tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771893742272921609.post2290435422036231165..comments2023-10-24T20:12:50.092+05:30Comments on Kolkata Diaries: Hurricane Aila Kolkata ala rePayalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711996867600107201noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771893742272921609.post-59477423603184844872009-10-02T13:51:01.530+05:302009-10-02T13:51:01.530+05:30very nice!very nice!Kolkatahttp://www.shoppingkolkata.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771893742272921609.post-80230439136725970932009-05-29T20:26:40.490+05:302009-05-29T20:26:40.490+05:30hi, i am from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I couldnt experie...hi, i am from Dhaka, Bangladesh. I couldnt experience this incident the way you did. but many of our coastal neighbors had to go through this unforgiving situation. <br /><br />Bangladesh suffered a lot from this cyclone. I have written a post on this subject. you are more than welcome to check it out. thanks.irtizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473319114584170605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771893742272921609.post-74568141620317952802009-05-29T12:57:06.249+05:302009-05-29T12:57:06.249+05:30Thanks for the update. Your article made for a ver...Thanks for the update. Your article made for a very good read. Really.Mad About Adhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16083430965331939267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5771893742272921609.post-72875389357688872172009-05-26T12:37:48.588+05:302009-05-26T12:37:48.588+05:30The Morning After
35 odd dead in the state as the...The Morning After<br /><br />35 odd dead in the state as the cyclone missed Kolkata and moved northward into Murshidabad, Malda, Hugli... <br /><br />At Level 2, this cyclone still didnt hit at full capacity. The highest wind speed was 120 kmph in the city. The paper says that the last cyclone of this nature was in 1864 which killed 60000 people. <br /><br />The scenes on the road as I drove to office were heart rending. So many trees have fallen through the city. The police have done and are doing a very good job to clear the streets. The main road ways are cleared of debris though footpaths and the sides look like they need a weeks job of clean-up. <br /><br />Jadavpur still has that huge tree lying through one part of the road. This tree which crashed across the street had yesterday covered both the to and fro streets. Tolly Tram Depot- the tree in front of Sangeet Research Academy was removed late yesterday though half the road is still to be cleared. Byepass road would be clear by now, though there was a lot of debris at the sides at 11 am. Salt Lake main raods are open, many of the smaller arterial streets are still blocked by huge fallen trees.<br />The trees which fell are all full grown and with just hand saws it is difficult to cut through them in a short time. <br />It was truly heartening to see Mamata Banerjee on the roads late in the evening overseeing clean-up operations. She had instructed Metro Railway workers to help the police in clearing the trees and fallen lamp posts from the road.<br />The weather is clear and Kolkata looks like a washed, if slightly battered city. The sun shines brightly today and there is absolutely no water logging anywhere. The coastal areas, including places like Mandarmani and Digha, saw huge waves. Tourists were evacuated. Sunderbans saw 300 deer being washed away. Train services were heavily affected till late at night. There were very few buses and taxis on the roads and those who tried returning home in the late afternoon were in for a rude shock. Flights were suspended till evening.<br />By this evening everything should return to normal. Only my heart goes out to the families who lost a member in freak accidents across the state.Zesty oranges and winter afternoonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01122877981861297454noreply@blogger.com