Death toll reaches 87 in India''s cyclone-hit West Bengal
The death toll in the devastating cyclone that hit India's eastern state of West Bengal on Monday has reached up to 87, out of whom 16 were killed in a landslide in north Bengal.
State Chief Minister Buddadeb Bhattarcharjee reviewed the situation at a high level meeting in Kolkata. He also visited affected Nimpith area in South 24 Parganas on Tuesday, while India's Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Kadwip and Namkahna areas in the same district.
According to an All India Radio (AIR) report, State Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta visited the North 24 Parganas area to take stock of the situation.
State Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty said that relief and rescue work is going on with war-footing in the affected districts in South Bengal.
He added that IAF (Indian Air Force) helicopters made four sorties in North and South 24 Parganas districts for air-dropping food packets and water pouches.
He further stated that the state government has sanctioned USD 0.3 million from the Contingency Fund for rescue and relief operations.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has dispatched 2500 personnel of the central paramilitary forces to assist in the relief and rescue operations in cyclone hit areas of West Bengal on Tuesday.
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Central Railway
Central Indian Railway
Headquarters: Mumbai
Divisions: Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur, Nagpur
Established on: 5 Nov' 1951
The Central Railway (CR) is perhaps the oldest railway zone of Indian Railways. This is one amongst the largest of the sixteen zones bifurcated by Indian Railways. Central Railway also boasts of the first passenger railway line in India that connected Bombay with Thane. Central Railway has its headquarters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (before Victoria Terminus) in Mumbai. Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Solapur and Bhusawal are some of the major cities that fall under the Central Railway zone.
CR covers the major part of Maharashtra, north-east part of Karnataka and southern part of Madhya Pradesh. The Central Railway zone is further structured into five divisions namely Mumbai CST, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. On Nov' 5 1951, Central Railway was established by consolidating numerous government owned railways, together with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and the Scindia State Railway. Earlier, Central Railway Zone also featured northern Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and southern part of Uttar Pradesh.
Owing to its wide area coverage, CR was the largest railway zone having maximum track mileage and staff. However, these areas were allocated to the West Central Railway zone in April 2003 for better administration. Central Railway Zone is also notable for its Matheran Line, which connects Neral with the hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats, on the Mumbai-Pune main line. Deccan Queen, Gitanjali Express, Punjab Mail, Hussain Sagar Express and Pushpak Express are some of the distinguished trains that run under the management of the Central Railway.
Central Indian Railway
Headquarters: Mumbai
Divisions: Mumbai, Bhusawal, Pune, Solapur, Nagpur
Established on: 5 Nov' 1951
The Central Railway (CR) is perhaps the oldest railway zone of Indian Railways. This is one amongst the largest of the sixteen zones bifurcated by Indian Railways. Central Railway also boasts of the first passenger railway line in India that connected Bombay with Thane. Central Railway has its headquarters at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (before Victoria Terminus) in Mumbai. Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Solapur and Bhusawal are some of the major cities that fall under the Central Railway zone.
CR covers the major part of Maharashtra, north-east part of Karnataka and southern part of Madhya Pradesh. The Central Railway zone is further structured into five divisions namely Mumbai CST, Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. On Nov' 5 1951, Central Railway was established by consolidating numerous government owned railways, together with the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and the Scindia State Railway. Earlier, Central Railway Zone also featured northern Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and southern part of Uttar Pradesh.
Owing to its wide area coverage, CR was the largest railway zone having maximum track mileage and staff. However, these areas were allocated to the West Central Railway zone in April 2003 for better administration. Central Railway Zone is also notable for its Matheran Line, which connects Neral with the hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats, on the Mumbai-Pune main line. Deccan Queen, Gitanjali Express, Punjab Mail, Hussain Sagar Express and Pushpak Express are some of the distinguished trains that run under the management of the Central Railway.
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