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Cyclone Remal Highlights: 6 Dead, Nearly 29,500 Houses Damaged Coastal Areas Of West Bengal

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Cyclone Remal Highlights: 6 Dead, Nearly 29,500 Houses Damaged Coastal Areas Of West Bengal

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22:57 PM (IST)  •  27 May 2024

Cyclone Remal Live: 6 dead, nearly 29,500 houses damaged coastal areas of West Bengal

Nearly 29,500 houses in 24 blocks and 79 municipal wards, mostly in the south coastal areas of West Bengal, were partially or entirely damaged by Cyclone Remal, a state government official said on Monday. Additionally, over 2,140 trees were uprooted, and about 1,700 electric poles fell in various parts of the state, he added.

Initial assessments indicate that out of the damaged houses, 27,000 suffered partial damage, while 2,500 were completely destroyed. The official cautioned that these figures might change as evaluations are ongoing, with data collection and damage estimation still in progress. (PTI)

21:48 PM (IST)  •  27 May 2024

Cyclone Remal Live: '80% of restoration work completed,' West Bengal Power Secretary Santanu Basu

West Bengal Power Secretary Santanu Basu told ANI, "South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogly, parts of Medinipur, Murshidabad, and Nadia districts have been affected by cyclone Remal the most. We started our restoration work early in the morning today... We have been able to restore 45 out of the 50 substations that were affected and 80% of the restoration work, be it in the substation level or in the downstream infrastructure with respect to the 33kV feeders or the 11 kV feeders has been restored. In certain areas in the North 24 Parganas, we have been unable to restore 6-7 substations because of the wind and rain... In South 24 Parganas we have been able to restore almost all the substations... We have engagements of additional gangs from the nearby districts which have moved to North and South 24 Parganas to help in fastening up the restoration."

20:38 PM (IST)  •  27 May 2024

Cyclone Remal LIVE: NDRF carries out ops to clear uprooted trees in Bengal's South 24 Parganas

 NDRF carried out operations to clear the trees uprooted because of Cyclone Remal, earlier today.

19:42 PM (IST)  •  27 May 2024

Cyclone Remal LIVE — BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya slams Mamata govt for Waterlogging in Bengal

 "The dams in West Bengal are in a very bad state, the state government isn't doing anything and the locals are forced to repair them. The CM has openly said that the state government doesn't have money to build bridges. They cannot do anything for the people and this is not something new," says BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya on waterlogging in parts of West Bengal. (PTI)

18:59 PM (IST)  •  27 May 2024

Cyclone Remal LIVE — Waterlogging in Bengal's South Kolkata after landfall brought heavy rains

Waterlogging reported in South Kolkata, West Bengal, a day after Cyclone Remal's landfall.

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