Yogi Adityanath held a closed-door meeting with the police

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a closed-door meeting with the police and officials of the district administration at the Circuit House on Saturday afternoon. Cabinet Minister for Industrial Development Satish Mahana and other public representatives were also present at the meeting. Yogi reviewed the progress of developmental works, took stock of the law and order situation and loss of lives, crops and properties in storm-hit areas of different districts of Kanpur division. During his around one-hour meeting with top officials of the Police department and district administration, he reviewed the relief extended to the kin of the deceased killed during the duststorm and people who suffered heavy loss to their crops. The Chief Minister directed Divisional Commissioner SC Sharma and District Magistrate Surendra Singh to ensure spot inspection of storm-hit areas and extend all possible assistance to victims. He also took various officers to task on the poor implementation of developmental works. His programme to conduct an aerial survey of storm-hit areas was cancelled and his helicopter straight away landed at the Police lines here from Agra. Mayor Pramila Pandey, Divisional Commissioner SC Sharma, ADG Avinash Chandra, IG Alok Singh, SSP Akhilesh Kumar, District Magistrate Surendra Singh, along with top officials of various departments, were present at the meeting. Earlier on Friday, District Magistrate Surendra Singh visited the duststorm-affected villages and met the kin of the deceased. He visited Champatpur village of Vidhnu and consoled Ram Kishan Pal, husband of Sunita, who died after being crushed under the tinshed which fell on her during the duststorm. Thereafter, he met Karan Yadav, husband of Anarshree, who was killed in duststorm in Bakauli village. He said financial aid had already been extended to all duststorm-affected people.  

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