(a) the name of cyclone-prone States in the country;
(b) whether the Government proposes to take up a national cyclone risk mitigation project;
(c) if so, the details along with the main components of the project; and
(d) the details of measures established by the Government to face the cyclone in each of such States?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI S. REGUPATHY)
(a) & (b): The Government has drawn up a National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) to be implemented in all cyclone prone coastal States namely Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar, Pondicherry, Lakshdweep, and Damn & Diu.
(c): The main components of the Project include up-gradation of Cyclone Forecasting, Tracking and Warning System, Cyclone Risk Mitigation Investments and Capacity Building in Multi Hazard Risk Management.
(d): Indian Metrological Department has established an early warning system for tracking, forecasting and dissemination of cyclone related information to the concerned States/ Union Territories enabling them to take timely preventive measures. Some States have constructed cyclone shelters, missing road links and strengthened community based early warning system as a measure of preparedness and reducing the impact of cyclones.