Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes areal survey of Odisha, West Bengal. (Photo: Twitter @narendramodi)Cyclone Yaas Live Tracking, Weather forecast Today Live Updates: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kalaikunda and submitted preliminary report on damages caused by Cyclone Yaas. However, Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar criticised Banerjee for skipping review meet with Modi.
PM Modi announced financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. Of the total mount, Rs 500 crore would be immediately disbursed to Odisha. Another Rs 500 crore, announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, will be released on the basis of the damage.
Banerjee conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North 24 Parganas district, officials said. Along with Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, Banerjee took stock of the situation in Hingalganj, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali, Pinakha and other areas of the district, they said. “I have seen that most of the areas have been inundated. Houses and large tracts of agricultural fields are under water. A field survey will also be conducted,” Banerjee said.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi held a review meeting with Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar to discuss the impact of the cyclone. He also undertook an aerial survey of the parts of Odisha and West Bengal which have been impacted by the Cyclone Yaas. During the meeting, Odisha government demanded long term solutions to mitigate problems caused by the repeated cyclones and provision of disaster resilient power systems. The state government however sought no immediate funds to tackle the expenditure incurred in disaster management, Odishas Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) P K Jena told reporters after the meeting.
Indian Coast Guard personnel carry out rescue and relief work following Cyclone Yaas, in Odisha on Wednesday. (PTI)
Cyclone Yaas left behind a trail of damaged homes and flooded farmland, forcing more than 21 lakh people to be evacuated to safe shelters in the states of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes a stock of damages due to the landfall of Cyclone 'Yaas', in Digha, Friday.
West Bengal Mamata Banerjee sought a Rs 20,000-crore package for redevelopment of the worst-affected areas. Modi flew down to Odisha earlier in the day to review the post-cyclone situation, and then made his way to Bengal, where the storm wreaked havoc in the coastal districts. The state has incurred a loss of Rs 20,000 crore due to the cyclone, Banerjee claimed. "We have sought a package of Rs 10,000 crore each for the redevelopment of Digha and the Sunderbans... It could well be that we might not get anything," she said following an administrative meeting held in the tourist town of Digha. --PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. Rs 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha. Another Rs 500 crore announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, which will be released on the basis of the damage.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar slams Mamata Banerjee for skipping review meet with PM Modi.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengal’s Kalaikunda and submitted preliminary report on damages caused by Cyclone Yaas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertook an aerial survey to review the situation in the wake of Cyclone Yaas. The aerial survey covered parts of Odisha and West Bengal.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas at a meeting here. The Prime Minister was received by Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here.
The review meeting which is currently underway in the airport conference hall, is expected to continue till mid-day. Cyclone Yaas, packing winds gusting to 145 kmph whiplashed parts of Indias eastern coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people and leaving behind a trail of damaged homes and flooded farmland, forcing more than 21 lakh people to be evacuated to safe shelters in the states of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. (PTI)
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Modi at Kalaikunda Air Force station on Friday to review the situation in the state after it was ravaged by Cyclone Yaas. Both PM Modi and Banerjee are set to conduct separate aerial surveys of affected regions later in the day.
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