PM reviews preparedness on cyclone Tauktae, asks officials to take all measures to ensure safe evacuation

The IMD has been issuing three hourly bulletins since May 13 with latest forecast to all the States concerned.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the preparedness of States, central ministries and agencies concerned to deal with the and asked them to take every possible measure to ensure that people are safely evacuated. He also called for ensuring maintenance of all essential services such as power, telecommunications, health and drinking and their immediate restoration in the event of damages caused to them, a statement said. At the high-level meeting which was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah and top officials concerned, Modi directed them to ensure special preparedness on COVID management in hospitals, vaccine cold chain and other medical facilities on power back up and storage of essential medicines and to plan for unhindered movement of oxygen tankers, the PMO said.