431 casualties in 3 months in state due to weather vagaries
The figure translates to about 4.8 deaths per day. Of this, 180 died in lightning strikes, 80 from snakebites, nine in heavy rain, one in flood, and 161 drowned.
Weather also led to significant damage to houses and crops in the Kharif season. State disaster management minister Irfan Ansari on Thursday held a meeting to review the situation of crop and other damage due to rainfall, which is in excess this monsoon, for an action plan.
A total of 2,390 hectares of crop have been damaged, especially in Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardaga, and Simdega.
Many houses were damaged due to heavy rain. As per the data, 7,979 kutcha houses suffered partial damage, and 447 were fully damaged. As far as permanent houses are concerned, 208 suffered partial damage and 20 were destroyed in full.
"The govt has actively provided funds to extend relief in all cases of losses. The funds were promptly disbursed to the affected districts.
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We have released Rs 47 crore as compensation in the current fiscal year vis-a-vis Rs 57 crore in the last financial year," Ansari said.
The minister also said he has approved the preparation of a mitigation plan for lightning safety in vulnerable areas. "Using technology, we are working out to release timely alerts for lightning as one of the safeguards to save injuries or deaths. It has been decided to conduct surveys in Jamtara, Dumka and Barhait where most lightning cases were reported," he said.
Similarly, to curb drowning, it has been decided to train at least two divers from each district, and install iron nets and chains at major waterfalls, Ansari said.
The govt has a provision of Rs 4 lakh compensation for disaster-related deaths; in case of road accident fatalities, the amount is a meagre Rs 1 lakh. "I have instructed the department to work towards increasing it to Rs 4 lakh as well," the minister added.
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