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Earthquake: Monitoring situation, says Mamata

Kolkata, April 25: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she was monitoring the situation after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake was felt across India and Nepal. [Follow updates on earthquake]

"We are monitoring the situation closely in Bengal especially in Darjeeling and Siliguri. Spoke to senior disaster management team and others," Mamata tweeted. [Metro services suspended in Kolkata, Delhi]

Quake: Mamata monitors situation

An earthquake of 7.5 on Richter scale struck various cities of India, including Delhi, Gurgaon, Kolkata and Guwahati at 11.41 a.m.

The epicentre of the earthquake was in Lamjung, Nepal.

PTI

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