(a) whether some States are badly affected by the floods due to recent monsoon;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Union Government have assessed the losses suffered by the States due to floods;
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(e) whether some States have demanded central help for the purpose; and
(f) if so, the details of the help provided by the Government, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI SWAMI CHINMAYANAND)
(a),(b),(c)&(d): During the current South-West monsoon, the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and West Bengal have reported damage of varying magnitude caused by floods, heavy rains and landslides. Based on the preliminary reports received from the State Governments, a statement showing the State-wise extent of damage is given in the Annexure.
(e)&(f): As per the Scheme for financing the relief expenditure, the State Governments are required to take measures for rescue and relief out of the corpus of Calamity Relief Fund, which is contributed to between Government of India and the State Governments in the ratio of 75:25. The Government of India further supplements the efforts of the concerned State Government by providing additional financial and logistic support where required, as per the Scheme for financing the relief expenditure. Assistance is provided to the States in wake of calamity of a severe nature from the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) after following the established procedure.
On the request of the State Governments, Army and Central Para Military Forces were deployed to assist the civil authorities in severely affected areas in the States of Assam, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal.
Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 321 for 22.07.2003
Statement showing the details of damage due to cyclone, Heavy rains & Floods during South-West Monsoon ,2003
(Provisional, As on 19-07-2003)
Affected Damage lives lost
S.No. States/ Cala- Total Distr- Talukas Vill. Total Popul- Crops Esti- Houses Esti- Esti- Human Cat- UT`s mity Distr- icts Blocks/ Area ation area mated (No.) mated mated (No.) tles icts (No.) Mpls. (in (in (in value value value (No.) (No.) lakh lakh) lakh of of of Ha.) Ha.) crops houses Public (Rs.in (Rs.in prope- crores) crores) rties (Rs.in Crores)
1.Arunchal HR/F/L 15 9 12 10 NR NR NR NR 4 NR 2.29 NR NR Pradesh
2.Assam HR/F 23 22 NR 4936 6.78 51.54 2.12 NR 4650 NR NR 25 NR
3.Bihar HR/F 38 12 44 1149 2.00 12.36 0.29 2.11 1156 1.60 1.82 17 5
4.Himachal HR/F 1 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 21 Nil Pradesh
5.Kerala HR/F/L 14 14 NR 430 NR 0.08 0.28 0.33 1861 1.12 0.01 30 Nil 6.Orissa HR/F 30 1 3 39 0.04 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
7Madhya HR/F 45 2 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 10 NR Pradesh
8.Mahara- HR/F/ 35 30 70 435 NR NR NR NR 1200 1.39 1.39 133 388 shtra Fire
9.Meghalaya HR/F 1 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 1 NR 10.West HR/L 18 6 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 NR Bengal
TOTAL :- 97 6999 54.92 2.52 2.28 8867 254 393
Note:
F - Flood, FF - Flash Flood, L - Landslide, HR - Heavy Rains, C - Cyclone, NR - Not Reported, Neg. - Negligible