Kolkata Oct 13: The West Bengal government has decided to approach the 49 MPs from the state for help in funding disaster management vehicles for quick response in case of natural and industrial disasters. ''We will ask all the 49 MPs from the state to give us Rs 10 lakh each from their MPLAD funds for buying disaster management vehicles. Those are to be used in the events of cyclones, landslides, floods, waterlogging and industrial disasters,'' Minister for Civil Defence Srikumar Mukherjee told newsmen.
There are 42 Lok Sabha members and seven Rajya Sabha MPs from West Bengal. Bureau Report