TIL Desk/National/Ahmedabad/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief in cyclone-hit Gujarat. The PM on Wednesday conducted an aerial survey of areas affected by cyclone Tauktae in Gujarat and adjoining Union Territory of Diu and held a meeting with top officials here later to review the situation.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, state Chief Secretary Anil Mukim and Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Pankaj Kumar were among those who attended the meeting held at GUJSAIL Complex at Ahmedabad Airport, officials said.
The prime minister landed at Bhavnagar from Delhi around noon and boarded a helicopter for a survey of cyclone- affected areas in Gir-Somnath, Bhavnagar and Amreli districts of Gujarat along with Diu. He was accompanied by chief minister Rupani.
“Undertook an aerial survey over parts of Gujarat and Diu to assess the situation in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae. “Central Government is working closely with all the states affected by the cyclone,” Modi tweeted afterwards. The cyclone made landfall between Diu and Una town of Gir-Somnath district in Gujarat on Monday night.
