  It provides forecast of these events at national, regional and state levels through its three tier structure.

In  order  to  provide  early  warning  of  severe  weather  events,  IMD  has have  better coordination  with  a  state  and  other  agencies.  IMD  simultaneously shares  its  forecast  and  warning  with  respective  national/state/district setup a network  of state  meteorological centres to level Disaster Management Authorities to take remedial action.

IMD  is  providing  specific  nowcasting  weather  service  across  the country. This service activity currently covers 156 urban centres under which nowcast of severe weather (Thunderstorms; heavy rainfall from lows/depressions over the land) in 3-6h range is issued.

The  weather  information  (Maximum,  Minimum  temperatures,  Rainfall and Sky condition, etc.) and forecast for next 7 days for 310 important cities and towns in all the states and union territories of India issued by the IMD and are made available on the National and Regional websites of  IMD.  IMD,  in  coordination  with  State  Governments,  is  generating forecasts  for  major  pilgrimages  such  as  Amarnath  Yatra,  Mansarovar various mountaineering  expeditions  launched  by  the  Armed  Forces  for  Mount

Yatra, Chardham Yatra, Kumbhmela,etc. and also Everest and several other Himalayan mountains.

The Gramin Krishi Mausam Seva (GKMS ) of IMD has been successful in providing the crop specific advisories to the farmers at the district level twice weekly through different print/visual/Radio/ IT based wider dissemination media including short message  service (SMS) and Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS). Agrometeorological Advisories  are  sent  to  11.50  million  farmers  currently  across  the country  through  SMS  that  contains  abrupt  changes  if  any,  in  weather and its impact on crops.

IMD also provides Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (QPF) up to 72 h at sub-basin scale through Flood Meteorological Offices (FMOs). FMOs provide meteorological support to the Central Water Commission (CWC) for issuing flood warnings in respect of the 43 rivers of India covering 137 subbasins. CWC issues flood forecasts 6 h to 30 h in advance for 176  stations  using  QPF  received  from  FMOs  of  IMD  and  in-situ  hydrometeorological data.

IMD issues heat wave alerts and warnings on every five days which will be valid for next 15 days during the Hot Weather Season (April-June). The  forecasts  will  be  made  available  through  IMD,  Delhi  website (www.imd.gov.in) and simultaneously shared with respective national/state/district level Disaster Management Authorities. Advisories include precautionary measures to avoid heat stroke include - drinking plenty of water; avoiding going out in open heat during 10AM4PM; wearing light colored clothes; covering head/using umbrella while going  out;  monitoring  symptoms  of  heat  stroke  etc.  Based  on  such warnings,  the  respective  authorities  have  been  urging  people  to  stay indoors during the mid-day along with health advisories to stay hydrated (to drink lot of water) so as to avoid heat strokes/illness.

Upon  prediction  of  heat  wave  conditions  by  the  IMD,  various  state governments have a system of giving wide publicity of Dos and Don'ts through  advertisements  in  TV  channels,  News  Papers  and  opening drinking  water  camps  at  identified  places  in  rural  and  urban  areas  to mitigate  the  impact  of  heat  waves.  The  schedule  of  National  Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers is adjusted to avoid exposure to extreme hot weather duration periods.

National Center for Seismology (NCS) is monitoring earthquake activity in and around the county round the clock through its national seismological network. There is no proven scientific technique worldwide exists so far to predict/forecast the occurrence of earthquakes  with  reasonable  degree  of  accuracy  in  space,  time  and magnitude.

Monitoring  of  the  seasonal  (monthly  /  weekly  rainfall  scenario  with reference to respective normal (mean value) is only carried out by IMD to  regularly  assess  and  identify  zones  of  deficit  rainfall  leading  to drought conditions, the declaration of which remains with the mandate of Ministry of Agriculture in consultation with various state governments.

The  Indian  Tsunami  Early  Warning  System  (ITEWS)  provides  tsunami advisories  to  the  Disaster  Management  Officers  (DMO)  at  various administrative levels and other stake holders through various modes of communication like Email, Fax, SMS and website.

## BMTPC List (2006) of Multi Hazard Districts: 252

| Sr.No.        | DISTRICT       | STATE          | WIND / CYCLONE   | FLOOD ZONE   | EQZONE   | EQ Risk   |
|---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|----------|-----------|
| 1             | Adilabad       | Telangana      | M(A)             | FLZ          | III M    |           |
| 2             | East Godavari  | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | III      | M         |
| 3             | Guntur+        | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | NFZ          | III      | M         |
| 4             | Karimnagar     | Telangana      | M(A)             | NFZ          | III      | M         |
| 5             | Khammam        | Telangana      | M(A)             | FLZ          | III      | M         |
| 6             | Krishna        | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | III      | M         |
| 7             | Nellore        | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | III      | L         |
| 8             | Prakasam       | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | III      | M         |
| 9             | Srikakulam     | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | II       | L         |
| 10            | Vishakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | II       | L         |
| 11            | Vizianagaram   | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | II       | L         |
| 12            | West Godavari  | Andhra Pradesh | VH(B)            | FLZ          | III      | M         |
| 13            | Barpeta        | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 14            | Bongaigaon     | Assam          | H                | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 15            | Cachar         | Assam          | VH(A)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 16            | Darrang        | Assam          | VH(B)            | NFZ          | V        | VH        |
| 17            | Dhemaji        | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 18            | Dhubri         | Assam          | H                | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 19            | Dibrugarh      | Assam          | VH (B)           | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 20            | Goalpara       | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 21            | Golaghat       | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 22 Hailakandi |                | Assam          | VH(A)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 23            | Jorhat         | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 24            | Kamrup         | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 25            | Karbi Anglong  | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 26            | Karimganj      | Assam          | VH(A)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 27            | Kokrajhar      | Assam          | VH(B)            | NFZ          | V        | VH        |
| 28            | Lakhimpur      | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 29            | Marigaon       | Assam          | VH(B)            | NFZ          | V        | VH        |
| 30            | Nagaon         | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |
| 31            | Nalbari        | Assam          | VH(B)            | FLZ          | V        | VH        |

## Annexure-I

| 32             | North Cachar Hills   | Assam     | VH(A)   | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
|----------------|----------------------|-----------|---------|-------|-----|------|
| 33             | Sibsagar             | Assam     | VH(B)   | NFZ   | V   | VH   |
| 34             | Sonitpur             | Assam     | VH(B)   | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 35             | Tinsukia             | Assam     | VH(B)   | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 36             | Banka                | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 37             | Begusarai            | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 38             | Bhagalpur            | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 39             | Bhojpur              | Bihar     | H       | NFZ   | IV  | H    |
| 40             | Buxar                | Bihar     | H       | NFZ   | III | M    |
| 41             | Darbhanga            | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 42 Gopalganj   |                      | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 43             | Jamui                | Bihar     | M(B)    | NFZ   | IV  | H    |
| 44             | Katihar              | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 45             | Khagaria             | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 46 Kishanganj  |                      | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 47             | Lakhisarai           | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 48             | Madhubani            | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 49             | Munger               | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 50 Muzaffarpur |                      | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 51             | Nalanda              | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 52             | Nawada               | Bihar     | M(B)    | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 53             | Pashchim Champaran   | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 54             | Patna                | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 55 Purba       | Champaran            | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | H    |
| 56             | Purnia               | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | H    |
| 57             | Saharsa              | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | H    |
| 58 Samastipur  |                      | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 59 Saran       |                      | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 60 Sheikhpura  |                      | Bihar     | M(B)    | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 61             | Sheohar              | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 62 Sitamarhi   |                      | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 63             | Siwan                | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 64             | Supaul               | Bihar     | H       | NFZ   | V   | VH   |
| 65             | Vaishali             | Bihar     | H       | FLZ   | IV  | H    |
| 66             | Arwal                | Bihar     |         |       |     |      |
| 67 Araria      | Bihar                |           | H       | FLZ   | V   | VH   |
| 68 Sahibganj   |                      | Jharkhand | H       |       | IV  | H    |

| 69           | Godda        | Jharkhand   | H     |     | IV    | H   |
|--------------|--------------|-------------|-------|-----|-------|-----|
| 70           | North Goa    | Goa         | M(B)  |     | III   | M   |
| 71           | South Goa    | Goa         | M(B)  |     | III   | M   |
| 72           | Amreli       | Gujarat     | VH(B) | NFZ | III   | M   |
| 73           | Anand        | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 74 Banas     | Kantha       | Gujarat     | H     | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 75           | Bharuch      | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 76 Bhavnagar |              | Gujarat     | VH(B) | NFZ | III   | M   |
| 77           | Gandhinagar  | Gujarat     | M(B)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 78           | Jamnagar     | Gujarat     | VH(B) | NFZ | IV    | H   |
| 79           | Junagadh     | Gujarat     | VH(B) | NFZ | III   | M   |
| 80           | Kachh        | Gujarat     | VH(B) | NFZ | V     | VH  |
| 81           | Kheda        | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 82           | Mahesana     | Gujarat     | M(B)  | FLZ | IV    | M   |
| 83           | Narmada      | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 84           | Navsari      | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 85 Panch     | Mahals       | Gujarat     | M(B)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 86           | Patan        | Gujarat     | M(B)  | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 87           | Porbandar    | Gujarat     | VH(B) | NFZ | III   | M   |
| 88           | Rajkot       | Gujarat     | M(A)  | NFZ | IV    | M   |
| 89           | Surat        | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III M |     |
| 90           | Dangs        | Gujarat     | M(B)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 91           | Vadodara     | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 92           | Valsad       | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 93 Ahmedabad |              | Gujarat     | M(A)  | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 94           | Ambala       | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 95 Bhiwani   |              | Haryana     | H     | NFZ | IV    | H   |
| 96 Faridabad |              | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 97           | Fatehabad    | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 98           | Gurgaon      | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 99           | Hissar       | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 100          | Jhajjar      | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 101          | Jind         | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | III   | M   |
| 102          | Kaithal      | Haryana     | H     | NFZ | III   | M   |
| 103          | Karnal       | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | IV    | M   |
| 104          | Kurukshetra  | Haryana     | H     | FLZ | IV    | H   |
| 105          | Mahendragarh | Haryana     | H     | NFZ | IV    | H   |

|   106 | Panchkula         | Haryana     | H     | NFZ   | IV   | H   |
|-------|-------------------|-------------|-------|-------|------|-----|
|   107 | Panipat           | Haryana     | H     | NFZ   | IV   | H   |
|   108 | Rewari            | Haryana     | H     | NFZ   | IV   | H   |
|   109 | Rohtak            | Haryana     | H     | NFZ   | IV   | H   |
|   110 | Sonipat           | Haryana     | H     | NFZ   | IV   | H   |
|   111 | Yamuna Nagar      | Haryana     | H     | NFZ   | IV   | H   |
|   112 | Alappuzha         | Kerala      | M(B)  | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   113 | Ernakulam         | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   114 | Idukki            | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   115 | Kannur            | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   116 | Kasaragod         | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   117 | Kollam            | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   118 | Kottayam          | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   119 | Kozhikode         | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   120 | Malappuram        | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   121 | Palakkad          | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   122 | Pathanamthitta    | Kerala      | M(B)  | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   123 | Thiruvananthapura | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   124 | Thrissur          | Kerala      | M(B)  | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   125 | Wayanad           | Kerala      | M(B)  | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   126 | Raigarh           | Maharashtra | M(A)  |       | IV   | H   |
|   127 | Ratnagiri         | Maharashtra | M(A)  |       | IV   | H   |
|   128 | Sindhudurg        | Maharashtra | M(B)  |       | III  | M   |
|   129 | Thane             | Maharashtra | M(A)  |       | III  | M   |
|   130 | Mumbai            | Maharashtra | M(A)  |       | III  | M   |
|   131 | Balesore          | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | L   |
|   132 | Bargarh           | Orissa      | M(B)  | NFZ   | III  | L   |
|   133 | Cuttack           | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   134 | Dhenkanal         | Orissa      | VH(B) | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   135 | Ganjam            | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | II   | L   |
|   136 | Jagatsinghapur    | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   137 | Jajpur            | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   138 | Kendrapara        | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   139 | Khorda            | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   140 | Nayagarh          | Orissa      | VH(B) | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   141 | Puri              | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   142 | Bhadrak           | Orissa      | VH(B) | FLZ   | III  | L   |

|   143 | Amritsar        | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|-------|-----------------|---------------|-----|-------|------|-----|
|   144 | Bhatinda        | Punjab        | H   | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   145 | Faridkot        | Punjab        | H   | NFZ   | III  | M   |
|   146 | Fatehgarh Sahib | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   147 | Firozpur        | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   148 | Gurdaspur       | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   149 | Hoshiarpur      | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   150 | Jalandhar       | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   151 | Kapurthala      | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   152 | Ludhiana        | Pubjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   153 | Mansa           | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   154 | Moga            | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   155 | Muktsar         | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   156 | Nawansahar      | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   157 | Patiala         | Pubjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   158 | Rupnagar        | Punjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   159 | Sangrur         | Pubjab        | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   160 | Agra            | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   161 | Aligarh         | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   162 | Allahabad       | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   163 | Ambedkar Nagar  | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   164 | Auraiya         | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   165 | Azamgarh        | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   166 | Baghpat         | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   167 | Bahraich        | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   168 | Ballia          | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | M   |
|   169 | Balrampur       | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   170 | Barabanki       | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   171 | Bareilly        | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   172 | Basti           | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | M   |
|   173 | Bijnor          | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   174 | Budaun          | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   175 | Bulandsahar     | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   176 | Chandauli       | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | M   |
|   177 | Deoria          | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | IV   | H   |
|   178 | Etah            | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |
|   179 | Etawah          | Uttar Pradesh | H   | FLZ   | III  | M   |

| 180         | Faizabad            | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|-----|-------|-------|-----|
| 181         | Farrukhabad         | Uttar Pradesh H |     | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 182         | Fatehpur            | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 183         | Firozabad           | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 184         | Gautam Budh Nagar   | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 185         | Ghaziabad           | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 186         | Ghazipur            | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 187         | Gonda               | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 188         | Gorakhpur           | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 189         | Hardoi              | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 190         | Hathras             | Uttar Pradesh   | H   |       | III   |     |
| 191         | Jaunpur             | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 192         | Jyotiba Phule Nagar | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 193         | Kannauj             | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 194         | Kanpur Dehat        | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 195 Kanpur  | Nagar               | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 196         | Kheri               | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 197         | Kushinagar          | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 198         | Lucknow             | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 199         | Maharajganj         | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 200         | Mainpuri            | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 201         | Mathura             | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 202         | Mau                 | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 203         | Meerut              | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 204         | Mirzapur            | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 205         | Murradabad          | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 206         | Muzaffarnagar       | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 207         | Pilibhit            | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 208         | Pratapgarh          | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 209         | Rae Bareli          | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 210 Saharan | Pur                 | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 211         | Rampur              | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 212         | Sant Kabir Nagar    | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |
| 213         | Sant Ravidas Nagar  | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | III   | M   |
| 214         | Shahjahanpur        | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | M   |
| 215         | Shravasti           | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | M   |
| 216         | Siddharthnagar      | Uttar Pradesh   | H   | FLZ   | IV    | H   |

| 217                  | Sitapur              | Uttar Pradesh   | H     | FLZ   | IV    | H               |
|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-----------------|
| 218                  | Sultanpur            | H               | FLZ   | III   |       | Uttar Pradesh M |
| 219                  | Unnao                | Uttar Pradesh   | H     | FLZ   | III   | M               |
| 220                  | Varanasi             | Uttar Pradesh   | H     | FLZ   | III   | M               |
| 221                  | Hardwar              | Uttaranchal     | H     | NFZ   | IV    | H               |
| 222                  | Nainital             | Uttaranchal     | H     | FLZ   | IV    | H               |
| 223 Udhamsingh       | Nagar                | Uttaranchal     | H     | FLZ   | IV    | H               |
| 224                  | Bankura              | West Bengal     | VH(B) | FLZ   | III   | M               |
| 225                  | Bardhaman            | West Bengal     | VH    | FLZ   | III   | M               |
| 226                  | Birbhum              | West Bengal     | H     | FLZ   | III   | M               |
| 227                  | Darjeeling           | West Bengal     | H     | NFZ   | IV    | H               |
| 228                  | Haora                | West Bengal     | VH(B) | NFZ   | III   | M               |
| 229                  | Hugli                | West Bengal     | VH(B) | NFZ   | III   | M               |
| 230                  | Jalpaiguri           | West Bengal     | H     | FLZ   | V     | VH              |
| 231 Koch             | Bihar                | West Bengal     | H     | FLZ   | V     | VH              |
| 232                  | Kolkata              | VH(B)           |       | NFZ   | III   | West Bengal M   |
| 233                  | Maldah               | Bengal H        |       | FLZ   | H     | West IV         |
| 234 Murshidabad      | West                 | H               |       | FLZ   | III M | Bengal          |
| North 24             | Parganas West Bengal | VH              |       | FLZ   | IV M  | 235             |
| South 24 Parganas    | West Bengal          | VH(B)           | NFZ   | IV    | H     | 236             |
| 237 NORTH EAST       | Delhi                |                 |       |       | IV    |                 |
| 238 South            |                      | Delhi           |       |       | III   |                 |
| 239 Yanam            | Pondicherry          |                 |       |       | III   |                 |
| 240 Diu              | Daman & Diu          |                 |       |       | III   |                 |
| 241 Dakshin Dinajpur | West Bengal          |                 | H     |       | IV    |                 |
| 242 Kanyakumari      | Tamil                | Nadu            | VH    | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 243 Tirunelveli      | Tamil Nadu           | VH              |       | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 244 Thoothukudi      | Tamil Nadu           | VH              |       | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 245 Ramanathapuram   | Tamil Nadu           |                 | VH    | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 246 Pudukkottai      | Tamil Nadu           | VH              |       | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 247                  | Nagapattinam         | Tamil Nadu      | VH    | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 248 Cuddalore        | Tamil Nadu           | VH              |       | FLZ   |       |                 |
| 249                  | Villupuram           | Tamil Nadu      | VH    | FLZ   |       |                 |

|   250 | Kanchipuram   | Tamil Nadu   | VH   | FLZ   |
|-------|---------------|--------------|------|-------|
|   251 | Tiruvallur    | Tamil Nadu   | VH   | FLZ   |
|   252 | Thiruvarur    | Tamil Nadu   | VH   | FLZ   |

## Wind/Cyclone: Moderate (M), High (H), Very High (VH) Flood Zone: Flood Zone (FLZ), Near Flood Zone (NFZ) Earthquake Risk: Low (L), Moderate (M), High (H), Very High (VH)