Question : DAMAGE DUE TO FLOOD AND DROUGHT



(a) the details of loss suffered due to destruction of crops, houses collapses and death of animals in floods and drought during the last three years; and

(b) the funds released to various States for the purpose during the said period, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)


(a): Statements indicating state-wise details of damage to life and property due to heavy rains and floods during 1998 and 1999, as reported by the Central Water Commission, and for 2000-01, as reported by the State Governments are at Annexure-I. State-wise details of damage due to drought during 1998-99 to 2000-01, as reported by the State Governments, is at Annexure-II.

(b): Details of release of Central share of Calamity Relief Fund(CRF) and assistance provided to the States from National Fund for Calamity Relief(NFCR)/National Calamity Contingency Fund(NCCF) during 1998-99 to 2000-01 in the wake of natural calamities including floods and drought are at Annexure-III.


ANNEXURE-II

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF NUMBER OF DISTRICTS, HUMAN & CATTLE POPULATION ETC. AFFECTED BY DROUGHT DURING 1998-99 TO 2000-01

Cropped	Districts	Population affected	area	Affected	Human	Cattle	affected
S.No.	State	(in lakhs)	(lakh ha.)
1998-99:
1. Kerala 14 NR NR 0.81

2. Madhya Pradesh 7 43.75 43.84 11.85

3. Orissa 19 12.33 NR 10.66

4. Rajasthan 17 199.86 281.73 61.57

5. West Bengal 10 25.24 NR 1.20
1999-2000:
1. Andhra Pradesh 18 413.00 125.00 26.52

2. Gujarat 17 250.00 71.33 NR

3. Himachal Pradesh 12 NR NR 2.87

4. Jammu & Kashmir 6 NR NR 2.96

5. Karnataka 21 220.00 49.52 18.48 6. Madhya Pradesh 7 26.64 34.28 9.53

7 Manipur 5 NR NR 0.71

8. Mizoram 3 NR NR 0.51

9. Rajasthan 26 262.00 345.60 78.18 10. Tripura 4 NR NR 0.20 11. West Bengal 10 NR NR 1.20
2000-01:
1. Andhra Pradesh 22 NR NR 18.54

2. Chhattisgarh 12 94.08 32.40 11.36

3. Gujarat 23 291.00 107.00 13.50

4. Himachal Pradesh 12 46.64 NR 0.88

5. Jammu & Kashmir 6 NR 37.98 NR 6. Madhya Pradesh 32 127.10 85.78 39.52

7 Maharashtra 26 454.99 2.58 45.00

8. Orissa 28 119.50 65.54 11.00

9. Rajasthan 31 330.41 399.69 89.47
One district in Uttaranchal faced water scarcity conditions.
NR Not reported.


STATE-WISE DETAILS OF DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS, ETC. DURING 2000-01


HUMAN CATTLE HOUSES CROPPED LIVES LOST DAMAGED AREA LOST DAMAGED S.NO. STATE (Nos.) (Nos.) (In Lakhs) (lakh ha.)
1. Andhra Pradesh 257 5368 1.04 4.22

2. Arunachal Pradesh 26 9131 Neg. 0.04

3. Assam 32 NR NR 2.24

4. Bihar 274 1861 3.12 3.92

5. Gujarat 116 406 0.24 NR 6. Himachal Pradesh 149 NR NR NR

7 Karnataka 152 690 0.55 0.57

8. Kerala 75 NR 0.09 NR

9. Madhya Pradesh 13 147 0.03 Neg 10. Punjab 7 NR Neg. 0.25 11. Sikkim 11 NR Neg NR 12. Uttar Pradesh 462 888 0.34 4.35 13. West Bengal 1320 83630 21.95 19.20
TOTAL: 2894 102121 27.36 34.79


NR - Not Reported. Neg - Negligible

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS DURING 1999


HUMAN CATTLE HOUSES CROPPED LIVES LOST DAMAGED AREA LOST DAMAGED S.NO. STATE (Nos.) (Nos.) (In Lakhs) (lakh ha.)

1. Assam 3 992 Neg. 0.59

2. Bihar 230 37 0.61 2.87

3. Gujarat 73 36 N.R. N.R. 4 Himachal Pradesh 30 129 0.02 2.42

5. Rajasthan 28 3650 0.07 0.20 6. Tamil Nadu 103 628 0.37 0.01

7 Uttar Pradesh 17 9 0.01 0.41

8. West Bengal 79 3272 5.57 10.95
TOTAL: 563 8753 6.65 17.45
ANNEXURE-III

DETAILS OF CENTRAL SHARE OF CALAMITY RELIEF FUND (CRF) RELEASED AND

ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FROM NATIONAL FUND FOR CALAMITY RELIEF(NFCR)/NATIONAL CALAMITY CONTINGENCY FUND(NCCF) STATES TO THE STATES, DURING 1998-99 TO 2000-01

(RS. IN CRORE)
CENTRAL SHARE OF CRF RELEASED ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FROM NFCR/NCCF
1998-99 99-2000 2000-01 1998-99 99-2000 2000-01
S.NO. NAME OF THE STATE (NFCR) (NFCR) (NCCF)
1 Andhra Pradesh 103.30 107.69 148.54 26.50 75.36 - 2 Arunachal Pradesh 5.86 6.10 9.02 13.47 - 2.00 3 Assam 41.60 43.37 76.12 59.90 - - 4 Bihar 43.22 33.79 50.22 11.45 38.18 29.67 5 Chhattisgarh - - 20.60 - - 40.00 6 Goa 0.89 0.93 0.47 - - - 7 Gujarat 116.12 121.05 131.14 55.35 54.58 585.00 8 Haryana 20.84 21.73 60.98 13.27 - - 9 Himachal Pradesh 22.42 23.37 32.61 - - 8.29 10 Jammu & Kashmir 16.39 17.09 26.18 - 73.42 - 11 Jharkhand - - 42.52 - - - 12 Karnataka 34.81 36.29 55.93 49.98 17.09 - 13 Kerala 46.08 48.04 17.34 - - - 14 Madhya Pradesh 42.49 44.29 46.98 35.00 38.86 35.00 15 Maharashtra 56.73 44.36 117.90 - - - 16 Manipur 2.06 1.61 1.56 - 4.93 - 17 Meghalaya 2.32 2.42 2.95 - - 1.00 18 Mizoram 1.05 1.10 1.12 - 6.00 - 19 Nagaland 1.41 1.47 0.53 - - - 20 Orissa 40.77 42.50 103.65 - 828.15 35.00 21 Punjab 45.04 46.96 92.04 - - - 22 Rajasthan 148.92 155.25 196.00 21.98 102.93 85.00 23 Sikkim 3.92 4.08 2.95 7.67 - - 24 Tamil Nadu 49.37 51.47 76.98 - - - 25 Tripura 3.74 3.90 1.41 5.05 5.34 - 26 Uttaranchal - - 7.10 - - - 27 Uttar Pradesh 104.07 108.50 32.08 131.15 16.68 - 28 West Bengal 42.69 44.50 75.83 66.33 29.52 103.25
CRFNFCRNCCF98-2001
ANNEXURE-I

STATE-WISE DETAILS OF DAMAGE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODS DURING 1998
S.No. STATE HUMAN LIVES CATTLE HOUSES CROPPED LOST (Nos.) LOST (Nos.) DAMAGED AREA (In Lakhs) DAMAGED (lakh ha.)
1. Andhra Pradesh 276 155 1.64 16.75

2. Assam 125 86224 2.20 4.78

3. Bihar 381 187 2.00 12.84

4. Gujarat 153 4668 0.23 -

5. Himachal Pra. 71 221 0.05 2.78 6. Kerala 255 N.R. 0.38 1.90

7 Maharashtra 31 36 0.01 0.05

8. Meghalaya 4 2609 Neg. Neg.

9. Orissa 34 61 0.73 4.37 10. Punjab 18 34 Neg. 0.13 11. Rajasthan 31 8248 0.09 0.97 12. Uttar Pradesh 1390 3385 3.85 14.15
TOTAL 2758 105828 11.18 58.72