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Amphan: Modi, Mamata script new chapter of cooperation with aerial survey

Centre announces Rs 1,000 cr assistance for Bengal, Rs 500 cr for Odisha

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A woman tries to protect her son from heavy rain as they rush to a safer place following their evacuation from a slum area in Kolkata. Photo: Reuters

Ishita Ayan Dutt Kolkata
In a display of cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conducted an aerial survey of the North and South 24 Parganas that were ravaged by Cyclone Amphan, which had killed 80 people.

Modi and Banerjee also presided over an administrative meeting to discuss the extent of damage and the financial assistance required to get the state back on its feet. Emerging from an hour-long meeting at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas, Modi announced an advance interim assistance of Rs 1,000 crore. The Prime Minister also announced assistance of Rs 500 crore for Odisha. The Centre