PM Modi took an aerial survey of cyclone Yaas-ravaged parts ofEast Midnapore districtin Bengal andBalasoreandBhadrakdistricts inOdishaand announced Rs1,000-crore package in immediate relief Rs 500 crore for Odisha and the remaining amount for Bengal andJharkhand.
While Rs 500 crore would be immediately given to Odisha, the Rs 500 crore announced forWest Bengaland Jharkhand will be released on the basis of damage report submitted by the two states, a release from thePIBsaid. The PM also announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the next of kin of the dead.