Section 48 provides for constitution of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the purposes of meeting natural disaster. It is a state level fund with 25 per cent being state government contribution.
The storm led to problems with supply of drinking water, damaged roads, forests, power supply lines, education and health infrastructure and activities of some 26,000 MSM entrepreneurs
The incident took place in Kultali, one of the worst-hit areas by the cyclone Amphan.
The team is hanging artificial nests for the birds who need the shelters during monsoon.
The engineers have been able to restore one route out of the seven, after rigorous trial runs which were conducted on 12 and 13 June by WBTC. Services of the restored route number 24/29 between Tollygunge and Ballygunge resumed today.
“You have to understand the ground level problem. I’ve asked the mayor to engage local youths and clubs to clear debris from the roads,” she said.
Similarly, some of the glass screen doors at the elevated station in the recently opened East-West Metro have also been damaged.
The deceased are Uttam Pal and Rajeswar Paul from Serampore; Sanjib Poddar from Chinsurah, and Parasuram Yadav from Bansberia.
Indian Army provided three columns to assist Kolkata City authorities with the aftermath of super cyclone Amphan.
Presently 26 NDRF teams are deployed in cyclone-affected areas of West Bengal for restoration work.
