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Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS: Destruction In Gujarat Kills 46, PM Announces Rs 1,000 Cr Immediate Relief

Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS, May 19: Cyclone Tauktae weakened into a Deep Depression and lay centred over Saurashtra on Tuesday night. The storm battered parts of Gujarat and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles and trees besides damaging several houses and roads. The IMD said that Cyclone Tauktae will stretch from Rajasthan to Haryana, and due to this, east and west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan, the Delhi-NCR region will witness moderate rain today. PM Modi is likely to visit Gujarat and Diu today to take stock of the situation and damage due to Cyclone Tauktae. During his visit, the PM will conduct an aerial survey of several areas.

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Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS: Destruction In Gujarat Kills 46, PM Announces Rs 1,000 Cr Immediate Relief

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Cyclone Tauktae HIGHLIGHTS, May 19: Cyclone Tauktae weakened into a Deep Depression and lay centred over Saurashtra on Tuesday night. The storm battered parts of Gujarat and left behind a trail of destruction along the coast, uprooting electric poles and trees besides damaging several houses and roads.

After creating havoc in north-northeast wards, the storm is expected to bring in heavy rains in several parts of Northwest India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that Cyclone Tauktae will stretch from Rajasthan to Haryana, and due to this, east and west Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan, the Delhi-NCR region will witness moderate rain today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Gujarat and Diu today to take stock of the situation and damage due to Cyclone Tauktae. During his visit, the PM will conduct an aerial survey of areas such as Una, Diu, Jafarabad, and Mahuva, and later, hold a review meeting in Ahmedabad.

20:46 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2021

Inquiry Into Stranding Of ONGC Vessels In Cyclone

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has set up a high-level committee to enquire into sequence of events leading to stranding of ONGC vessels in cyclone. Several ONGC vessels with over 600 people on board, were stranded in offshore areas amid the cyclone.

20:28 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2021

Cyclone Leaves Trail Of Destruction In Gujarat, Death Toll Reaches 46

As many as 46 people were killed in the incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat which made landfall on Monday night and left a trail of destruction before weakening and moving to Rajasthan, officials said on Wednesday.

Of 46 deaths, 15 were reported from Amreli district in Saurashtra region, among the worst affected by the cyclone that crossed the state coast as an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" on Monday night.

20:27 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2021

Goa Announces Ex-Gratia For Rs 4 Lakh For Families Of Deceased

18:27 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2021

Aerial Survey: NCP Asks If PM 'Singling Out' Guj; Raut Takes Dig

The NCP, which is one of the constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), on Wednesday wondered whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aerial survey of the cyclone-hit areas in Gujarat and Diu amounted to discrimination against Maharashtra which too was affected by the cyclonic storm.

Taking a dig, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the PM was not conducting an aerial survey of the cyclone-hit areas in Maharashtra because he knew that the state is led by a strong chief minister unlike in his home state Gujarat.

17:56 PM (IST)  •  19 May 2021

PM Announces Rs 1,000 Cr For Immediate Relief In Cyclone-Hit Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced a financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief measures in the areas hit by cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat, an official release said.

He also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia compensation for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured in cyclone-related incidents in all states affected by Tauktae.

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