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Government of India
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
25 JUL 2022 2:54PM by PIB Delhi
Damage due to Floods in North Eastern States

State-wise information on damage caused due to natural calamities, including flood, is not maintained centrally by this Ministry. However, State-wise details of damage caused by hydrometeorological calamities during the last five years (FY 2018-19 to FY 2022-23 as on 12.07.2022), as assessed/reported by the North Eastern States, are at Annexure-I.

Flood management comes under the purview of the State Governments, and the schemes for flood control, etc. are formulated and implemented by concerned States. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States including the States of North Eastern Region (NER) by providing technical guidance, financial resources and assistance for management of floods in critical areas. Central assistance of Rs. 139.91 crore have been released to the States of NER for anti-erosion/flood control and prevention of landslides during the last 5 years (FY 2017-18 to FY 2021-22) under the Schemes of North Eastern Council. Also, the North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), an institution established under the joint initiative of Department of Space and North Eastern Council uses satellite data for developing early warning system on natural calamities like floods. Also, Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued guidelines on Management of Floods in January, 2008, Management of Urban Flooding in September, 2010 and Management of Landslides and Snow Avalanches in June, 2009 and issued a National Disaster Management Plan in which action to be taken on various calamities, including floods and landslide, has been outlined.

 

Annexure-I

Details of damages as reported by North Eastern States due to hydrometeorological calamities

during the years 2018-19 to 2022-23 (As on 12.07.2022)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sl. No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23 (as on 12.07.2022)

Humans Lost (Nos)

Livestock Lost (Nos)

Houses/Huts  Damaged (Nos)

Crops Area Affected  (in lakh ha.)

Humans Lost (Nos)

Livestock Lost (Nos)

Houses/Huts  Damaged (Nos)

Crops Area Affected (in lakh ha.)

Humans Lost (Nos)

Livestock Lost (Nos)

Houses/Huts  Damaged (Nos)

Crops Area Affected  (in lakh ha.)

Humans Lost (Nos)

Livestock Lost (Nos)

Houses/Huts  Damaged (Nos)

Crops Area Affected  (in lakh ha.)

Humans Lost (Nos)

Livestock Lost (Nos)

Houses/Huts  Damaged (Nos)

Crops Area Affected (in lakh ha.)

1

Arunachal Pradesh

33

47

1647

0.007

7

23

377

-

19

809

707

0.28

5

18

98

0.02

17

13

699

**

2

Assam

53

122

77948

0.31

101

250

140440

2.00

149

393

57931

2.67

13

-

2163

0.1

182

53781

223663

2.401

3

Manipur

25

142

10820

0.06

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

53

-

-

-

4

Meghalaya

7

4632

13100

0.02

23

-

37771

-

32

263

2374

-

2

20

1556

-

36

338

4863

0.011

5

Mizoram

22

-

-

-

3

-

1523

-

-

-

350

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

Nagaland

19

896

5202

0.05

19

5

1458

-

9

1

1030

-

2

3603

948

0.17

3

-

345

0.003

7

Sikkim

4

-

83

-

6

1304

485

-

18

134

1432

0.02

3

61

1085

0.02

8

11

3355

0.002

8

Tripura

22

4167

40897

0.32

8

15

44963

0.014

5

4

11650

-

6

33

1796

-

3

-

1816

-

Total

195

10006

149697

0.767

167

1597

227017

2.014

232

1604

75474

2.97

31

3735

7646

0.31

302

54143

234741

2.417

*  Figures are provisional.

** Less than 100 Ha.

This information was given by Minister of Development of North Eastern Region Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

 

MG/RNM/DP/RK

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