On Monday, landslides and torrential rains wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir and some parts of Himachal Pradesh, killing four people, including a five-year-old child and injured several people. A heavy landslide occurred on the old route of the Vaishno Devi temple in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a 70-year-old pilgrim and injured nine people. Earlier in Himachal Pradesh, hundreds of people lost their lives due to cloudburst, while Andhra Pradesh has also lost their lives due to continuous rains. Now data of deaths during the monsoon has been released by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Lok Sabha. A total of 1,297 deaths were reported in the country due to heavy rains between 1 April and 16 July, of which the maximum deaths died in Andhra Pradesh, where 258 people died, followed by 171 deaths in Himachal Pradesh, 148 in Madhya Pradesh and 101 deaths in Bihar, this information was given to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that a total of 1,297 deaths were recorded in the country due to heavy rains between April 1 and July 16 this year. The maximum number of 258 deaths occurred in Andhra Pradesh, followed by 171 deaths in Himachal Pradesh, 148 in Madhya Pradesh and 101 in Bihar.
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A total of 51,699 cattle were killed during this period, 92,663 houses were damaged and 154,394.27 hectares of crop area was affected. Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai answered the questions of BJP MP Sudhir Gupta and Manish Jaiswal and Shiv Sena MP Dahirsheel Sambhajirao Mane and Ravindra Vasantrao Chavan Patil, saying, “An inter-ministerial central party (IMCT) has been formed for Himachal Pradesh, which without waiting for the memorandum, without waiting for the memorandum, without waiting for the memorandum, suddenly, floods/floods, floods and floods, floods and floods, the state Will visit the affected areas. “
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The MPs asked about the loss of property and life and property caused by heavy rains, total loss of life and property loss in various states and also asked if the government has formed a central party to visit the affected areas. A written reply said, “Due to extremely favorable synchronized systems and monsoon winds, heavy rains have occurred in the central and western parts of India, causing excessive rains in these areas, causing premature flood incidents.” He also stated that the ministry does not keep the damage data centrally.
The ministry said that Himachal Pradesh lost 23,818 cattle and 1,528 houses, while 325 cattle died in Madhya Pradesh and 986 houses were damaged. Assam damaged the crop sector of 29,714.89 hectares. It further states that during the current financial year (till July 15, till 2025), the Central Government has issued a central part of ₹ 9578.4 crore to 22 states under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to assist the affected people.
The Center further said, “Financial assistance under SDRF/NDRF in view of natural disasters is provided as relief, not for loss/claim to compensate. As per the National Disaster Management Policy, the primary responsibility of disaster management belongs to the state governments concerned. However, financial assistance for notified disasters is provided with SDRF/NDRF. According to the procedure installed from the SDRF/NDRF. The government has to take necessary relief measures in landslide affected areas with the SDRF amount available with the state government in advance. “
Note- Official confirmation is awaited. According to reports on Indian media channels, this news has been published.