(a) whether the Government has launched the National Cyclone Risk
Mitigation Project (NCRMP) in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the schedule of implementation of the project;
(d) the total budgetary allocation for the NCRMP programme; and
(e) the extent of external aid to implement the project and the
expected activities to be undertaken under the project?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) Yes, Madam.
(b) The Government of India has sanctioned a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
namely “National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project†(NCRMP) Phase-I. In this
phase State of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha are covered. The Project has
following four components:
(i) Component A – Last Mile Connectivity,
(ii) Component B – Structural and Non- Structural Measures,
(iii) Component C – Technical Assistance for Cyclone Hazard Risk Mitigation,
Capacity Building and knowledge Creation
(iv) Component D – Project Management and Implementation Support,
(c) The schedule for implementation of the project has been fixed for the
period 2010-11 to 2014-15.
(d) The total cost of the present project is approximately 1496.71 crore.
An amount of 246.00 crore has been provided in the budget of Ministry of
Home Affairs for the financial year 2011-12.
(e) 1198.44 crore will be provided by the World Bank as an Adaptable Programme
Loan.
The major activities under the project are to upgrade Cyclone Forecasting,
Tracking and Warning Systems, Cyclone Risk Mitigation and Capacity Building in
Multi-Hazard Risk Management, construction of multipurpose cyclone shelters
(including shelter-cum-godown), approach roads/bridges to habitation and
embankments (including construction and renovation of saline embankments).