›Cyclone Yaas: Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy asks Collectors of 3 coastal districts to be on high alert
Cyclone Yaas: Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy asks Collectors of 3 coastal districts to be on high alert
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Cyclone Yaas: Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy asks Collectors of 3 coastal districts to be on high alertPTI
Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 05:09 PM IST
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Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das, who was camping in Srikakulam, briefed the CM on the prevailing situation in the three north coastal districts. All higher officials were stationed in Srikakulam, bordering Odisha, to closely monitor the situation and take required action, he said. Except light rain, there has been not much impact in Srikakulam district.
Cyclone Yaas Intensifies Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: Weather Office Cyclone Yaas Intensifies Into Very Severe Cyclonic Storm: Weather Office The Indian Meteorological Department also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
Cyclone Yaas is likely to gain a maximum speed of 155 kmph to 165 kmph during landfall.
Kolkata/New Delhi/Bhubaneswar/Ranchi/Patna:
Cyclone Yaas intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm on Tuesday evening, Indian Meteorological Department Director General M Mohapatra said, even as the states of West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand aggressively evacuated over 12 lakh people to storm shelters by late evening.
The IMD also issued a red-coded warning alert to the Odisha and West Bengal coasts.
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The Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation has donated ₹100 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
Minister for Panchayat Raj and Mines Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy handed over the cheque for ₹100 crore to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at the latter’s camp office on Tuesday. The contributions were from District Mineral Fund (₹90 crore) and APMDC (₹10 crore).
Chief Secretary Adityanath Das, Secretary for PR and RD, Gopalakrishna Dwivedi and MD of APMDC V.G. Venkat Reddy were present.
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