Cyclone Tauktae: ‘At least I am taking stock on ground’, Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray hits at PM Narendra Modi’s aerial survey

Amid opposition BJP's criticism over the duration of his visit to the cyclone-hit Konkan region of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he was at least taking stock of the situation on the ground and not conducting an aerial survey in a helicopter.

Mumbai: Amid opposition BJP's criticism over the duration of his visit to the cyclone-hit Konkan region of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that he was at least taking stock of the situation on the ground and not conducting an aerial survey in a helicopter. His remarks were apparently aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who recently conducted an aerial survey in Gujarat, where cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc earlier this week. CM Thackeray on Friday (May 21, 2021) visited Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in Konkan to know the ground situation in the aftermath of the cyclone, and directed the authorities to complete the crop loss assessment within two days.