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Cyclone Yaas live updates: Bihar govt announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for families of those died due to cyclone

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 28, 2021, 21:59:02 IST

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Cyclone Yaas live updates: Bihar govt announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for families of those died due to cyclone

Prime minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha and West Bengal on Friday to review the impact of cyclone Yaas on the two coastal states. Cyclone Yaas pounded parts of India's eastern coast on Wednesday, killing at least four people and forcing more than 21 lakh people to be evacuated to safe shelters in West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

21:59 (IST) May 28

Odisha: Baitarani River continues to flow above the danger level, flooding nearby residential areas. Visuals from earlier today in Bhadrak. (ANI)

21:36 (IST) May 28

Bihar government announces a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of those who died due to Cyclone Yaas (ANI)

20:13 (IST) May 28

The Navy team at Fraserganj interacted with the headmen of nearby villages of Namkhana, and Shibrampur and Patibania and assisted local people in moving to a safer place and distributed drinking water and food packets to those in need: Indian Navy (ANI)

18:49 (IST) May 28

The intensity of rainfall will be reduced in the next 2 days: Ashish Kumar, Scientist, Meteorological Centre Patna (ANI)

18:45 (IST) May 28

Depression (remnant of Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Yaas) over Bihar & adjoining Jharkhand has weakened into a low-pressure area lay over Bihar adjoining East Uttar Pradesh. Alert of heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued in northwest Bihar: Meteorological Centre Patna (ANI)

18:24 (IST) May 28

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits Digha Sea Beach in Purba Medinipur to take a stock of the damages there, due to Cyclone Yaas

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17:19 (IST) May 28

'Yaas' impact: One dead, 6 injured in Bihar

Cyclone Yaas impacted several districts of Bihar on Friday as one person died and six were reportedly injured in Bihar's Begusarai district after an old house collapsed. The incident occurred at Nonpur village under Teghra police station. (IANS)

16:15 (IST) May 28

I thank PM Modi for standing in solidarity with the people of Odisha, especially during the most vulnerable times. We remain committed to making every effort to ensure that life returns to normal in cyclone-hit areas of Odisha: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (ANI)

16:09 (IST) May 28

In Bhubaneswar, the PM chaired a meeting to review the relief and rehabilitation measures being undertaken. The Prime Minister was briefed that maximum damage due to Cyclone Yaas happened in Odisha, and some parts of West Bengal and Jharkhand have also been affected: PMO

16:06 (IST) May 28

Tomorrow I will do an aerial survey of the affected areas: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

16:05 (IST) May 28

PM had called meeting. We didn't know I had meeting in Digha. I went to Kalaikunda & gave PM report, asking for Rs 20,000 Cr- Rs 10,000 cr each for Digha Development & Sundarban Development. I told him you (state's officials) wanted to meet me. I took his permission & left

Mamata Banerjee

15:54 (IST) May 28

After having review meetings in Hingalganj & Sagar, I met the Hon’ble PM in Kalaikunda & apprised him regarding the post-cyclone situation in WB. The disaster report has been handed over for his perusal. I’ve proceeded now to review the relief & restoration work at Digha: Mamata Banerjee

15:39 (IST) May 28

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi in Bengal's Kalaikunda, submits preliminary report on damages caused by cyclone Yaas: Official (PTI)

15:34 (IST) May 28

West Bengal CM & chief secretary arrived late by 30 minutess for cyclone review meet despite being in the same premises, according to sources. WB CM upon entering review meet handed over papers related to the cyclone impact & said that other meetings were lined up and left, as per sources. (ANI)

15:02 (IST) May 28

Cyclone Yaas impact: Don’t want to burden Centre amid pandemic, says Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the damage caused in the state by Cyclone Yaas here on Friday, Odisha did not ask for any immediate financial assistance to manage the situation. Instead, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the state would manage the crisis on its own without burdening the Centre in view of the pandemic.

14:49 (IST) May 28

PM Narendra Modi undertook an aerial survey to review the situation in the wake of Cyclone Yaas. The aerial survey covered parts of Odisha and West Bengal

PM @narendramodi undertook an aerial survey to review the situation in the wake of Cyclone Yaas. The aerial surve… https://t.co/6lICHUDiJK
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) 1622193252000

14:25 (IST) May 28

As the country is at the peak of Covid pandemic, we have not sought any immediate financial assistance to burden the central govt and would like to manage it through our own resources to tide over the crisis: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

13:49 (IST) May 28

A bridge over river Kanchi collapsed yesterday due to heavy rainfall as an impact of cyclone Yaas in the Tamar area of Ranchi; no casualties were reported.

13:28 (IST) May 28

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee likely to skip PM Modi's review meet

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that she will handover the claims of the state following damage due to the cyclone to PM Modi at Kalaikunda. However, she is likely to skip PM's review meeting.

12:49 (IST) May 28

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty wind speed 30-40 kmph and light to moderate rainfall likely to affect over some parts of South Dinajpur districts of West Bengal during next 1-2 hours from 12:40pm today: Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata

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