Cyclone Bulbul

WBPCB provides Rs 6 crore to Kolkata Municipal Corporation for procurement of water sprinkling vehicles in view of rising pollution in city

AQI in the city had hovered between 200 and 350 in the first week of November, then it improved substantially as Cyclone Bulbul lashed the city

After Cyclone Fani, women in a migrant fishing community start resilience fund

Women in a migrant fishing community in Odisha have created a resilience fund to shield themselves from disasters in the aftermath of cyclone Fani. Mapping resilience of women-led households and learning from their behaviour can provide insights to prepare better for the future.

Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to release Rs 17,000 cr due to state for carrying out relief work in Cyclone Bulbul-affected areas

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said around Rs 17,000 crore is due to the state from the Centre, which if provided, could have been used to carry out relief works in Cyclone Bulbul-affected areas

Cyclone Bulbul: Naveen Patnaik announces 'special package' ranging from Rs 6,800 to Rs 18,000 per hectare for affected farmers

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced a special package for the people affected by the cyclone 'Bulbul' and asked officials to step up the restoration operation.

Cyclone Bulbul: Seven dead, one lakh houses damaged after storm lashes West Bengal; toll rises to 12 in Bangladesh

The death toll from Cyclone Bulbul rose to 12 in Bangladesh and five fishermen are still missing, government officials said on Monday

'Include Bengali as a language for conducting JEE Main exams': Mamata Banerjee rallies against Centre over 'language bias'

Mamata Banerjee last week had announced that her party would hold state-wide protests on this issue on 11 November

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Cyclone Bulbul: Two dead, NDRF official injured in Odisha; heavy downpour, gale winds damage crops, houses

Though Cyclone Bulbul skipped Odisha and made landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts on Saturday, heavy downpour and gale-force winds left a trail of destruction, damaging hundreds of houses, uprooting trees, electric poles and affecting telecom towers in the state, officials said

Cyclone Bulbul: Seven killed after heavy rains lash Bengal; Mamata Banerjee cancels visit to northern parts of state to survey affected areas

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the situation arising out of the cyclone Bulbul and assured the state of all assistance to deal with the calamity

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