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Cyclone Tauktae: PM Modi announces financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting in Ahmedabad
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced financial assistance of 1,000 crore immediate relief activities in Gujarat which has been affected by Cyclone Tauktae. PM Modi today held a review meeting in Ahmedabad, to assess the situation and damage caused by the calaimity. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was also present among other officials.
Besides relief, the Union Government shall also deploy an Inter-Ministerial Team to visit the state to assess the extent of damage.
Cyclone-hit areas: PM announces ₹1,000-cr initial relief to Gujarat
May 19, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani at a review meeting to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Tauktae, in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday - PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani at a review meeting to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Tauktae, in Ahmedabad, on Wednesday - PTI×
Ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for the kin of those killed in Cyclone Tauktae-affected States
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of the devastation left behind by the cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and announced an immediate relief of ₹1,000 crore for the State.
Gujarat: Cyclone wreaks havoc on crops; mango, banana plantations worst hit
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Last Updated: May 19, 2021, 07:49 PM IST
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Hundreds of mango trees were uprooted in plantations across Junagadh, Gir Somnath and Valsad districts, with nearly all the mangoes falling to the ground from the trees in the cyclone that made a landfall Monday night, the growers said.
Vegetables are grown across all the regions of Gujarat during this season.
Cyclone Tauktae, which claimed the lives of 45 persons in Gujarat, has also caused a huge damage to standing summer crops, with the Kesar variety of mango that is mainly grown in the coastal districts of Gir Somnath and Junagadh, bearing its brunt along with the coconut and banana plantations in parts of the state, farmers said. Coconut plantations in Junagadh, Gir Somnath, parts of Amreli and Bhavnagar, and banana plantations in Bharuch, Tapi, Vadodara, Anand and parts of Kheda, among other districts, were badly hit, in addition to