Cyclone Tauktae: PM Modi Conducts Aerial Survey Of Damage In Gujarat, Diu; Announces Rs 1,000-Crore Aid
The announcement was made after Modi held a review meeting here with Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and top officials to assess the damage caused by the cyclone.
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PM Modi also announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of those killed due to cyclone in all affected states. Outlook Web Bureau 2021-05-19T20:10:41+05:30 Cyclone Tauktae: PM Modi Conducts Aerial Survey Of Damage In Gujarat, Diu; Announces Rs 1,000-Crore Aid outlookindia.com 2021-05-19T20:16:26+05:30
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As many as 13 people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pummelled parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles, trees and damaging thousands of houses and roads, officials said on Tuesday. In what was one of the worst cyclones faced by the state, Tauktae triggered heavy rains in many parts along its way from the Saurashtra coast to North Gujarat with as many as 46 talukas receiving over 100 mm of downpour, while 12 of them recorded 150 mm to 175 mm of rains. Tauktae, characterised as an extremely severe cyclonic storm on Monday, has now weakened into a cyclonic storm and will gradually become a deep depression as it moves northwards, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Cyclone Tauktae likely to reach Gujarat coast this evening; Red alert issued for Gujarat, Diu coasts
New Delhi, May 17 (UNI) Issuing a Red alert for Gujarat and Diu coasts, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that the “Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae” is very likely to reach Gujarat coast today evening and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during the night (2000 2300 hrs IST) with a maximum sustained wind speed 155-165 kmph gusting to 185.
According to IMD latest information, the cyclone over eastcentral Arabian Sea moved north-northwestwards with a speed of about 15 kmph during past six hours, and lay centred at 0830 hours today over eastcentral Arabian Sea near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 71.5°E, about 150 km west of Mumbai, 220 km south-southeast of Diu, 260 km southeast of Veraval (Gujarat), and 490 km east-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan).