Bengal develops unified command to combat Cyclone Yaas
IANS / Updated: May 24, 2021, 11:57 IST
Representational Image. Photo: Nalam Kanaka/BCCL
Kolkata: Yaas, which is turned into a very severe cyclonic storm, is presently located around 630 kilometres away from Digha coast and is likely to make landfall on Tuesday evening somewhere between Digha in East Midnapore district in
West Bengal and Paradeep in
Odisha.
The state administration has pressed into action all its resources to minimise the damages caused by the storm.
The state administration is fully geared up to deal with the cyclone. The Unified Command Agency that includes officials from all departments including NDRF, SDRF, Kolkata police, West Bengal marine police, coastal guards, officials from that state electricity board and
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New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): Ahead of Cyclone Yaas, the Armed Forces have commenced preparations to mitigate the impact of the anticipated disaster by airlifting 950 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel across the country, with 26 helicopters in standby for immediate deployment.