PM Modi conducted aerial survey of cyclone affected areas

News Desk: PM Modi conducted an aerial survey of Balasore and Bhadrak in Odisha and Kalaikunda in West Bengal, areas which suffered the brunt of the cyclone.

He announced financial assistance worth 1000 crore for immediate relief activities of which 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha and another 500 crore for West Bengal and Jharkhand, which will be released on the basis of the damage, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

The PMO said that inter-ministerial teams will assess damages in Bengal as well as Odisha to assess following which the assistance will be given.