"national-disaster"

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare Bihar’s floods a national disaster and provide Rs 5,000 crore in immediate assistance. He also sought enhanced rescue operations, farmer relief, an audit and a long-term flood resilience mission

He said that there is a need for a comprehensive assistance plan from the Union to rebuild Wayanad.

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, on Sunday appealed to the Centre to declare Cyclone Michaung that caused huge damage in the state as a national calamity.