PM visits Odisha, Bengal to review damage done by Cyclone Yaas, announces relief package

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Odisha and West Bengal to take stock of the magnitude of destruction by Cyclone Yaas and carry out a review meet of the relief and rehabilitation measures being taken by the state governments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Odisha and West Bengal on Friday to review the situation after Cyclone ‘Yaas’ battered the two states. Modi also carried out an aerial survey of the affected areas such as Bhadrak and Baleswar in Odisha and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal. The Prime Minister chaired the meeting in Bhubaneswar to review the relief and rehabilitation measures that are being undertaken. During the meeting, the Prime Minister was briefed that the maximum damage due to Cyclone Yaas has happened in Odisha and some parts of West Bengal and Jharkhand.The PIB release stated: “Modi announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. Rs 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha. Another Rs 500 crores has been announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, which will be released on the basis of the damage. The union government will deploy an inter-ministerial team to visit the states to assess the extent of damage, based on which further assistance will be given.”