West Bengal govt pegs losses due to Cyclone Amphan at Rs 1.02 Lakh Cr; details here

West Bengal government on Saturday submitted details of dams worth Rs 1.02 lakh crore caused by super cyclone Amphan to a central team, which was on a visit to state to take stock of ground situation. Amphan, strongest cyclone recorded in nearly 280 years, hit state last month and left a trail of destruction on its way and killed at least 90 people.

A seven-member central team comprising of senior officials from Ministries of Home Affairs, Agriculture, Fisheries, Road Transport, Power, Jal Shakti and Finance met West Bengal Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha and or senior officers of state government at state secretariat on Saturday to be briefed on  dams caused by cyclone. team was handed over a copy of a report mentioning assessment of sector-wise dam in West Bengal.

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According to state's assessment, 28.56 lakh houses have been damd by storm accounting worth Rs 28,560 crore. Seventeen lakh hectares of farmlands including those of paddy, moon, til, jute, groundnut, sugarcane, maize and cotton have been damd, costing Rs 15,860 crore. 

Urban infrastructure in megacities like Kolkata, hit badly by Amphan, has reported loss worth Rs 6,750 crore. 

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Centre to take call on additional funds

Centre's inter-ministerial team, led by Joint Secretary (Cyber and Information Security) in MHA, Anuj Sharma, will submit its assessment to government, following which it may release additional funds to assist state government to rebuild cyclone-ravd areas.

Centre has provided an advance financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore to state for relief works, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's anuncement after he conducted an aerial survey of some cyclone-hit areas on May 22.

On day of PM Modi's visit, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said state suffered losses of more than Rs 1 lakh crore due to cyclone and she briefed prime minister in detail about post-cyclone situation.

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