Bengal spent Rs 1,000 crore for cyclone Yaas hit people from own fund: Mamata
India | July 16, 2021 7:07 ISTMamata Banerjee regretted that the Centre did not provide even a small part of the Rs 20,000 crore relief package sought by the state.
Mamata Banerjee regretted that the Centre did not provide even a small part of the Rs 20,000 crore relief package sought by the state.
A seven-member central team will arrive in West Bengal on a three-day visit to make an on-spot assessment of the damage caused by cyclone Yaas.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee defied protocol in a review meeting chaired by PM Modi on Cyclone Yaas, say Government of India (GoI) sources.
Mamata Banerjee in a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Bengal government cannot release Chief Secretary.
Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on May 30 conducted the aerial survey of cyclone Yaas hit districts.
Kumar made an appeal to this effect through his official twitter handle, a day after the state was lashed by moderate to heavy rainfall and at least seven persons were killed in various districts while several others were injured.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was targeted by Centre on Friday for skipping cyclone Yaas review meeting with PM Modi, on Saturday hit back at the union government asking the Prime Minister to end political vendetta and demanded that order to recall Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay must be withdrawn.
The major rivers like Baitarani and Subarnarekha were in spate after extremely heavy downpour in the upper catchment areas due to cyclone Yaas.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday took a dig at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee by calling her conduct "an insult to people of Bengal".
Indian Navy relief teams deployed at Odisha's Balasore scaled up their efforts on Friday in coordination with the state authorities.
Flooding in the Sunderbans and neighbouring parts of South 24 Parganas district in the wake of cyclone Yaas has caused serious breach in embankments of forest camps in many areas.
The union government on Friday ordered West Bengal to relieve Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay for further posting at Centre. The move came hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's review meeting on damage caused by cyclone Yaas which was skipped by chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived late by 30 minutes for Cyclone Yaas review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to sources, Mamata was present at the Kalaikunda air base in West Midnapore, however, she kept the PM waiting. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari and other officials were present during the meeting.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for skipping a review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over damage caused by cyclone Yaas in the state saying it was her arrogance above public welfare.
Mamata didn't attend the review meeting with PM Modi which was held at Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal's West Midnapore district.
PM Modi undertook an aerial survey of the parts of Odisha and West Bengal which have been impacted by the Cyclone Yaas. Odisha government demanded long term solutions to mitigate problems caused by the repeated cyclones and provision of disaster resilient power systems.
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. However, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar criticised Banerjee for skipping review meet with Modi.
Mamata upon entering the review meet handed over papers related to the cyclone impact to officials and said that other meetings were lined and left the hall.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited cyclone-ravaged West Bengal and Odisha. He conducted an aerial survey to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas, that has claimed four lives so far.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North 24 Parganas district, officials said.
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