Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday talked to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over cyclone Amphan, which is expected to wreak major damages while crossing the coastal Odisha on Wednesday.
Shah, while speaking over telephone, assured Patnaik of all Central assistance in the aftermath of the natural calamity.
According to reports, the Union Home Minister also held a telephonic conversation with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and assured her of Central assistance as Amphan is predicted to cause more widespread devastations in her State as it would make its landfall there.
While talking to Patnaik and Banerjee, Shah took stock of the preparations in both States to meet the Amphan challenge and assured all Central assistance, the reports said.