Read more about Cyclone Yaas: Army deploys columns and engineer task forces in Odisha, WB on Business Standard. The Indian Army on Saturday informed that it has arranged columns and engineer task forces are on standby for rescue and relief operations
Highlights
Cyclone Yaas is predicted to make landfall along the Bengal-Odisha coast between May 24 and May 26.
The Indian Navy has deployed four naval ships on standby with Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR).
The Northern Railway has cancelled several trains from Delhi to and from Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha.
New Delhi: As Odisha and West Bengal gear up for Cyclone Yaas, the Indian Army on Saturday (May 22) informed that it has arranged columns and kept engineer task forces on standby for rescue and relief operations. Two columns and two Engineer Task Forces in Odisha and Eight Columns and One Engineer Task Force in West Bengal are ready and on standby for rescue and relief operations, the Indian Army was quoted as saying by ANI.
Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, which is likely to make landfall along the Bengal-Odisha coast between May 24 and May 26, the Northern Railway canceled over a dozen trains from the national capital to and from Bhubaneswar and Puri in Odisha.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has also geared up to meet the likely challenges from the developing cyclonic storm Yaas on the east coast.
Besides this, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reviewed the preparedness for the cyclonic storm The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba met on Saturday to review preparedness for the impending Cyclone Yaas in the Bay of Bengal, with the top bureaucrat of the country directing various agencies to ensure the safety of COVID-19 patients, hospitals and oxygen generation plants.
PM Modi reviews preparedness for Cyclone Yaas.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a meeting with senior government officials to review the preparations for the developing Cyclone Yaas, which is set to cross the Odisha and West Bengal coasts on May 26. The Prime Minister will hold a meeting today with senior government officials and representatives from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Secretaries from Telecom, Power, Civil Aviation, Earth Sciences Ministries to review preparations against the approaching Cyclone Yaas, a source had earlier told NDTV.
Home Minister Amit Shah and other ministers are also attending the meeting.
Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Saturday chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness ahead of the cyclonic storm Yass.
: Sunday, May 23, 2021, 2:23 PM IST Ensure safe evacuation of people from high-risk areas : PM Modi directs officials during Cyclone Yaas review meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the preparedness of States and Central Ministries/Agencies concerned to deal with the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas .
He directed officials to ensure timely evacuation of those in off-shore activities. PM Modi directed senior officers to work in close coordination with states to ensure the safe evacuation of people from high-risk areas.
He also instructed all concerned departments to ensure timely evacuation of those involved in off-shore activities, according to a release by the Prime Minister s Office (PMO).