(a) whether people in various States of the country have suffered due to floods recently;
(b) if so, the total loss of life and property including damage to the agricultural land
suffered due to the flood, State-wise;
(c) whether any Central assistance was provided to all these areas; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
THE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) The details of flood damages during monsoon 2013 as compiled by Ministry of
Home Affairs are given in Annex-1.
(c) & (d) The Ministry of Water Resources has been providing central assistance to the States under
Flood Management Programme (FMP) for works related to structural measures of flood management
and anti-sea erosion. Under this Programme, the Central Assistance of Rs. 3838.61 crore has been
provided to various States during XI and XII Plan so far of which State-wise details are given in
Annex-2. In addition, the Central Assistance is also provided by Ministry of Home Affairs under
National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) for immediate measures during flood disasters.