Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, June 2, while reviewing the impact of cyclone ‘Remal,’ assured to extend aid to the affected states.
The Prime Minister was briefed about the impact of the cyclone on the affected states during the meeting held in New Delhi. The loss of human lives and damage to houses and properties due to floods and landslides in the Northeastern states of Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura was also discussed, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement.
Several teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed which have carried out evacuation, airlifting and road clearance operations. During the meeting, it was mentioned that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is in regular touch with the respective governments of the states that bore the brunt of the catastrophe, it said.
PM Modi said that the Central government will continue to extend full support to the states affected by the cyclone. He also instructed the MHA to monitor the situation and review the matter regularly to extend necessary assistance for restoration, the statement added.
As per the Assam State Disaster Management Authority’s (ASDMA’s) flood bulletin on Saturday, June 1, at least 11 people, including children, have lost their lives in the fresh spate of floods.
On the other hand, nearly 6.2 lakh people across nine districts of the state had been affected forcing 41,564 people to take refuge in relief camps after being rendered homeless.
Moreover, the floods had affected 4878.5 hectares of cropland, nearly 2.3 lakh livestock and poultry, and scores of houses, roads and other infrastructures.