New Delhi, May 19

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of those who died in Cyclone Tauktae and Rs 50,000 for the injured, besides undertaking an aerial survey of the ravaged areas in Una, Jafrabad and Mahua across Gujarat and Diu.

He also spoke to senior officials and took stock of the operations being undertaken to rescue personnel on the sunken barge. The PM later chaired a meeting at Ahmedabad to review the relief and rehabilitation measures being undertaken in Gujarat and Diu. He announced financial assistance of Rs 1,000 crore for immediate relief activities to Gujarat. The Centre will soon deploy an inter-ministerial team to visit the state and assess the extent of damage based on which further assistance will be given.

The PM assured the people of Gujarat of extending all possible assistance for restoration of the infrastructure in the affected areas. He said the Centre was working closely with the affected state governments in the wake of the situation post the cyclone. — TNS