Through PTI
NEW DELHI: Lightning incidents have led to probably the most deaths – 907 – up to now this yr, the federal government instructed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday because it tabled the main points about casualties because of disastrous climate occasions.
In keeping with the tips given by way of Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh in a written answer within the Lok Sabha, disastrous climate occasions have led to 2,183 deaths around the nation this yr.
Lightning was once the reason for 907 deaths, adopted by way of floods and heavy rains (804 deaths), thunderstorms (371), snow fall (37), heatwave (30), mud storms (22), gale (10), and one demise every because of chilly wave and squall.
There have been 0 deaths because of cyclonic storms this yr, Singh mentioned.
He mentioned the rustic had witnessed 566 lightning occasions, 240 thunderstorms, 37 heatwave occasions, 8 cases of gale winds and 7 snow fall occasions.
Singh mentioned the India Meteorological Division has introduced Mausam App for the dissemination of details about climate forecasts, the Meghdoot App for the stream of Agromet advisories and the Damini App for issuing lightning indicators.
In a respond to a separate query, Singh mentioned although there was a noteworthy lower within the demise toll because of cyclones lately, containing injury and financial loss related to the elements match was once nonetheless a problem.
Singh mentioned more than a few structural measures with multi-institutional make stronger on the nationwide and state degree are required to scale back injury because of cyclones.
NEW DELHI: Lightning incidents have led to probably the most deaths – 907 – up to now this yr, the federal government instructed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday because it tabled the main points about casualties because of disastrous climate occasions.
In keeping with the tips given by way of Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh in a written answer within the Lok Sabha, disastrous climate occasions have led to 2,183 deaths around the nation this yr.
Lightning was once the reason for 907 deaths, adopted by way of floods and heavy rains (804 deaths), thunderstorms (371), snow fall (37), heatwave (30), mud storms (22), gale (10), and one demise every because of chilly wave and squall.
There have been 0 deaths because of cyclonic storms this yr, Singh mentioned.
He mentioned the rustic had witnessed 566 lightning occasions, 240 thunderstorms, 37 heatwave occasions, 8 cases of gale winds and 7 snow fall occasions.
Singh mentioned the India Meteorological Division has introduced Mausam App for the dissemination of details about climate forecasts, the Meghdoot App for the stream of Agromet advisories and the Damini App for issuing lightning indicators.
In a respond to a separate query, Singh mentioned although there was a noteworthy lower within the demise toll because of cyclones lately, containing injury and financial loss related to the elements match was once nonetheless a problem.
Singh mentioned more than a few structural measures with multi-institutional make stronger on the nationwide and state degree are required to scale back injury because of cyclones.
