New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Kolkata shortly before 11 am to take stock of the ground situation in the wake of Cyclone Amphan and conduct aerial surveys in West Bengal and Odisha. Cyclone Amphan – the worst in 283 years – has killed 72 people. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar received him at the airport. Governor Dhankhar too will fly with PM Modi and Ms Banerjee on the aerial survey in the state.
All three – the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister and the Governor – were seen in face masks.
The cyclone swept through several parts of Bengal, including capital Kolkata on Wednesday, leaving behind a trail of destruction, with thousands of homes damaged, and trees and electric poles uprooted.
This is PM Modi’s first travel outside Delhi in nearly three months as he remained in Delhi because of the nationwide lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.
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