UPDATED: May 19, 2021 17:56 IST
PM Narendra Modi being briefied about cyclone hit areas during the aerial survey. (Photo: Twitter/@narendramodi)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took an aerial survey of Cyclone Tauktae-affected areas in Gujarat and announced financial assistance of Rs. 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities in the state. Expressing solidarity with those affected by the cyclone, the prime minister also announced Rs. 2 lakh Ex-gratia for the next of kin of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
The prime minister undertook an aerial survey of the cyclone-affected areas in Una (Gir-Somnath), Jafrabad (Amreli), Mahua (Bhavnagar) in Gujarat & Diu. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and other officials during this visit.