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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