Centre’s Rs 460 Crore Cyclone Risk Mitigation Plan for Maharashtra

Following Cyclone Nisarga hitting the Konkan Region, the Central Government has drafted a Rs 460 Crore National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) for the 700 km coastline along Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. The Centre proposes to release Rs 367.8 Crore while the State will have to share Rs 91.72 Crore. It is proposed to construct 11 multi-purpose cyclone shelters, 471 km of underground cabling and 26.26 km of saline embankments. When Nisarga hit the Konkan in the first week of June 2020, 71 lives were lost and 2,391 houses were completely damaged. Total damages were estimated at Rs 1,000 Crore. The NDRF deployed 17 teams and rescued 1,221 persons while evacuating 1,490.