By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR: Union PNG-Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for additional Rs 128.23 Crore assistance to Odisha.
“Thank Hon. HM Shri Amit Shah for approving ₹4381.88 crore of additional central assistance to Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Karnataka and Maharashtra to further help restore livelihoods and infrastructure affected by cyclones/floods/landslides during the year, Pradhan said.
“Rs 500 crore to Odisha and ₹1000 crore to West Bengal was released as advance in May 2020 immediately after PM Narendra Modi ji had visited Odisha and West Bengal in the aftermath of #CycloneAmphan,” he said.
“Additional Rs 128.23 crore approved for Odisha yesterday will help in building resilience against natural disasters & dealing with post-cyclone crisis. Grateful to PM Narendra Modi ji’s govt. for standing shoulder to shoulder with the people of Odisha, especially in tough times,” Pradhan added.
