Nilofar cyclone:GoI sends Sattelite phones to Gujarat, Sagar Suraksha exercise postponed
October 28, 2014
Ahmedabad, 28 October 2014
Union government is in frequent touch with the Gujarat government over actions to tackle Nilofar cyclone. Union Cabinet Secretary who directly works under the Prime Minister receives updates on preparedness to tackle Nilofar cyclone from Gujarat once every three hours.
Central government has not only moved NDRF teams and issued directives to telecom companies through DOT, but also allotted 10 satellite phones to Gujarat state, 3 of them are sent to Kutch district.
It should be mentioned here that union Cabinet Secretary had yesterday chaired Crisis Management Commitee meeting in Delhi to discuss Nilofar cyclone. He had also talked to Chief Secretary of Gujarat.
In another development, Coast Guard and Navy have postponed their Sagar Suraksha exercise which was scheduled to begin on 30 October.
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