Over two dozen earthen embankments in East Midnapore, South 24-Parganas and North 24-Parganas were breached, inundating adjacent villages with saline water...

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...

Administration in South 24-Parganas has distributed two dozen satellite calling devices in the district’s remote islands and areas...

Already two companies of the National Disaster Response Force have been pressed into service in East Midnapore...

The govt also directed district officials to arrange for relief equipment and material so that repair and restoration works can be commenced without delay...

Last year, allegations about irregularities in preparing the list of Amphan compensation beneficiaries had snowballed into a major controversy...

'I used the compensation to build my house but also had to borrow money'...

State government has primed all arrangements like deploying teams to clear fallen trees, restore electricity and relocate people from vulnerable areas ...

The idea was floated during a meeting with the officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority at Sonowal’s official residence...