Cyclone Tauktae and Yaas Impact on Indian Industries
03 June 2021
Tropical cyclones Tauktae and Yaas
caused widespread damage in specific regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha
and West Bengal as a result of high winds and flooding. Direct impacts on
commercial property and infrastructure can lead to production shortfalls.
Further loses can occur if business continuity is lost through disrupted supply
of intermediate inputs from, or distribution to, other businesses. On the basis
of Export Genius market research reports, let’s have a look at
industries which are most likely to impact from 2021 year’s two cyclones;
Tauktae and Yaas.
Cyclone Impact on Various Indian
Industries
As we know India’s economy
majorly depends on agriculture, fishing & oil & gas sectors; here are
industries which are hit by cyclone Tauktae and Yaas.
Cyclone Tauktae Impact on Sesame
and Pulses in Gujarat
Cyclone Tauktae hit coastal
districts of Saurashtra, which generally grow sesame, gram, millet and
groundnut. Farmers experienced damage to sesame seed, grams (moong) and millet
(bajra). However, groundnut crop saw less impact of cyclone as it is the
long-duration crop and rains during the cyclone added the required moisture.
Sesame seed stood at nearly
97,799 hectares and summer crop – bajra is grown on nearly 2,71,353 hectares in
Gujarat. Saurashtra has about 93% of the State’s total sesame seed cultivation
area at 91,600 hectares, while at 38,200 hectares it has more than 64% of the
State’s gram acreage.
Cyclone Tauktae Destroys Mango
Orchards in Gujarat
Cyclone Tauktae has affected
several mango producing districts of Gujarat, where it made landfall on 17th
May 2021. Besides mango, plantations of papaya, orchards of coconut and beetle
leaf have also been damaged in the region.
Cyclone Impact on Fishing
Industry
Cyclone Tauktae and Yaas
severely impacted fishing industry on India’s east and west coastlines. A large
section of people depends on fishing industry across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa,
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal for their
livelihood. India is one world’s largest exporter country of marine products
like fish, crab and so on. Due to cyclone, fishing activities were temporarily
banned along the Indian coastlines.
Cyclone Yaas Impact on Oil
& Gas Industry
The oil and gas industry is
likely to hit as business operations through Paradip and Haldia Ports have been
affected due to storm. The companies have ensured a continuous supply of
petroleum products and other essential commodities including medical oxygen for
continued Covid-19 management. They are also ensuring to supply Liquid Medical
Oxygen (LMO) from the eastern part of India to the rest of country.
In terms of lives, a major
search and rescue operation was launched by the Indian Coast Guard and Indian
Navy when three barges of Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) off the Mumbai
coast went adrift offshore in the aftermath of the cyclone. Out of 273 workers,
186 were rescued.
Cyclone Tauktae
and Yaas Destroyed Health Infra and Disrupted Vaccination Drive
The two cyclones destroyed
health infrastructure in rural areas as structure of hospitals & medical
institutions were damaged and patients & people were taken to safer places.
The ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive was also affected in rural districts of
West Bengal, Odisha, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Now aftermath of Tauktae and
Yaas cyclones, authorities including disaster management are engaged into rehabilitation
work. They are rebuilding damaged houses of people, restoring Covid-19
vaccination drive and other health & social related work. The real impact
of cyclones on India’s trade will be analyzed after Export Genius revealing
statistics.
