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, 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.
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.
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.
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