With ₹1.22-lakh crore losses due to natural disasters in five years, Karnataka sets timeline for mitigation

Key Points

1. Karnataka faced over ₹1.22 lakh crore in losses due to natural disasters between 2015 and 2021.
2. KSDMA aims to reduce disaster-related losses by 75% by 2030.
3. 80% of Karnataka is drought-prone, 22% is prone to moderate earthquakes, and 24% is prone to cyclones.
4. The KSDRR Road Map 2025-30 targets a 75% reduction in economic loss, infrastructure damage, and mortality by 2029-30, using 2026 as the baseline.
5. Agriculture suffered losses of ₹1.02 lakh crore between 2015 and 2021.
6. Road infrastructure damage amounted to ₹17,296 crore during the assessment period.
7. Kalaburagi, Gadag, Davangere, and Belagavi experienced drought 14 times between 2001 and 2022.