Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by Cyclone Remal in South 24 Parganas district. The officers provided this information.
Banerjee conducted the aerial survey while returning to Kolkata after addressing an election rally in Baruipur in the district, he said.
"He visited the cyclone-hit areas from his helicopter," an official said.
Expressing concern over the damage caused by the cyclone in the coastal district, Banerjee on Tuesday promised to consider compensation after the model code of conduct is lifted after the completion of the Lok Sabha elections.
Officials said seven people have died in the state due to the cyclone, which made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh around midnight on Sunday.
He said one death was reported from Kolkata, two women died in South 24 Parganas, one died in Panihati in North 24 Parganas and in East Medinipur, a mother and her son died in Memari and Haldia. Another person died in.
Banerjee conducted the aerial survey while returning to Kolkata after addressing an election rally in Baruipur in the district, he said.
"He visited the cyclone-hit areas from his helicopter," an official said.
Expressing concern over the damage caused by the cyclone in the coastal district, Banerjee on Tuesday promised to consider compensation after the model code of conduct is lifted after the completion of the Lok Sabha elections.
Officials said seven people have died in the state due to the cyclone, which made landfall between the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh around midnight on Sunday.
He said one death was reported from Kolkata, two women died in South 24 Parganas, one died in Panihati in North 24 Parganas and in East Medinipur, a mother and her son died in Memari and Haldia. Another person died in.
