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Cyclone Amphan Resulted In Losses Worth USD 14 Billion In India: UN Report
Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall in May last year near the India-Bangladesh border, was the costliest tropical cyclone on record for the North Indian Ocean, with reported economic losses in India of approximately USD 14 billion, a UN report said.
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Mamata Banerjee Government "Looted" Financial Aid Provided After Cyclone Amphan: Dilip Ghosh
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday lashed out atChief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging her government "looted" the sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore provided by the union government last year for immediate relief after the Cyclone Amphan hit the state.
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Never Seen Such A "Cruel" Government At Centre, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the centre "a cruel government" for its meagre advance to the state after Cyclone Amphan and said "Gujarat will never be able to rule Bengal".
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Calcutta High Court Rejects Bengal's Plea Over Cyclone Amphan Relief Audit
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by the Bengal government that sought retraction of its judgement directing the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to audit cyclone Amphan-related relief distribution amid allegations of irregularities.
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Four Cyclones This Year Were In "Severe" Category Or Above, Says Weather Office
Four of the five cyclones that originated either in the Bay of Bengal or in the Arabian Sea this year were in the category of severe cyclonic storm or above including Amphan which had escalated into a super cyclone.
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This Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Relives Cyclone Amphan Horror. See Pics
Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.
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NABARD Approves Rs 795 Crore To Rebuild Infrastructure Damaged By Amphan In Bengal
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.
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Cyclone Amphan Victims In 99% Areas Got Compensation: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people in "99 per cent" cyclone Amphan-affected areas have been provided with the compensation announced by her government, and only a few of the "deprived" are yet to get it.
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Trinamool Expels Leaders Over Cyclone 'Amphan' Aid Irregularities: Report
As protests continued in parts of West Bengal over alleged misappropriation of monetary compensation to the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan', the ruling TMC cracked down on several party leaders and expelled them, while the BJP and CPI(M) said that they won't stand by those who have been proven guilty of corruption.
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Register Complaints With Us: BJP To People Of Bengal On Amphan Relief
The BJP in West Bengal on Monday launched a website through which people can lodge complaints regarding relief distribution after cyclone Amphan, after protesters alleged large-scale irregularities at the local level in the affected areas.
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5 Bengal Officers Get Notice Over Irregularity In Cyclone Amphan Relief Fund Distribution
The West Bengal government has issued show-cause notice to five Block Development Officers (BDOs) in four districts for alleged irregularity in distribution of cyclone Amphan relief materials and funds, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Mamata Banerjee Urges Officials To Ensure Cyclone Relief Reaches Everyone
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked officials to "immediately take steps" to ensure that nobody is deprived after complaints that government benefits were not reaching those hit by Cyclone Amphan and were diverted to unaffected people, secretariat sources said on Tuesday.
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76 NDRF Personnel Test COVID-19 +ve, 50 Were On Cyclone Amphan Duty
Seventy-six personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), including 50 personnel involved in Cyclone Amphan relief work in West Bengal, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Cyclone Amphan Caused Damage Of Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore: Bengal To Central Team
The West Bengal government on Saturday gave an estimate of more than Rs one lakh crore for damages caused by Cyclone Amphan to the visiting inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) after its two-day survey of the devastation, officials said.
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Central Team In Bengal To Assess Cyclone Damage Ignored Interiors: Villagers
Please ensure we get more tarpaulin, said a man in broken Hindi to a central government team that was visiting villages ravaged by cyclone Amphan in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
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Cyclone Amphan Resulted In Losses Worth USD 14 Billion In India: UN Report
Cyclone Amphan, which made landfall in May last year near the India-Bangladesh border, was the costliest tropical cyclone on record for the North Indian Ocean, with reported economic losses in India of approximately USD 14 billion, a UN report said.
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Mamata Banerjee Government "Looted" Financial Aid Provided After Cyclone Amphan: Dilip Ghosh
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday lashed out atChief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleging her government "looted" the sanctioned financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore provided by the union government last year for immediate relief after the Cyclone Amphan hit the state.
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Never Seen Such A "Cruel" Government At Centre, Says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the centre "a cruel government" for its meagre advance to the state after Cyclone Amphan and said "Gujarat will never be able to rule Bengal".
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Calcutta High Court Rejects Bengal's Plea Over Cyclone Amphan Relief Audit
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea filed by the Bengal government that sought retraction of its judgement directing the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to audit cyclone Amphan-related relief distribution amid allegations of irregularities.
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Four Cyclones This Year Were In "Severe" Category Or Above, Says Weather Office
Four of the five cyclones that originated either in the Bay of Bengal or in the Arabian Sea this year were in the category of severe cyclonic storm or above including Amphan which had escalated into a super cyclone.
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This Kolkata Durga Puja Pandal Relives Cyclone Amphan Horror. See Pics
Durga Puja pandals and idols of the goddess in the city of joy never fail to amaze. Even in a pandemic year, artists and idol makers have conceptualized eye-openers. Take a look at this Durga Puja pandal themed on Cyclone Amphan that left a trail of devastation in Kolkata and its suburbs in the beginning of June.
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NABARD Approves Rs 795 Crore To Rebuild Infrastructure Damaged By Amphan In Bengal
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 795 crore for reconstructing infrastructure damaged by Cyclone Amphan that ripped through West Bengal in May, an official from the agency said on Thursday.
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Cyclone Amphan Victims In 99% Areas Got Compensation: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people in "99 per cent" cyclone Amphan-affected areas have been provided with the compensation announced by her government, and only a few of the "deprived" are yet to get it.
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Trinamool Expels Leaders Over Cyclone 'Amphan' Aid Irregularities: Report
As protests continued in parts of West Bengal over alleged misappropriation of monetary compensation to the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan', the ruling TMC cracked down on several party leaders and expelled them, while the BJP and CPI(M) said that they won't stand by those who have been proven guilty of corruption.
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Register Complaints With Us: BJP To People Of Bengal On Amphan Relief
The BJP in West Bengal on Monday launched a website through which people can lodge complaints regarding relief distribution after cyclone Amphan, after protesters alleged large-scale irregularities at the local level in the affected areas.
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5 Bengal Officers Get Notice Over Irregularity In Cyclone Amphan Relief Fund Distribution
The West Bengal government has issued show-cause notice to five Block Development Officers (BDOs) in four districts for alleged irregularity in distribution of cyclone Amphan relief materials and funds, a senior official said on Sunday.
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Mamata Banerjee Urges Officials To Ensure Cyclone Relief Reaches Everyone
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked officials to "immediately take steps" to ensure that nobody is deprived after complaints that government benefits were not reaching those hit by Cyclone Amphan and were diverted to unaffected people, secretariat sources said on Tuesday.
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76 NDRF Personnel Test COVID-19 +ve, 50 Were On Cyclone Amphan Duty
Seventy-six personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), including 50 personnel involved in Cyclone Amphan relief work in West Bengal, have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Cyclone Amphan Caused Damage Of Over Rs 1 Lakh Crore: Bengal To Central Team
The West Bengal government on Saturday gave an estimate of more than Rs one lakh crore for damages caused by Cyclone Amphan to the visiting inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) after its two-day survey of the devastation, officials said.
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Central Team In Bengal To Assess Cyclone Damage Ignored Interiors: Villagers
Please ensure we get more tarpaulin, said a man in broken Hindi to a central government team that was visiting villages ravaged by cyclone Amphan in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday.
