West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee won’t be an element of Cyclone Yaas evaluate assembly to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kalaikunda in West Midnapore on Friday.
State Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari, State Irrigation Minister Soumen Mahapatra and senior administrative officers may also be half of the assembly.
Speaking to media individuals at Sagar Island in South 24-Parganas district, Mamata Banerjee, mentioned, “I will not be a part of the review meeting called by PM Modi. It will take 45 minutes for me to reach Kalaikunda. I have prepared a preliminary report on the estimated loss due to Cyclone in Bengal. I will just hand over the report to PM Modi.”
However, sources mentioned that Mamata Banerjee may have a one-to-one assembly with PM Modi for 10-Quarter-hour at Kalaikunda after the evaluate assembly.
Hitting out at Mamata Banerjee for not attending the evaluate assembly, BJP chief Amit Malviya has tweeted, “Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is at her petulant best. Nandigram defeat at the hands of Shri Suvendu Adhikari is still rankling her. Today, when PM reviews damage by Yaas, along with Hon’ble Governor, central ministers and leader of opposition in WB, she will skip for petty politics…”
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is at her petulant finest. Nandigram defeat by the hands of Shri Suvendu Adhikari continues to be rankling her. Today, when PM opinions injury by Yaas, alongside with H’ble Governor, central ministers and chief of opposition in WB, she is going to skip for petty politics…— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 28, 2021
PM Modi will go to West Bengal to conduct an aerial survey to assess the extent of injury.
Earlier within the day, PM Modi visited Bhubaneswar the place he met prime state officers to talk about aid operations earlier than an aerial survey of Balasore and Bhadrak in Odisha.
On PM Modi’s go to to Bengal, Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar, tweeted, “WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar received at Kalaikunda by Air Force Station Chief IAF_MCC Governor will receive PM who is on visit to affected areas #CycloneYass in WB to assess damage to life & material ..Governor will attend PM Review Meet with State Government.”
Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee on Friday additionally performed an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North 24 Parganas district, officers mentioned. Accompanied by Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, Banerjee took inventory of the post-cyclone scenario in Hingalganj, Hasnabad, Sandeshkhali, Pinakha and different areas of the district, they mentioned.
“I’ve seen that almost all of the areas have been inundated. Houses and enormous tracts of agricultural fields are beneath water. A subject survey may also be performed,” Banerjee said. She also held an administrative meeting with the district magistrate, superintendent of police and block development officers.
Several areas in Purba Medinipur, South and North 24 Parganas districts bore the brunt of Cyclone ‘Yaas’, which made its landfall in neighbouring Odisha on Wednesday morning. Many places in these districts were whiplashed by heavy rain, which accompanied the cyclonic storm.
Later in the day, Banerjee is also scheduled to undertake an aerial survey in cyclone-hit areas of South 24 Parganas and Digha, a coastal town, in Purba Medinipur.
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