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Aila hits farmers in six districts [1]

Cyclone Aila, that hit parts of West Bengal last month, has damaged flowers and betel vines cultivated in six districts ~ Midnapore East, Howrah, North 24 Parganas, Birbhum, Nadia and Burdwan ~ and the loss is estimated at Rs 13 crore, according to a preliminary assessment done by the state horticulture department.

Publication Date: 
17/06/2009
Statesman (Kolkata) [2]
Tags:
Horticulture [3], Natural Disasters [4], Cyclones [5], West Bengal [6], 24 Parganas (N) [7], Birbhum [8], Nadia [9]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/horticulture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/24-parganas-n
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birbhum
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nadia