Amit Shah reviews disaster response, assures help for cyclone-affected regions
New Delhi, October 29: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh in the wake of Cyclone Arnab and assured all possible assistance from the central government to alleviate the hardships of those affected by the disaster.
Amit Shah posted on the social media platform X that teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been activated and are carrying out rescue and relief operations on a war footing. He added that Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) will soon be dispatched to assess the damage caused by the cyclone and determine further necessary assistance.
Shah said that the government stands firmly with the people in this hour of disaster and is working with full commitment to provide them relief.
The Home Minister assured the affected states and union territories that the government would provide all possible assistance to alleviate the hardships caused by the disaster.
