New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived inWest Bengal to take stock of the situation in the wake of Cyclone Amphan. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was at the airport to receive the Prime Minister.
PM Modi will conduct aerial surveys and take part in review meetings, where aspects of relief and rehabilitation will be discussed. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had 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 76 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.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Ms Banerjee and given assurances of help.
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