Mamata to oversee rescue operations at border

May 03, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:46 am IST - Kolkata:

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will oversee relief operations at the India-Nepal border on May 4. This will be her second visit to the earthquake-affected areas of north Bengal.

She had visited Siliguri on April 26, a day after Nepal was hit by a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale.

“She visited the affected people in Siliguri and Mirik and had said that a rescue team was also being rushed to Nepal. She had also chaired a meeting with the District Magistrates of the six north Bengal districts to assess the situation and send relief materials,” TMC official tweeter handle said on Saturday.

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