Mamata to campaign in north Bengal, Meghalaya
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will campaign for the party’s nominees in north Bengal and Meghalaya.
Heavy rains lashed coastal West Bengal throughout Saturday, uprooting trees. Wind with gusts up to 135kmph prevailed off the coastal and adjoining districts of West and East Midnapore, South and North 24 Parganas as the eye of the storm made landfall around midnight
The cyclonic storm Bulbul, now lays centered 75 km east-northeast of Sundarban National Park in West Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said as the efforts to mitigate the effects of the natural disaster by the Bengal government proved effective according to the state governor.
Cyclonic Storm Bulbul lay centered about 75 km east-northeast of Sunderban National https://t.co/P6EcAcdkKk weaken into a Deep Depression over coastal Bangladesh and adjoining south & north 24 Parganas districts of West Bengal during next 06 hours. pic.twitter.com/VwbePA025k
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) November 10, 2019
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“Adverse impact has been contained-thanks to Hon’ble CM leading from the front and there being synergy between State and Central agencies. Appeal to NGOs to particularly come forward and render rehabilitation assistance to the needy,” Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar tweeted.
@MamataOfficial.#BulBulCyclone. Adverse impact has been contained-thanks to Hon’ble CM leading from the front and there being synergy between State and Central agencies. Appeal to NGOs to particularly come forward and render rehabilitation assistance to the needy.
— Jagdeep Dhankhar (@jdhankhar1) November 10, 2019
Prime Minister Modi also reviewed the situation in Bengal and called the state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assuring assistance from the Centre.
Reviewed the situation in the wake of cyclone conditions and heavy rain in parts of Eastern India.
Spoke to WB CM @MamataOfficial regarding the situation arising due to Cyclone Bulbul. Assured all possible assistance from the Centre. I pray for everyone’s safety and well-being.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 10, 2019
Heavy rains lashed coastal West Bengal throughout Saturday, uprooting trees. Gale wind with gusts up to 135kmph prevailed off the coastal and adjoining districts of West and East Midnapore, South and North 24 Parganas as the eye of the storm made landfall around midnight. Two lives have been lost, one each in Bengal and Odisha, due to heavy rain triggered by the very severe cyclonic storm.
At least 75 passengers of a cruise ship in the Bay of Bengal were rescued by the West Bengal police while Severe Cyclone Bulbul raged on Saturday, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. “These people did not know about the calamity. The 24 Parganas South police superintendent led the rescue,” Banerjee said at the special control room in the state secretariat Nabanna.
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