Centre grants Rs 478.27 to rehabilitate Cyclone Aila victims in West BengalJuly 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Centre has approved a package of 478.27 crore rupees from the National Calamity Contingency Fund for rehabilitation of Aila cyclone victims in West Bengal. Referring to the West Bengal's demand of 520 crore rupees for the development of housing and road sectors, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that a high level committee has considered the matter and decided to defer a decision for want of area-wise details from the state.
Central team surveys cyclone-hit SundarbansJune 9th, 2009 KOLKATA - The 11-member central team, which visited West Bengal to take stock of the post Cyclone Aila situation, will submit a detailed report to the central government Wednesday. The team during its three-day visit surveyed a large part of cyclone-ravaged South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts in southern West Bengal and 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.
Tripura gives Rs.5 mn to cyclone-hit West BengalJune 2nd, 2009 AGARTALA - Tripura Tuesday decided to give Rs.5 million to cyclone-hit West Bengal to help in the relief relief efforts. "The people of Tripura are confident that with the resilience of the people and the adequate support of the central government, the West Bengal government would come out of this situation," Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said in a letter to his West Bengal counterpart Bhudhadeb Bhattacharjee.
10 crore sanctioned for drinking water supply to West BengalJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Rural Development Minister Dr. C. P. Joshi has sanctioned an amount of Rs.
West Bengal to rebuild 400 km of embankments in SundarbansMay 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government will rebuild 400 kms of embankments destroyed by Cyclone Aila in the mangrove forests of Sundarbans in an effort to save the region from any more floods in the coming monsoon. "We'll start constructing 400 kms of embankments in Sundarbans and will try to finish the work within the next one week," state Irrigation Minister Subhas Naskar told reporters after surveying the cyclone-hit villages in the Sundarbans Saturday.
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.
Darjeeling landslide toll reaches 27May 28th, 2009 SILIGURI - With the recovery of three more bodies, the toll in the landslides in West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling due to Cyclone Aila has risen to 27, police said Thursday. "We have recovered three bodies from the debris at Rangiabong under Jorbungalow police station area this (Thursday) morning.
Cyclone Aila toll in Bangladesh rises to 121May 27th, 2009 DHAKA - The death toll from Cyclone Aila rose to 121 in Bangladesh as thousands of people in coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal in both Bangladesh and India were marooned. The storm that ripped through the south-western coast Monday has left at least 32 people dead in Satkhira, 25 in Noakhali, 20 in Khulna, 13 in Bhola, nine in Barisal, seven in Patuakhali, six in Laxmipur, two each in Bagerhat and Cox's Bazar, and one in Magura, according to reports from the affected areas.
Cyclone Aila toll rises to 91 in BangladeshMay 27th, 2009 DHAKA - The toll in cyclone Aila has risen to 91 in Bangladesh, officials said. The government said Tuesday 91 people have died and more than 800 others injured in the cyclone that hit the country's coastal region Monday.
Provide aid to cyclone-hit West Bengal: CPI-M urges DelhiMay 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday asked the central government to urgently provide all necessary assistance to the West Bengal government to carry out relief and rehabilitation operations in the state hit by Cyclone Aila. The cyclone battered coastal West Bengal and hit Kolkata Monday as it uprooted trees, electricity poles and thatched homes, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, killing 27 people and affecting 110,000 others.
Mamata take charge of railway ministry in KolkataMay 26th, 2009 KOLKATA/NEW DELHI - Concerned over the plight of people in cyclone-hit West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee broke tradition Tuesday to formally take charge of her railways portfolio at the Eastern Railway headquarters instead of New Delhi. "I have to be with the people in my state at this hour.
22 killed in Darjeeling landslides after cycloneMay 26th, 2009 SILIGURI - At least 22 people were killed and several injured in landslides - triggered by Cyclone Aila - in West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling Tuesday, police said. "At least 22 people died and 10 were injured in landslides across Darjeeling district.
Three killed as cyclone Aila hits West BengalMay 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Three people were killed here Monday as cyclone Aila crossed the coast into West Bengal. There was no information from the coastal districts, where extensive damage was feared.
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