National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.
#AllForBengal aims to raise funds and help the people of Bengal recover from the devastation caused by Cyclone Amphan
The West Bengal government on Saturday gave an estimate of more than Rs one lakh crore for damages caused by Cyclone Amphan to the visiting inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) after its two-day survey of the devastation, officials said.
Please ensure we get more tarpaulin, said a man in broken Hindi to a central government team that was visiting villages ravaged by cyclone Amphan in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday questioned the West Bengal government's claim that the state suffered losses worth Rs 1 lakh crore due to cyclone ''Amphan'', alleging it was a ploy to make money in the name of disasters.
The cyclone Nisarga is one of the natural disasters to hit India this year affecting the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The cyclone has hit wind speeds up to 90-100 kmph and will see a lot of the western region's infrastructure being damaged by the torrential rain. The Cyclone Nisarga arrives just days after the eastern coast was affected by Cyclone Amphan that le...
Maruti Suzuki has been reaching out to its customers in West Bengal, Odisha, Andhraa Pradesh and Jharkhand in a bid to check their vehicles and ensure that they are in running condition as soon as possible.
The Centre has released Rs 1,000 crore to the West Bengal government, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a team of the Union government will visit the state soon to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Amphan.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asked for more time to restore electricity and other essential services after Cyclone Amphan tore through the state on Wednesday, causing damage of Rs 1 lakh crore to infrastructure and crops.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday spoke with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and enquired about the damages caused by extremely severe cyclone Amphan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced Rs 1,000 crore assistance for West Bengal after an aerial tour of the state where 80 people have died and infrastructure has been badly damaged by Cyclone Amphan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengal and Odisha today for an aerial survey of the ground situation after the havoc by cyclone Amphan. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had asked the Prime Minister to visit the state and inspect the damage, which she said was in the tune of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Cyclone Amphan, which battered Bengal practically all day on Wednesday, has killed 72 people, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday. The storm -- worst in 283 years-- swept through Kolkata on Wednesday, destroying thousands of homes, uprooting trees and electric poles. In the evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would visit Bengal and Odisha for an...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the entire nation stands with Bengal and "no stone will be left unturned" to help those affected by yesterday's devastating cyclone Amphan.
Cyclone Amphan has caused large-scale damage to West Bengal and Odisha.
After Cyclone Amphan left buildings destroyed, power lines and roads damaged and parts of Bengal flooded, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it a "catastrophe". 12 people have died and the count could go up, she said last night at her office in Kolkata, where a control room had been set up to monitor the cyclone.
Six hours of Cyclone Amphan's wrecking winds left Kolkata airport flooded and many structures within damaged. Seventy-two people died in Bengal as winds at 120 km/hour and heavy rain left a trail of devastation.
Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, has killed 12 people in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. The powerful cyclone destroyed thousands of homes, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid the coronavirus crisis. Bengal took the brunt of Cyclone Amphan, which barreled into the coast with...
Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, has left a trail of destruction in Bengal and Odisha on Wednesday, destroying thousands of houses, damaging buildings, uprooting trees, electricity poles and killing at least 10 people in Bengal.
Dramatic videos of an electrical transformer sparking and exploding in Kolkata this evening have emerged on social media as Cyclone Amphan battered Bengal.
The impact of Cyclone Amphan on West Bengal has been worse than the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said this evening after the extremely severe cyclonic storm pounded Bengal, killing three people, damaging buildings and uprooting trees. Damages due to Amphan, she said, could be worth Rs 1 lakh crore.
Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms over the Bay of Bengal in years, pounded Bengal and Odisha on Wednesday, destroying thousands of houses, damaging buildings, uprooting trees, electricity poles and killing at 10 to 12 people in Bengal. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the impact of Amphan was worse than the coronavirus pandemic and claimed damages due to the ...
Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan threatens to inflict a devastating blow on one of the most vulnerable places on Earth for tropical weather systems: the mouth of the Bay of Bengal, including parts of India, low-lying Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Super cyclone Amphan, which is likely to weaken into an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" by afternoon, has prompted Odisha and Bengal to prepare for evacuations and ensure minimum damage to the states.
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