›More than a century old seaside Sunderban retreat which entertained India s colonial rulers lost to cyclone Yaas
More than a century old seaside Sunderban retreat which entertained India s colonial rulers lost to cyclone Yaas
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More than a century old seaside Sunderban retreat which entertained India s colonial rulers lost to cyclone YaasPTI
Last Updated: Jun 10, 2021, 05:57 PM IST
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A few broken portions of brick walls defended by Mangrove roots are all that remain of the Fraserganj residence- a bungalow built by Sir Andrew Fraser, LG of Bengal - where Viceroy, Lord George Curzon used to visit.
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A more than a century-old seaside retreat on the southern edge of the tiger-infested Sunderbans, where India s colonial rulers once wined and dined to the sound of orchestra music has been swallowed by the hungry waves which lashed onto the beaches and forests when cyclone Yaas hit last month.
More than a century-old seaside retreat on the southern edge of the tiger-infested Sunderbans, where India s colonial rulers once wined and dined to the sound of orchestra music has been swallowed by the hungry waves which lashed onto the beaches and forests when cyclone Yaas hit last month.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 27 (ANI): Seven Indian Navy teams from Visakhapatnam are taking part in relief operations in the aftermath of cyclone Yaas in West Bengal.
Cyclone Yaas wreaked havoc in West Bengal and Odisha, causing heavy rain and damaging houses and farmlands. West Bengal Chief Minister said that more than one crore people were affected in the state. "West Bengal has been the most affected because we also experienced high tide along with the cyclone fury. At least one crore people were impacted, and three lakh houses and 134 embankments damaged," she told reporters at the state secretariat. Places which bore the brunt of the very severe cyclone include Sandeshkhali, Hindolganj, Hashnabad and Haora in North 24 Parganas as well as Namkhana, Gosaba, Fraserganj, Kulti, Basanti, Canning and Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas, the CM said. The cyclone also battered Digha, Tajpur, Shankarpur, Ramnagar, Kontai, Nandigram, Kolaghat and Uluberia. According to the authorities, more than 15 lakh people were evacuated ahead of the cyclone. "We will conduct field surveys to ascertain the actual damage to embankments, government building