A Digha beach was ravaged by Cyclone Yaas on Wednesday. (Photo credit: PTI)
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that one crore people have been affected in the state due to Cyclone Yaas .
The chief minister added that three lakh houses and 134 embankments were damaged by the impact of the cyclone that whiplashed the country s eastern coasts on Wednesday.
While address reporters at the state headquarters the CM said that West Bengal was the worst affected because the state also witnessed high tide along with the cyclonic storm. At least one crore people were impacted, and three lakh houses and 134 embankments damaged, the CM added.
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has warned the state s newly-elected Trinamool Congress government to "not force me to use my constitutional powers", sparking a fresh artillery exchange with the ruling party."He forgot his .
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with Mamata Banerjee and her cabinet ministers during the oath-taking ceremony.
KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has struck a fine balance between experience and fresh faces, packing her council of 43 ministers with eight women and seven members from the minority community.
While handpicking her team, Banerjee has had an eye on district representation. She has also undertaken some major changes in portfolio distribution, possibly based on public feedback.
Like earlier, the CM has kept for herself a few key departments such as home, Hill affairs, health and family welfare, land and land reforms, refugee relief and rehabilitation, information and culture, and north Bengal development.