Kolkata, Oct 24: Over 83,000 people in vulnerable areas have been shifted to temporary relief camps in West Bengal as a precautionary measure in the wake of Cyclone Dana, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday.
“The state government has identified a total of 3,56,941 individuals residing around vulnerable low-lying areas. While 1,55,337 people voluntarily shifted to safer places. A total of 83,547 individuals have already been shifted to the temporary relief camps by the administration,” said Banerjee.
She also said that already 851 relief camps are fully operational. Just as there is no reason to panic unnecessarily, he said urging people not to be over-complacent that Cyclone Dana’s landfall will happen in neighbouring Odisha and not in West Bengal.
Notably, ahead of Cyclone Dana landfall, the Odisha government has evacuated 3 lakh people, made More than 7000 cyclone shelters, and ensured the security of pregnant women.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reaffirmed the state government's commitment to ensuring zero casualties as severe cyclone Dana approaches landfall.
