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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. In pic, a villager salvages remains of his damaged house at a waterlogged area in Shankarpur village, in the aftermath of Cyclone 'Yaas', in East Midnapore district, Friday, May 28, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conducted an aerial survey of Cyclone Yaas hit parts of Odisha and West Bengal. (PTI Photo)
PM Modi also chaired a meeting with Odisha CM Naveen Pattnaik and others to review the impact of Cyclone Yaas in Odisha. (PTI Photo)
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee submitted a report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the damages caused by cyclone 'Yaas' in the state, and sought a Rs 20,000-crore package for redevelopment of the worst-affected areas. In pic, uprooted banana plantation at a waterlogged area in Shankarpur village, in the aftermath of Cyclone 'Yaas', in East Midnapore district, Friday, May 28, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Mamata Banerjee took a stock of damages due to the landfall of Cyclone 'Yaas', in Digha, Friday, May 28, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Cyclone 'Yaas' rampaged through parts of India's eastern coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people and forcing more than 21 lakh people to be evacuated to safe shelters in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. In pic, a damaged Jagannath Ghat road in Digha.
The meeting Modi and Mamata lasted for around 15 minutes, an official said. In pic, A villager salvages remains of her damaged house at a waterlogged area in Shankarpur village, in the aftermath of Cyclone 'Yaas', in East Midnapore district, Friday, May 28, 2021. (PTI Photo)
Prime Minister's Office said Modi has announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. A woman carries her salvaged belongings through a waterlogged area along the coastal areas of Tajpur, in the aftermath of Cyclone 'Yaas', in East Midnapore district, Friday. (PTI Photo)
A release issued by the Prime Minister's Office said Modi has announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. In pic, People use their mobile phones to take pictures of waves breaking on a beach front following Cyclone Yaas in Digha, Purba Medinipur district in the eastern state of West Bengal, May 27, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS)
"Rupees 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha. Another Rs 500 crore has been announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, which will be released on the basis of the damage," the release said. In pic, an embankment in Digha breached during Cyclone Yaas.
"The Union Government will deploy an inter-ministerial team to visit the states to assess the extent of damage, based on which further assistance will be given," the release added. In pic, a car damaged in Cyclone Yaas that wreaked havoc in coastal areas on Bengal.
Heavy rainfall was reported at several places under the impact of the cyclone in all the three states on Thursday.
