In the month of February-March 2015 many States like Gujarat, Punjab,
Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, West
Bengal, Telangana & Kerala were hit by hailstorm followed by
untimely rainfall. As per inputs received from States, State wise crop
area affected due to hailstorm and unseasonal rains in country on the
basis of preliminary assessment is given below:
State Governments have been requested to take immediate steps to address the notified calamities by utilizing the funds under SDRF. States have also been advised to submit memorandum as per extant procedure/norms, if additional financial assistance is required from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and in the mean time utilize contingency fund of the State, if SDRF is exhausted. In addition, the calamity affected farmers are entitled for claims under various crop insurance schemes.
| S.N. | States | Total Area (In Lakh hectare) ( as on 16 April 15) | ||
| 1 | Gujarat | 1.75 | ||
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 5.70 | ||
| 3 | Maharashtra | 9.89 | ||
| 4 | Rajasthan | 16.89 | ||
| 5 | Haryana | 22.24 | ||
| 6 | Punjab | 2.94 | ||
| 7 | Uttar Pradesh | 29.64 | ||
| 8 | Uttarakhand | 0.39 | ||
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 0.67 | ||
| 10 | Bihar | 1.86 | ||
| 11 | J&K | 1.33 | ||
| 12 | Telangana | 0.01 | ||
| 13 | Kerala | 0.01 | ||
| 14 | West Bengal | 0.49 | ||
| Total | 93.81 |
State Governments have been requested to take immediate steps to address the notified calamities by utilizing the funds under SDRF. States have also been advised to submit memorandum as per extant procedure/norms, if additional financial assistance is required from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and in the mean time utilize contingency fund of the State, if SDRF is exhausted. In addition, the calamity affected farmers are entitled for claims under various crop insurance schemes.