Bhubaneswar: With Cyclone Amphan leaving many people homeless in West Bengal, the Odisha government on Wednesday announced that 500 metric tonnes of polythene sheets for temporary roofing would be rushed to the neighbouring state.
The extremely severe cyclone Amphan has left many without roofs in West Bengal. "Our CM has advised assisting the neighbouring state every way we can. The state requires temporary roofing materials. We are rushing 500 tonnes of 20x20 polythene immediately by trucks," chief secretary A K Tripathy said.
Trucks carrying polythene sheets for West Bengal will start on Thursday forenoon, said special relief commissioner P K Jena.
Odisha government had already sent 500 personnel of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and Odisha Fire Service for assisting in road clearance, tree cutting and restoration work in cyclone Amphan-hit West Bengal.
The action is being taken after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik instructed the chief secretary to remain in constant touch with his West Bengal counterpart and ensure that Odisha meets the requirements of the cyclone ravaged the state.
