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Cyclone Amphan Live Updates: PM Announces Rs 1,000 Crore Cyclone Relief For Bengal Rs 500 Crore For Odisha
Cyclone Amphan Live Update: PM Announces Rs 1,000 Crore Cyclone Relief For Bengal
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an advance interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for West Bengal and Rs 500 crore for Odisha in the wake of cyclone Amphan. PM Modi made the announcements after aerial surveys of areas hit by the cyclone and holding review meetings with the chief ministers of Odisha and West Bengal.
The Prime Minister also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the families of those killed during the devastation caused by the cyclone and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier asked the Prime Minister to visit the state and inspect the damage, which she claimed was in the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Cyclone Amphan -- the fiercest in 283 years -- had pounded the North and South 24 Parganas and state capital Kolkata for more than four hours on Wednesday during landfall, uprooting trees, knocking down electricity poles, damaging buildings and killing 80 people.
The cyclone also caused widespread devastation in neighbouring Odisha, damaging power and telecom infrastructure in several coastal districts. Officials of the Odisha government estimated that it has affected around 44.8 lakh people in the state.
Here are the updates on Cyclone Amphan:
Cyclone Amphan: Mamata Banerjee thanks President Ram Nath Kovind for conveying support
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her gratitude to President Ram Nath Kovind for personally calling her to convey support amid the crisis in the state due to cyclone Amphan.
Taking to Twitter, Ms Banerjee wrote, "I sincerely thank the President Ram Nath Kovind Ji, for personally calling me to convey his support and concerns for the people of Bengal in this unprecedented time of crisis because of Amphan Cyclone. We are extremely grateful."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by cyclone Amphan in West Bengal.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Mamata Banerjee. The senior leaders were seen wearing masks and covering their faces as a precautionary measure against COVID-19.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her gratitude to President Ram Nath Kovind for personally calling her to convey support amid the crisis in the state due to cyclone Amphan.
Taking to Twitter, Ms Banerjee wrote, "I sincerely thank the President Ram Nath Kovind Ji, for personally calling me to convey his support and concerns for the people of Bengal in this unprecedented time of crisis because of Amphan Cyclone. We are extremely grateful."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by cyclone Amphan in West Bengal.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Mamata Banerjee. The senior leaders were seen wearing masks and covering their faces as a precautionary measure against COVID-19.
Published: May 22, 2020 07:52 IST
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Cyclone Amphan has torn through West Bengal. Many parts of the state, including the city of joy, have been devastated. Lakhs of homes have been damaged. Crops in thousands of acres destroyed. Livelihoods lost.
The poorest have been hit the hardest. Now your support will help the people of Bengal recover from this cyclone’s devastation.
Join us to help the poorest who have suffered the most in Bengal. Your donations will help provide food and medication to those who need it the most.
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