LOSS DUE TO FLOODS

Central Water Commission compiles the yearly flood damage data provided by the respective State Governments subsequent to conclusion of flood period. The data for the year 2020 is yet to be confirmed by the State Governments. The economic losses due to floods do not follow an overall increasing trend during the last five years (including the tentative figures of 2020). The statement showing damage due to floods/ heavy rains during the last five years (including the tentative figures of 2020) is given in Annexure-I.

                The funding pattern for flood management projects under Flood Management component of Flood Magement and Border Area Programme during the XII Plan period and thereafter has been kept as 50 % (Centre): 50 % (State) for general States. The funding pattern is kept as per the recommendations of NITI Aayog and extant norms of Ministry of Finance for centrally sponsored schemes.

                 This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriBishweswarTuduin a written  reply in LokSabha today.

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Annexure-I

STATEMENT SHOWING DAMAGE DUE TO FLOODS / HEAVY RAINS DURING 2016 TO 2020
Sl.No.	Year	Area affected	Population affected	Damage to Crops	Damage to Houses	Cattle Lost	Human live Lost	Damage to Public Utilities in	Total damages Crops, Houses &Public utilities
		in	in	Area	Value		Value
		m.ha.	million	m. ha.	Rs.Crore	Nos.	Rs.Crore	Nos.	Nos.	Rs.Crore	Rs.Crore
											(col.6+8+11)
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	2016	7.065	26.555	6.658	4052.723	278240	114.676	22367	1420	1507.926	5675.325
2	2017	6.076	47.342	4.972	8951.978	1252914	9384.018	26673	2063	12329.849	30665.845
3	2018	7.718	37.399	2.515	3708.187	913414	2508.656	60279	1839	12132.920	21849.972
4	2019	4.494	46.350	10.688	10902.347	656595	462.787	25852	2754	4498.393	15863.526
5	2020*	5.976	27.403	6.419	5625.295	236927	271.940	47463	1810	5459.000	21189.235

                       * – Tentative

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