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Cyclone Bulbul: NCMC meets Cabinet Secretariat to review relief, restoration work in WB & Odisha

<span style="color: #222222;">National Crisis Management Committee met for the third time at the Cabinet Secretariat in New Delhi today to review relief and restoration work in the aftermath of Cyclone Bulbul over West Bengal and Odisha.<br />''<br />''Home Ministry said in a release that West Bengal reported seven casualties and damages to about one lakh houses and standing crops. While electricity has been restored, telecom services are expected to be restored shortly.<br />''<br />''No human casualty was reported from Odisha, but there had been extensive damage to standing crops in over two lakhs hectares. Power and water supply have been restored barring a few areas where services are expected to be resumed by tomorrow evening.<br />''<br />''The NCMC assured of all the assistance in terms of additional stocks of food items, drinking water, health services as well as restoration of telecom and power services.<br />''<br />''Central teams will be visiting the affected areas in both states within this week to take stock of the damages.<br />''<br />''Both the states indicated that they are carrying out detailed assessment after which they may seek specific central assistance, if required.</span><br />

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