PM Modi announces Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief in cyclone-hit Gujarat; NCP, Shiv Sena hits out at Centre
He also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia compensation for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured in cyclone-related incidents in all states affected by Tauktae.
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PM Modi chairs a meeting with Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and other officials to review the situation post cyclone Tauktae. (Photo| Twitter/ @PIBAhmedabad) By PTI
AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved assistance Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities in Gujarat after conducting an aerial survey of areas hit by cyclone Tauktae in the state, an official release said.
650 Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes an aerial survey to review the situation and damage due to Cyclone Tauktae, in Gujarat and Diu, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. PTI
Ahmedabad, May 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved assistance Rs 1,000 crore for “immediate relief activities” in Gujarat after conducting an aerial survey of areas hit by cyclone Tauktae in the state, an official release said.
He also announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of those killed due to cyclone in all affected states.
Immediate financial assistance for the other affected states would be given after the respective state governments share assessment of the damage with the Centre, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) release added.
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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Even as the cyclonic intensity weakened, it left behind a trail of destruction, with at least four people losing their lives- one each in Bhavnagar, Rajkot, Patan and Valsad, officials said.
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Four people were killed in Gujarat as cyclone Tauktae pounded parts of the state and left behind a trail of destruction along the western coast, officials said on Tuesday.
The landfall process of the eye of the extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, which hit the Gujarat coast in Saurashtra region between Diu and Una, ended around midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
It crossed the Gujarat coast as an extremely severe cyclonic storm and gradually weakened.