PM chairs high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2, 2019, chaired a high-level meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Fani. The meeting was attended by the Cabinet Secretary, Principal Secretary to the PM, Additional Principal Secretary to the PM, Home Secretary, and other senior officials from the IMD, NDRF, NDMA and PMO etc.

The Prime Minister was briefed on the likely path of the cyclone, and the ongoing precautionary and preparatory measures being undertaken. They include provision of adequate resources, deployment of teams from NDRF and the Armed Forces, arrangements to provide drinking water, and standby systems to restore power and telecom services.

After reviewing the emerging situation, the Prime Minister instructed senior officers of the Union Government to maintain close coordination with officers of the affected States to ensure preventive measures, and also to take effective steps for relief and rescue operations, as required, according to a PIB release.