Question : NATURAL CALAMITIES

(a) whether the different parts of the country were hit by natural calamities like heavy rains, floods and cyclonic storms recently;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the loss of lives and damages to crops and properties during the last year and the current year, State-wise;

(c) whether any Central Team has visited the affected States;

(d) if so, the details of findings of the said teams; and

(e) the details of assistance sought by the affected States including Orissa and Andhra Pradesh alongwith the funds released thereon during the said period, State-wise?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)

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

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.122 DATED 3RD AUGUST 2010.

(a) to (e): Yes Madam. Based on the information received from the States/UTs details of loss of lives, livestock and damage to crops as well as houses due to natural calamities for the years 2009-10 and 2010-11 are given in Annexure-I & II respectively.

State Governments concerned are initially required to undertake relief operations in the wake of natural calamity out of the corpus of the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF)/ State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal. In case of a calamity of severe nature, when available resources under the CRF/ SDRF account are inadequate, additional assistance is extended from the National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF)/ National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), after following the laid down procedure which includes visit of Inter Ministerial Central Team. Status of memoranda received from the State Governments seeking additional financial assistance in the wake of floods, cyclonic storm etc including visit of the Inter Ministerial Central Teams during the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 is given in Annexure-III & IV respectively.

Details of central assistance released from CRF/ SDRF/ NCCF during the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 are given in Annexure-V & VI respectively.