Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday stated he has not sought any aid bundle for the devastation brought on by Cyclone Yaas from the Centre, which is already hard-pressed in avoiding the risk posed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Patnaik took to Twitter to tell that his authorities would overcome the disaster by way of state sources and never burden the central authorities at a time when the nation is witnessing the height of COVID-19 pandemic.
“As the country is at the peak of COVID19 pandemic, we have not sought any immediate financial assistance to burden the Central Govt and would like to manage it through our own resources to tide over the crisis,” Patnaik tweeted.
As the nation is on the peak of #COVID19 pandemic, we have now not sought any speedy monetary help to burden the Central Govt and want to handle it by way of our personal sources to tide over the disaster. #OdishaFightsYaas pic.twitter.com/1ScXEBp6LF— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 28, 2021
The tweet by Odisha CM got here in opposition to the backdrop of a assessment assembly between the state administration with PM Modi in Bhubaneswar on Friday over the damages brought on by Cyclone Yaas. Patnaik appraised PM Modi of the large-scale devastation brought on by the cyclone in the course of the assembly. He additionally knowledgeable in regards to the steps taken by the state authorities forward of the cyclone and the continuing aid efforts.
However, Patnaik did search help for long-term measures to make Odisha disaster-resilient, declaring the variety of cyclones that steadily hit the coastal state.
“Sought assistance for long-term measures to make Odisha disaster resilient as we are frequented by such climate hazards every year. Highlighted Odisha’s demand for disaster resilient power infrastructure and resilient coastal protection with storm surge resilient embankments,” he added.
Odisha CM Patnaik had obtained PM Modi on the airport and had mentioned the aid measures in a assessment assembly.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee complained of ‘discrimination’ over aid cash even earlier than cyclone Yaas got here
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier cried discrimination over Cyclone Yaas aid cash even earlier than the cyclone got here and whereas the Met division had predicted a worse affect in Odisha than Bengal.
While addressing a press convention, Mamata Banerjee stated: “MHA assured an advance relief of Rs 600 crores to Odisha and Andhra Pradesh but only Rs 400 crores to West Bengal. This is discriminatory.”
Interestingly, throughout final yr’s Amaphan, regardless of PM Modi clearly asserting superior interim help of Rs 1,000 crore for the cyclone-hit West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee had alleged that there was no readability on the financial help supplied by the central authorities.
It can be notable right here that the TMC authorities’s Amphan aid noticed huge allegations of corruption and social gathering cadre got compensation for cyclone injury. The experiences of undeserving candidates receiving compensation for cyclone aid simply due to their affiliation with TMC had prompted a serious embarrassment for the Mamata authorities final yr.