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Tuesday, October 14, 2014

PM Modi announces Rs 1000 crore aid for cyclone-hit Andhra

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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