NCRMP expenditure reaches Rs 4,331.68 cr since 2011: Govt

A total of Rs 4,331.68 crore has been incurred under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) since its launch in 2011, aimed at strengthening disaster resilience in coastal states, the Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the first phase of the project, approved in January 2011, saw an expenditure of Rs 2,524.84 crore, while Rs 1,806.84 crore was spent under the second phase, approved in July 2015. The NCRMP aims to build infrastructure to minimise vulnerability to cyclones and make coastal communities and assets disaster-resilient, while maintaining ecological balance.