Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has announced an interim relief fund of Rs 1000
crore for Andhra Pradesh, to ease the devastation caused by cyclone
Hudhud.
“The
Centre is fully with the people of Andhra pradesh. Both governments are
working hand in hand,” Modi told reporters at Vishakapatnam.
The
PM made the announcement after visiting parts of the worst-affected
port city, and holding a review meeting with chief minister N.
Chandrababu Naidu and top officials.
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, who
made an aerial survey of the affected areas of both north coastal Andhra
and Orissa, also declared Rs 2 lakh from Prime Minister's Relief Fund
for families of each of those killed and Rs 50,000 to every injured.
He
said the cyclone caused huge losses at a time when he was planning to
develop Visakhapatnam into a smart city.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had earlier sought Rs
2,000 crore as interim assistance and also wanted Modi to declare it a
national calamity.
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