1966
Affected areas: Bihar and Orissa
People affected: 50 million
1969
Affected areas: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, UP, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh
People affected: 15 million
1970
Affected areas: Bihar and Rajasthan
People affected: 17.2 million
1972
Affected areas: Rajasthan, Himachal and Uttar Pradesh
People affected: 50 million
1979
Affected areas: Eastern Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh
People affected: 200 million
1982
Affected areas: Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab
People affected: 100 million
1983
Affected areas: Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala Rajasthan, Karnataka, Bihar and Orissa
People affected: 100 million
1987
Affected areas: Entire North, West and Eastern India
People affected: 300 million
1992
Affected areas: Rajasthan, Orissa, Gujarat, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
People affected: Figures not available
2000
Affected areas: Rajasthan, Gujarat, Orissa, Andhra and MP
People affected: Over 100 million
