Question : LAND AFFECTED DUE TO FLOODS



(a) the area of cultivable land in the country affected due to floods during 2001?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)


As per the information furnished by the State Revenue authorities, the total crop area of 1.911 million hectares in the country is estimated to have been affected due to floods during 2001.