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Tuesday, Dec 28, 2004

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CPI (M) donates funds

By Our Special Correspondent

KOLKATA, DEC. 27. The CPI (M)'s West Bengal unit today decided to raise funds to help the victims of tsunami. The party has donated Rs. 7 lakhs to the affected people of Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Anil Biswas, CPI (M) Polit Bureau member and State secretary, said that Rs. 5 lakhs and Rs. 2 lakhs had already been sent to CPI (M) units in Tamil Nadu and the Andamans.

The Housing Minister, Gautam Deb, will leave for the Andamans on Wednesday while the party MPs, Mikhilananda Sar and Ramchandra Dome, along with a team of doctors have left for Chennai, as part of the relief operations.

Mr. Biswas said the party was trying to find out the extent of damage in other States as well.

Caution to tourists

Meanwhile, the West Bengal Government today directed tourists holidaying in the sea resorts of Digha and Sankarpur in South Bengal to return within 48 hours. The port authorities have been alerted and the administration has been asked to ensure that fishermen did not venture out to sea.

After reviewing the situation, the Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, said that at least 35,000 tourists were still to return from the two sea resorts. Some tourists from West Bengal are still in Tamil Nadu and the administration is in touch with the Government there.

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