Second all-party meet on Aila cyclone relief to be held on Sunday eveningJune 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal Government has convened a second round of an all-party meeting in Kolkata on Sunday evening over cyclone relief issue. The meet to be presided over the Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is meant to expedite relief and restoration works in Aila-hit districts in the state.
Left Front wants cyclone Aila to be declared a national calamityJune 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose said on Tuesday that his party demanded the cyclone Aila, which caused enormous devastation in the state to be declared a national calamity. "The Left Front discussed the issue of cyclone Aila at its meeting and demanded that the disaster be declared a national calamity," Biman Bose told reporters.
Cyclone affected in Darjeeling hills impatient for aidJune 8th, 2009 PANKHABARI - Families, devastated by landslide triggered by cyclone Aila in Darjeeling hills, have called for immediate relief and rehabilitation. About 100 families of the Pankhabari region in one of the worst affected areas have been staying in relief camp.
Left Front lawmakers collect donations for victims of cyclone AilaJune 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Lawmakers of the Left Front in West Bengal took to the streets on Monday to collect funds from the willing public to help the victims of cyclone Aila in the state. "The government from the very first day has come forward with all their resources for the flood victims.
Central team visits cyclone-hit areas to assess damagesJune 7th, 2009 KOLKATA - An eleven-member Central team led by Ashok Lavasa, has started its assessment of the damage caused by recent Cyclone Aila in West Bengal. The cyclone and its aftermath claimed 137 lives and affected 67.5 lakh people.
Central team arrive in Kolkata to assess damage by cyclone AilaJune 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - An eleven-member Central team led by Ashok Lavasa, arrived here on Saturday to assess the damage caused by recent cyclone Aila in West Bengal. During their visit, the officials visited the areas hit by the cyclone in West Bengal's South and North 24 Parganas districts and the Darjeeling hills.
Central team to assess cyclone Aila damage in WB todayJune 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - An eleven-member Central team will arrive here today to assess the damage caused by recent cyclone Aila in West Bengal. During their visit, the officials will visit the areas hit by the cyclone in West Bengal's South and North 24 Parganas districts and the Darjeeling hills.
Trinamool to skip all-party meet on cyclone 'Aila' reliefJune 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Trinamool Congress will not attend an all-party meeting on Sunday to exchange views and seek suggestions for expediting relief in the cyclone-affected areas. Sudip Bandopadhyay, TMC aspirant in Kolkata (North), said, "It is a desperate attempt to put a government seal on the efforts to get Central funds for the cyclone victims when the state has miserably failed to arrange relief and rehabilitation."
The meeting has been called by State Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Aila damaged solar panels worth Rs.50 crore in SundarbansJune 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - Cyclone Aila that devastated parts of West Bengal last month damaged solar power panels worth Rs.50 crore (Rs.500 million) in the Sundarbans, an official said here Friday. "We've estimated that a huge bulk of solar panel devices worth Rs.50 crore was completely damaged due to cyclone Aila last week in Sundarbans," the managing director of West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd, S.P Gon Chowdhury told reporters on the sidelines of a enviromental conference.
Central team to assess cyclone Aila damage in WB tomorrowJune 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - An eleven-member Central team will arrive here on Saturday to assess the damage caused by recent cyclone Aila in West Bengal. During their visit, the officials will visit the areas hit by the cyclone in West Bengal's South and North 24 Parganas districts and the Darjeeling hills.
Central team to visit WB to access damage by cyclone 'Aila'June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre would soon send a team to assess the damage caused by recent cyclone "Aila" in West Bengal, state, it has been assured to the State Government, said West Bengal Finance Minister Ashim Das Gupta on Tuesday. Ashim, after meeting the Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Tuesday in the national capital, said that Chidambaram has also promised that he would sympathetically consider all the demands for rehabilitation of the cyclone-affected people.
West Bengal Finance Minister to meet Pranab Mukherjee todayJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - West Bengal's Finance Minister, Dr. Ashim Dasgupta, will meet Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today and submit a report on the recent devastation caused by cyclone Aila in the state.
SUCI activists demand immediate relief for cyclone victimsMay 31st, 2009 KOLKATA - Demanding immediate and proper relief for the people affected by cyclone Aila, the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) staged a protest march here on Saturday. The members and supporters of the SUCI took to streets demanding food, drinking water and medical teams for the cyclone-hit people in South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas.
China donates for cyclone victimsMay 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - China has donated $30,000 (Rs.1.41 million) to the Indian Red Cross Society for cyclone relief work in West Bengal. China's ambassador to India, Zhang Yan, Thursday handed over a cheque to S.P.
Impact of cyclone Aila: Pranab says no to felicitationMay 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday refused to accept felicitation from Congress workers in view of the devastation triggered by cyclone Aila in large parts of West Bengal early this week. "This is not the time to accept any felicitation as many people are badly affected by the cyclone Aila in a number of West Bengal districts.
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