Nitish Kumar Holds Meet On Cyclone Yaas; Tells Officials To Remain Alert

Nitish Kumar said as per the information Bihar will also be affected by the cyclone and so the officials should remain prepared in advance, an official statement said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday held a review meeting on impending Cyclone Yaas and instructed officials to remain alert to deal with the calamity. Chairing a virtual meeting with officials of disaster management and other departments and also district magistrates, the chief minister told them to make all arrangements in advance to meet the challenges of the very severe cyclonic storm likely to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha's Bhadrak district early Wednesday morning. Mr Kumar said as per the information Bihar will also be affected by the cyclone and so the officials should remain prepared in advance, an official statement said. He directed officials to make alternative arrangements in hospitals, government as well as private, in the event of power getting snapped due to cyclonic impact and asked them to make a dry run of the optional preparation.