Operations resume at Kolkata airport after Cyclone Amphan left runway inundated
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Operations resume at Kolkata airport after Cyclone Amphan left runway inundated

The flight operations resumed on the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata on Thursday midday after Cyclone Amphan had utterly left the runway inundated. The operations resumed from 12 midday on Thursday after the cyclone ravaged the airport at a wind pace of 130 kmph.

The first flight, a Russian chartered aircraft landed at 2.31 pm for the evacuation of stranded Russian nationals. The first departure was a SpiceJet cargo flight headed for Delhi. The efficient planning and teamwork have minimised the results of the cyclone on the airport.

Taking to micro-blogging web site Twitter, the official web page of Kolkata Airport mentioned, “Kolkata Airport springs back to today after severe Cyclon Amphan ravaged at a wind speed of 130kmph. The first flight, a Russian chartered plane landed at 1431 hrs for the evacuation of stranded Russian nationals. The first departure was SpiceJet cargo flight for Delhi.”

“Operations resume at Kolkata Airport after severe cyclonic storm Amphan. Effective planning and teamwork has minimised the effects of Cyclone at Kolkata Airport and our teams are working round the clock to ensure uninterrupted services,” it added.

A day after Amphan, some of the highly effective cyclones in over a decade, hit West Bengal, the Kolkata airport suffered main damages. The runway was utterly inundated with floodwater. An Air India hangar collapsed, whereas floodwaters left one Air India plane broken.

The cyclone has killed no less than 72 individuals in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned on Thursday. Out of the entire 72 deaths, 15 of them have been from Kolkata, the Chief Minister mentioned. ”72 individuals have died in West Bengal to date. I’ve by no means seen such a catastrophe earlier than. I’ll ask PM Modi to go to the state and see the scenario,” West Bengal Chief Minister mentioned. She additionally introduced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for these killed within the state because of Cyclone Amphan.

The cyclonic system has since handed to Bangladesh leaving a path of destruction in India, however heavy rains are anticipated over North Bengal all day on Thursday. Clear skies may be seen from Friday, an official from Alipore Meteorological Department mentioned. Meanwhile, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Thursday reviewed the scenario at cyclone-affected areas of Odisha and West Bengal with the states and central companies involved. 

West Bengal knowledgeable the secretary that there have been main damages to agricultural lands, energy and telecommunication amenities in cyclone-affected areas of the state. While Odisha knowledgeable that damages have been primarily restricted to the lack of agriculture.

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