Cyclone Yaas: Villagers use rafts to commute in submerged villages of WB s East Midnapore ANI | Updated: May 29, 2021 16:01 IST
By Syeda Shabana Parveen
Midnapore East (West Bengal) [India], May 29 (ANI): Normal life has been affected in many villages of East Midnapore district in West Bengal after floodwaters entered the houses in the wake of Cyclone Yaas.
Residents of Kuliahata village in East Midnapore are now using small handmade water rafts to commute from their houses to the district centre to buy basic necessities.
According to Jyotshna Maity, a resident of Kuliahata, whose father-in-law has a Kidney ailment and need regular dialysis, the living conditions are very unhygienic, and the commute to the hospital is very problematic.
While asking the West Bengal government to relieve the officer with immediate effect, centre also directed Alapan Bandyopadhyay to report in Delhi by Monday.
However, he was granted a three-month extension following a nod from the Centre.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to grant Bandyopadhyay an extension for at least six months in view of his experience of handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a communique to the state government, the Personnel Ministry on Friday said the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the placement of the services of Bandyopadhyay with Government of India as per provisions of the Indian Administrative Service (cadre) Rules, 1954, with immediate effect .
While asking the state government to relieve the officer with immediate effect, it also directed Bandyopadhyay to report to the Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi by 10 am on May 31.
Asserting that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's demand of Rs 20,000-crore for cyclone relief was "unrealistic", state BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said she skipped the review meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to avoid giving a d