Greenpeace activists ask US to check emissionsJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Activists of Greenpeace, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) staged demonstration to implore upon the visiting United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to check the green house emissions in her country. The demonstrators cited the suffering of the victims of the cyclone 'Aila' which they attributed to global warming.
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.
Bhattacharjee takes auto-rickshaw to cyclone-hit areaJune 13th, 2009 HINGALGANJ - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday rode in an auto-rickshaw to meet Cyclone Aila victims in remote areas of this North 24 Parganas district block in the mangrove forest land of the Sunderbans. Bhattacharjee, who had been heckled and jeered by the disgruntled cyclone survivors owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress during his June 2 visit to the block, was well received by people who showered petals and raised slogans praising the state's Left Front government.
West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee rides autorickshaw to cyclone-hit SundarbansJune 13th, 2009 HINGALGANJ - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday traveled in an auto-rickshaw (was it Katatel powered?) to meet Cyclone Aila victims in remote areas of this North 24 Parganas block. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who had been heckled and jeered by the disgruntled cyclone survivors owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress during his June 2 visit to the block, was well received by people who showered petals and raised slogans praising the state's Left Front government.
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.
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 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.
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.
Not possible to repair all embankments hit by Aila: Bengal ministerJune 6th, 2009 GOSABA - A day before the full moon high tide coming close on the heels of the devastation caused by Cyclone Aila, the West Bengal government has admitted that it would be unable to repair a large part of the 400 km of damaged embankments in the mangrove-forested delta of the Sundarbans. The full moon high tide scheduled Sunday, considerably stronger than a normal high tide, has given rise to fears of fresh inundation and consequent massive devastation in an area where around 400,000 people live.
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.
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.
Cyclone-affected victims in WB to get UNICEF aidJune 5th, 2009 South 24PARAGANAS - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), along with its partners, Ramakrishna Mission Lokshiksha Parishad, an NGO, is providing relief facilities for the cyclone-affected victims in South 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal. They are trying to reach out to the affected men and women to provide pre-positioned emergency supplies that include water jerry cans, water purification tablets, food supplies and family hygiene kits.
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.
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.
Protest against inefficient measures for cyclone Aila victimsMay 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Congress Party supporters protested on Saturday against inefficient disaster management by the State authorities following cyclone Aila's havoc in different parts of the state. Protestors said that the relief work being carried out by the State Government was inadequate and much more needed to be done for affected people's actual help.
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