Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0212
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 23 JULY 1996
| STATES |
DISTRICTS
AFFECTED NO. |
HOUSES
DAMAGED NO. |
CROP AREA
DAMAGED (HEC) |
HUMAN LIVES
LOST NO. |
| ANDHRA PRADESH |
14
|
21,517
|
15,000
|
100
|
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
12
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
| ASSAM |
16
|
-
|
182,000
|
17
|
| BIHAR |
11
|
2,717
|
-
|
3
|
| GUJARAT |
19
|
50,849
|
3,000
|
54
|
| HARYANA |
4
|
12,083
|
15,000
|
14
|
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
11
|
17,094
|
45,000
|
39
|
| KARNATAKA |
17
|
3,248
|
-
|
106
|
| KERALA |
14
|
10,734
|
21,000
|
32
|
| MAHARASHTRA |
19
|
1,611
|
-
|
114
|
| PUNJAB |
2
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
| RAJASTHAN |
13
|
104,513
|
46,000
|
111
|
| TAMIL NADU |
13
|
38,296
|
5,000
|
54
|
| TRIPURA |
1
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
| UTTAR PRADESH |
14
|
21,549
|
62,000
|
51
|
| WEST BENGAL |
5
|
84,209
|
-
|
24
|
| TOTAL |
185
|
368,420
|
394,000
|
731
|
2. NO FORMAL REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA FOR ANY EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE.
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