Over two dozen earthen embankments in East Midnapore, South 24-Parganas and North 24-Parganas were breached, inundating adjacent villages with saline water...
By Subhasish Chaudhuri , Snehamoy Chakraborty
in Calcutta
The residents will have to instal the Google application on their smartphones so that they can share their location if they get trapped during the storm...
With many people reluctant to shift to the cyclone shelters for fear of catching Covid, CM Naveen Patnaik issued an appeal asking people to cooperate with the officials...
The govt also directed district officials to arrange for relief equipment and material so that repair and restoration works can be commenced without delay...
State government has primed all arrangements like deploying teams to clear fallen trees, restore electricity and relocate people from vulnerable areas ...