शुक्रवार, 22 मई 2020

PM Modi visits Amphon affected West Bengal, 1 thousand crore package announcement

MS reports:
Delhi: West Bengal and Odisha have been badly affected by the havoc of Amfan. The loss of life and property has not only happened, but it has also caused a great shock to the economy in the middle of the Corona period. In such a situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited both the states today after the destruction of Amfan.
PM Modi reached Kolkata Airport in West Bengal, welcomed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. After this, PM Modi made an aerial survey of the areas affected by Amfan. Later PM Modi announced a package of one thousand crore rupees to Bengal. At the same time, earlier, the Prime Minister said on Thursday that no core work will be left to help the people affected by the cyclone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting after almost three months. He had last visited on 29 February, when he visited Chitrakoot and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Rs. 2 lakh will be given to the families of those who have died due to cyclone and Rs. 50,000 to the families of the seriously injured people."
 In a press conference with Mamta Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Central Government is offering a package of one thousand crores for the badly affected West Bengal due to cyclone Amfan.
On the other hand, the Chief Minister of neighboring Odisha State Naveen Patnaik also spoke to Mamata Banerjee. He has offered all help to Bengal regarding the damage caused by cyclone Amfan.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that I have never seen such a severe cyclone and loss in my life. I will ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come to inspect the cyclone affected areas.
 Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also spoke to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and assured them of providing all possible assistance from the Center to deal with the situation. So far 80 people have died in Amphan in Bengal. Two districts have been completely destroyed. Thousands of people have been rendered homeless, many bridges destroyed and low-lying areas submerged. The scene of destruction can be seen clearly in Kolkata and many other parts of the state. In West Bengal, this severe cyclonic storm, which has come in a span of a hundred years, has destroyed mud houses, destroyed crops and uprooted trees and electric poles. After the tour, Mamta Banerjee said that the relief announced was not enough.
On the other hand, the neighboring state of Odisha has also seen havoc. Amfan has also caused massive havoc in Odisha where the power and telecommunications infrastructure in the coastal districts has been destroyed. Prime Minister Modi also conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas. Rajaypal Ganeshi Lal and CM Naveen Patnaik welcomed Prime Minister Modi at the airport. According to an assessment by Odisha authorities, about 44.8 lakh people have been affected by the cyclone. Cyclone Amfan is considered the second most severe storm in the Bay of Bengal after the 1999 cyclone. About 10 thousand people died in the Maha Chakravat which came 21 years ago.
President Ramnath Kovind also gave information by tweeting and talked to the Governor and Chief Minister from both the states. "I spoke with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the damage caused by the Amfan cyclone and discussed the situation arising out of the loss of life and property," the tweet read.
"I spoke today with Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and expressed my concern about the well-being of the people in view of the devastation caused by the Amfan cyclone."

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