Odisha demands long term solutions, West Bengal seeks 20,000 crore relief aid

A woman spreads a bed sheet for drying outside her damaged house

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas in Odisha at a meeting with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The state sought no immediate funds to manage the expenditure incurred in disaster management, but stressed on long term solutions to the problem as Odisha is frequently hit by major calamities like cyclones, Odishas Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said.

A villager salvages remains of her ruined home at a waterlogged area, in Shankarpur, West Bengal, on Friday. Pics/PTI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee submitted a report to the PM on the damages caused by ‘Yaas' in the state, and sought a Rs 20,000-crore package for redevelopment of the worst-affected areas.

"We have sought a package of Rs 10,000 crore each for the redevelopment of Digha and the Sunderbans... It could well be that we might not get anything," she said following an administrative meeting held in the tourist town of Digha.

A release issued by the Prime Minister's Office said Modi announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. "Rs 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha. Another Rs 500 crore has been announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand, which will be released on the basis of the damage."

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