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India - Floods Information Report No.3

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0195
1. THE UN/DHA RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN NEW DELHI PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING UP-DATE ON THE DAMAGE CAUSED DUE TO FLOODS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CURRENT MONSOON SEASON AS PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA:

DAMAGE CAUSED BY FLOODS IN INDIA
AS OF 09 JULY 1996

STATES
DISTRICTS
AFFECTED NO.
HOUSES NO.
CROP AREA
(HEC)
HUMAN LIVES
LOST NO.
ANDHRA PRADESH
14
21,517
15,000
100
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
5
-
-
-
ASSAM
9
-
183,000
8
BIHAR
4
-
-
-
GUJARAT
19
69,537
8,000
54
HARYANA
4
11,651
15,000
14
JAMMU AND
KASHMIR
6
17,053
58,000
28
KARNATAKA
17
3,248
-
106
KERALA
14
10,734
21,000
27
MAHARASHTRA
16
1,611
-
100
PUNJAB
2
-
-
4
RAJASTHAN
8
76,000
-
86
TAMIL NADU
13
38,296
5,000
54
TRIPURA
1
-
-
7
UTTAR PRADESH
3
22,737
29,000
38
TOTAL
135
272,384
334,000
626

2. NO FORMAL REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR ANY EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE.

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