Cyclone Amphan: West Bengal asks Railway Board to not send Shramik trains till May 26

In wake of Cyclone Amphan, West Bengal has written to Indian Railway Board to t send any Shramik special trains to state till May 26. 

Chief Secretary of West Bengal Rajiv Sinha in his letter mentioned that "As district ministration is involved with relief and rehabilitation works (due to Cyclone Amphan), it will t be possible to receive special trains for next few days." Sinha furr ded that y will revise proposal dated May 20 and send it back soon. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that 60 percent of people in state have been affected by devastating cyclone, and around 80 people have lost ir lives.

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Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal

Cyclone Amphan which reported winds up to 190 kmph me landfall at Digha coast of West Bengal at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, hitting Kolkata a few hours later. re were widespre power cuts in large parts of Kolkata, rth 24 Paraganas, and South Paraganas. Mobile and internet services were also down in parts of state as cyclone damd several communication towers. 

Streets and homes in low lying areas of Kolkata were swamped with rainwater. Portions of several dilapidated buildings came crashing down in Kolkata and or parts of state. Embankments in Sundarban delta - a UNESCO site - were also breached as surge whipped up by cyclone inundated several kilometers of island. 

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