Cyclone Fani: PM announces Rs 1000 crore more for relief work

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conducted an aerial survey to take stock of the loss and destruction in areas affected by Cyclone Fani in Odisha and announced Rs 1000 crore more to the state government for conducting relief and restoration work The amount is in addition to the Rs 381 crore announced previouslyThe Prime Minister also praised Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for his handling of the crisis Naveen babu has done a very good job his planning is excellentThere has been excellent coordination since the last seveneight days between the state and central governments The communication has been perfect The state governments team was proactive and responsive too I was also monitoring The way people of Odisha and fishermen complied with every instruction of government is praiseworthy Prime Minister Modi saidMeanwhile the relief assistance of Rs 1000 crore announced by the Prime Minister is in addition to the Rs 341 crores already released to the state government on April 29 The Prime Minister announced exgratia of Rs two lakhs to the next of the kin of the deceased and Rs 50000 to those seriously injured in the cycloneThe central and state government will continue to work together In the coming days relief and restoration work will be done The government of India had announced Rs 381 crore earlier a further Rs 1000 crore will be released now A team of the central government will come to do an assessment of the work PM Modi saidHe assured the people of the state that the Union Government stands shoulder to shoulder with them at this difficult timeThe PM also appreciated the resilience of the people and the fishermen living in the coastal areas The state governments efforts in evacuating more than one million people to safety and the efforts of India Meteorological Department to give accurate forecast were especially appreciated by the Prime MinisterI would like to praise the people of Odisha Shifting 12 lakh people is not easy Lives have been saved thats more important for me The central government will also give Rs 2 lakhs to the kin of those who have lost their lives due to Cyclone Fani Also Rs 50000 will be given to those who have got injured Modi saidWhile conducting the aerial survey today Prime Minister Modi was joined Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal Naveen Patnaik and Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanPM Modi also held a review meeting with officialsEarlier Odisha government claimed that the Cyclone Fani has led to one of the biggest human evacuations in history as a record 12 million people were evacuated in 24 hours including 32 lakh from Ganjam district and 13 lakh from PuriCyclone Fani on Friday made landfall in Puri with a wind speed of over 200 kmph The cyclone the worst April storm in 43 years caused huge damage in Bhubaneswar Cuttack Puri and Khordha districts in the state according to the Odisha governmentKuccha houses were completely destroyed in Puri parts of Khurda and other districts The cyclone tore apart critical infrastructure especially power telecom and water supplyLakhs of trees were uprooted blocking roads breaking homes and damaging infrastructure The cyclone also triggered heavy rainfall in the state It left at least three people dead and over 160 injured along with leaving behind a trail of destructions that included damaged houses uprooted trees and electricity polesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get the latest updates