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News India Live, Digital Desk: Disaster report: According to government data released on World Environment Day, the number of people who lost their lives due to natural disasters in India will increase rapidly to 3,080, which is 18 percent increase compared to the previous year and the highest in 11 years.
Statistics and program implementation The latest data published in the Ministry of Ministry (MOSPI) in NVSTES India 2025 report shows that the death toll from extreme seasonal incidents like floods, landslides, heatwaves and lightning has increased significantly from 2,616 in 2023-24. The last time in India, more than this was recorded in 2013-14, when 5,677 deaths occurred.
Loss of human life due to extreme weather events (2001-2025)
| Year | Loss of human life |
| 2001–02 | 834 |
| 2002–03 | 898 |
| 2003–04 | 1,992 |
| 2004–05 | 1,995 |
| 2005–06 | 2,698 |
| 2006–07 | 2,402 |
| 2007–08 | 3,764 |
| 2008–09 | 3,405 |
| 2009–10 | 1,677 |
| 2010–11 | 2,310 |
| 2011–12 | 1,600 |
| 2012–13 | 946 |
| 2013-14 | 5,677 |
| 2014–15 | 1,674 |
| 2015–16 | 1,460 |
| 2016–17 | 1,487 |
| 2017–18 | 2,057 |
| 2018–19 | 2,045 |
| 2019–20 | 2,422 |
| 2020–21 | 1,989 |
| 2021–22 | 1,593 |
| 2022–23 | 1,586 |
| 2023–24* | 2,616 |
| 2024–25* | 3,080 |
* Provisional estimate according to NVestates 2025
Himachal Pradesh affected the most
The most affected state of Himachal Pradesh in 2024-25 was Himachal Pradesh, where 452 deaths occurred, followed by Kerala (387), Madhya Pradesh (373), Gujarat (230) and Maharashtra (206). Overall, these five states had more than 55 percent of the national deaths.
Apart from the tragic disadvantage of life, natural disasters have also caused major damage to livelihood and infrastructure. The number of damaged houses increased to more than 364,000, which was 1,40,000 last year – 2.6 times. 1,60,000 houses were damaged in Assam alone, which is the highest in the country.
State wise deaths due to natural extreme events
| State/union territory | Number of lost human life |
| Himachal Pradesh | 452 |
| Kerala | 387 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 373 |
| Gujarat | 230 |
| Maharashtra | 206 |
| Karnataka | 190 |
| Assam | 128 |
| Chattisgarh | 125 |
| Tamil Nadu | 120 |
| Tripura | 78 |
| Delhi | 68 |
| Bihar | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 88 |
| Uttarakhand | 88 |
| Rajasthan | 131 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 56 |
| Mizoram | 53 |
| Meghalaya | 43 |
| Telangana | 29 |
| Jammu and Kashmir* | 28 |
| Nagaland | 28 |
| Odisha | 30 |
| Punjab | 25 |
| Sikkim | 13 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 12 |
| Manipur | 11 |
| West Bengal | 14 |
| Goa | 4 |
| Puducherry | 5 |
| Haryana | 1 |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli | 0 |
| Jharkhand | 0 |
| Total | 3,080 |
*It includes data from both Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories. Slights show no data or zero reported deaths. Figures up to 5 May 2025.
Loss in agriculture also increased
The loss in the agricultural sector has also worsened, 1.42 million hectares of crop land has been affected-which is more than 1.34 million hectares in 2023-24.
Interestingly, while the number of human casualties has increased, the death of cattle has decreased rapidly, which has come down from about 1,20,000 to about 62,000 in 2023-24 to about 62,000 in 2024-25, ie a decline of about 48 percent.
Despite the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events, government spending on environmental protection increased by only 10.9 percent to Rs 4,969 crore in 2022-23. In contrast, corporate expenditure under CSR declined by 5 percent on environmental initiatives during the same period.
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