Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday announced financial assistance of Rs 11 crore from the Chief Minister Relief Fund for cyclone-hit Odisha.
Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers too announced financial assistance of Rs 10 crores each for the state.
The severe cyclonic storm Fani with a wind speed touching nearly 200 kmph made landfall at Puri coast on May 3 wreaking havoc in Odisha.
Rescue and relief operations have been mounted on a massive scale in Odisha in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the cyclone.
Baghel has already instructed Chief Secretary Sunil Kujur to lend a helping hand to neighbouring Odisha and make necessary arrangements for all support.
He had also talked to his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik and had assured him of every possible help. Baghel said “Odisha is not only our neighbouring state but the citizens of there had a close cultural and social relation with us’’.