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.
Barge P305 and Varaprada - both support vessels working for the state-run ONGC's offshore oilfields near Mumbai – had borne the brunt of cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall on Gujarat coast on May 17.
Just a few days earlier, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar wrote to Mamata Banerjee complaining about her “studied silence” on cases of post-election violence in the state.
The Odisha government on Wednesday asked district collectors and municipal commissioners to set up 24x7 control rooms to deal with floods and possible landslides in hilly areas.
The method aims to identify initial traces of pre-cyclonic eddy vortices in the atmospheric column, prior to satellite detection over ocean surface, and track its spatio-temporal evolution, DST said.
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.
All three senior officials are executive directors in charge of drilling, safety and executive exploration, respectively. They have been suspended to conduct a fair and free investigation issued by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
As many as 40,244 people were provided clothes, utensils and other essential items worth Rs 3.31 crore, the district collectorate said in a release.
Samajawadi Party MP ST Hasan said BJP has been trying to interfere with the Shariat.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Scientist Kuldeep Srivastava on June 01 on informing about the Delhi weather said, "This is the coolest May since 2008.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee defied protocol in a review meeting chaired by PM Modi on Cyclone Yaas, say Government of India (GoI) sources.
A ship approaching the shore has been trapped due to cyclone Tauktae in Palghar, Maharashtra. The ship has 80 thousand liters of diesel. Oil is continuously leaking from the ship. There is a possibility of major loss due to oil leakage.
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.
Speaking to India TV, missing Engineer Saurabh Jain's father accuses ONGC for the accident.
The Prime Minister, while addressing the 77th episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' today said, "We are witnessing how our nation is fighting the battle against COVID-19 with full strength. At the same time, the nation has witnessed a few natural disasters too."
The Indian Coast Guard said a "silvery oil sheen" of 50 metres in width was spotted and all precautions are being taken. The spill had not reached the shore, it added.
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.
As Cyclone Yaas weakened over Bihar and East Uttar Pradesh, some hospitals in Bihar were partially flooded. Sadar Hospital in Bihar’s Vaishali district was flooded. Following heavy rainfall, water entered inside the hospital into the emergency room, operation theatre, and other areas. IMD had also issued a red alert warning for Bihar, Jharkhand.
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