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Cyclone Yaas Updates: Cyclone effect has lessened in Bihar, but need to remain vigilant

By Anuj Cariappa
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New Delhi, May 29: The impact of Yaas cyclone in Bihar has become less severe but there was a need for the people to remain vigilant and not let their guard down, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday.

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May 29, 2021, 10:14 PM IST

Leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav shared on his twitter handle a number of videos, purportedly of different water-logged cities of the state, and remarked that the situation prevailed in spite of 'crores being spent in the name of making the cities of Bihar smart'.
May 29, 2021, 10:14 PM IST

The rains had caused roofs and walls to collapse at many places, trees to fall under the impact of strong breezes besides leading to heavy water-logging in densely populated areas.
May 29, 2021, 10:13 PM IST

Kumar made an appeal to this effect through his official twitter handle, a day after the state was lashed by moderate to heavy rainfall and at least seven persons were killed in various districts while several others were injured.
May 29, 2021, 10:12 PM IST

The impact of Yaas cyclone in Bihar has become less severe but there was a need for the people to remain vigilant and not let their guard down, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Saturday.
May 29, 2021, 8:24 PM IST

Adhikari stated, “The chief secretary broke protocol yesterday by walking away. As an IAS officer, he knows the protocol. In keeping with the constitution, this [his transfer] is fair. It is not about any political party. If the Centre wants, it can recall anyone.”
May 29, 2021, 8:24 PM IST

West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikhari of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday said that the sudden transfer of the state’s chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to the Ministry of Public Grievances and Pensions on Friday evening was justified and fair.
May 29, 2021, 6:17 PM IST

Talking about the criticism she faced for skipping the review meeting with Modi on cyclone devastation, Banerjee said, "It was supposed to be held between the PM and the CM. Why were BJP leaders called to the session?"
May 29, 2021, 6:17 PM IST

"Recalling the chief secretary amid the COVID crisis goes on to show that the Centre was indulging in political vendetta," she asserted.
May 29, 2021, 6:17 PM IST

She also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were trying to create problems for her government at every step as they were yet to come to terms with BJP''s defeat in the assembly elections.
May 29, 2021, 6:16 PM IST

Alleging that the BJP-led Centre was pursuing "vendetta politics", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to the Union government to withdraw its order recalling Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and allow the senior bureaucrat to work for people amid the COVID-19 crisis.
May 29, 2021, 3:29 PM IST

Three people died in the cyclone in Odisha but two of them ventured out despite advice of their family and community members to not venture out
May 29, 2021, 3:02 PM IST

The state has a good understanding of monsoon cyclones and knows how to manage them, pk Jena said.
May 29, 2021, 2:42 PM IST

"We do not want to burden you during the pandemic. But we want help for certain long-term measures to make Odisha resilient,” Patnaik told Modi.
May 29, 2021, 2:18 PM IST

PM Modi reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas in the state at a meeting here where Odisha government demanded long term solutions to mitigate problems of repeated cyclones and provision of disaster resilient power systems.
May 29, 2021, 1:43 PM IST

"PM had called meeting. We didn't know I had meeting in Digha. I went to Kalaikunda and gave PM the report, asking for Rs 20,000cr- Rs 10,000cr each for Digha Development and Sundarban Development. I told him the state's officials wanted to meet me. I took his permission and left," Mamata said.
May 29, 2021, 1:29 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee claimed that she didn't know she had meeting in Digha and left with the Prime Minister's permission after submitting the damage report on Cyclone Yaas.
May 29, 2021, 12:42 PM IST

The provocation on Friday can be seen as the invite to Adhikari to be present in the PM’s review meeting with the Chief Minister on Cyclone Yaas, triggering Banerjee to raise her objection with the Centre on Thursday.
May 29, 2021, 12:07 PM IST

Trees uprooted and several houses damaged under the impact of Cyclone Yaas at a village in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
May 29, 2021, 11:46 AM IST

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities. Rs 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha. Another Rs 500 crore announced for West Bengal and Jharkhand.
May 29, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

She also inspected the beach area in the sea resort town of Digha in Purba Medinipur district which has been badly damaged by Cyclone Yaas and storm surge on Wednesday.
May 29, 2021, 10:36 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North and South 24 Parganas districts, and directed officials to ensure that all people affected by the calamity get relief materials.
May 29, 2021, 10:16 AM IST

One person each died in the cyclone in Patna, Darbhanga, Banka, Munger, Begusarai, Gaya and Bhojpur. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the deaths and ordered immediate payment of Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia each to the families of those who died.
May 29, 2021, 10:04 AM IST

A total of seven persons were killed due to cyclone Yaas in Bihar, even as moderate to heavy rainfall was received in most parts of the state on Friday because of a low pressure area that has been formed across the state in the wake of the cyclonic storm.
May 29, 2021, 9:30 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought a Rs 20,000-crore relief package after submitting a report to Prime Minister Naredra Modi on damages caused by cyclone ‘Yaas’, even as she faced harsh criticism for skipping a longer review meet to assess the post-storm situation.
May 29, 2021, 9:19 AM IST

While about 20,000 people were evacuated to safer places, Jharkhand saw a major bridge collapse and four deaths due to bad weather, including one in Koderma following boundary collapse under the impact of incessant rains.
May 29, 2021, 8:53 AM IST

Cyclone Yaas that caused a havoc in Jharkhand with tornadoes, torrential rains and swelling rivers damaged crops on 75 hectares of area and left about 1,500 houses, mostly raw, damaged besides injuries to 18 people.
May 29, 2021, 8:42 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sought a Rs 20,000-crore relief package after submitting a report to Prime Minister Naredra Modi on damages caused by cyclone ‘Yaas’, even as she faced harsh criticism for skipping a longer review meet to assess the post-storm situation.
May 29, 2021, 8:17 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes a stock of damages due to the landfall of Cyclone 'Yaas', in Digha, Friday.
May 29, 2021, 1:17 AM IST

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
May 29, 2021, 1:17 AM IST

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