New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved an ex- gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to dust storm in various states of Northern India including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on May 2.
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved an ex- gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to dust storm in various states of Northern India including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on May 2. The Prime Minister has also approved Rs. 50,000 each for those seriously injured in the storm.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued fresh thunderstorm and rain warning for next 5 days, following which the UP and Rajasthan governments stepped up the relief efforts.
After the storm claimed 73 lives in Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanth also rushed back from Karnataka, cutting short his election tour. The chief minister is expected to visit worst-hit Agra and the affected areas on Saturday.
Earlier on Friday, the Ministry of Home Affairs noted that 124 people were killed while more than 300 injured in five states due to thunderstorm and lightning in the last two days. The maximum casualty was reported in Uttar Pradesh where 73 people were killed, while 91 others were injured. Most of the deaths and injuries in the state took place in Agra region, a home ministry spokesperson said.
In Rajasthan, altogether 35 people were killed and 206 injured, while eight people were killed in Telangana, six in Uttarakhand and two in Punjab. Nearly 100 people were injured in Telangana, Uttarakhand and Punjab. The
The home ministry has also issued an advisory for Satuday saying thunderstorm accompanied with squall are very likely at isolated places in Uttarakhand, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds are very likely to occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and gangetic West Bengal. Heavy rains are very likely at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura. Dust storms are very likely at isolated places in Rajasthan, an official said.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued fresh thunderstorm and rain warning for next 5 days, following which the UP and Rajasthan governments stepped up the relief efforts.
After the storm claimed 73 lives in Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanth also rushed back from Karnataka, cutting short his election tour. The chief minister is expected to visit worst-hit Agra and the affected areas on Saturday.
Earlier on Friday, the Ministry of Home Affairs noted that 124 people were killed while more than 300 injured in five states due to thunderstorm and lightning in the last two days. The maximum casualty was reported in Uttar Pradesh where 73 people were killed, while 91 others were injured. Most of the deaths and injuries in the state took place in Agra region, a home ministry spokesperson said.
In Rajasthan, altogether 35 people were killed and 206 injured, while eight people were killed in Telangana, six in Uttarakhand and two in Punjab. Nearly 100 people were injured in Telangana, Uttarakhand and Punjab. The
The home ministry has also issued an advisory for Satuday saying thunderstorm accompanied with squall are very likely at isolated places in Uttarakhand, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds are very likely to occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and gangetic West Bengal. Heavy rains are very likely at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura. Dust storms are very likely at isolated places in Rajasthan, an official said.