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New Delhi, May 21 () Kolkata-headquartered Bandhan Bank on Thursday said its services have been impacted in some areas of West Bengal and Odisha due to Amphan and the cyclone is likely to impact business worth Rs 260 crore. The lender expects to resume banking services in these areas shortly. Cyclone Amphan struck five districts in southern West Bengal and northern coastal Odisha starting in the afternoon of Wednesday and lasting till the wee hours of the morning of Thursday. As per the initial assessment, in our areas of operations, 49 banking units (micro banking outlet) in five districts were impacted, of which 45 are operational on Thursday, Bandhan Bank said in a regulatory filing. The bank could continue operations in all but five branches in the affected districts. "Where the outlets could not continue services, it was due to issues in accessibility. We expect these outlets to resume operations shortly," it said. The new-age bank said the banking outlets in the areas that had received prior warning of the cyclone were prepared with necessary safety and business continuity measures which enabled continuity of operations. "As per our estimate, the business of around 65,000 of our micro banking borrowers, amounting to an exposure of about Rs 260 crore, could be impacted due to the cyclone." The major impact has been in the district of South 24 Parganas. "In our experience of Fani, the cyclone that caused large-scale damage in Odisha in May 2019, the impacted portfolio took 3 to 6 months to achieve normalcy, aided by the committed workforce and customer loyalty. "On the back of this experience, we expect the Amphan-affected portfolio to regularise by the third quarter of 2020-21," it said. Bandhan Bank also informed that all its employees were safe during the cyclone. KPM HRS

Cyclone Amphan: Bandhan Bank services impacted in some areas of West Bengal, Odisha

<ul><li><keyword id="3613618" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="iaa-india-chapter">IAA India Chapter</keyword> and <keyword id="7001513" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Havas-Group-India">Havas Group India</keyword> have come together to create a campaign about Cyclone Amphan, asking people to raise money and help those affected.</li><li>Rana Barua, Havas Group CEO and Bobby Pawar, Chairman and CCO, Havas Group India tell us how the campaign was put together.</li></ul>The last few months have been difficult for people across the world. Over the last few weeks, heartbreaking stories of hapless migrant workers struggling to reach home, people barely trying to make ends meet due to the shutdown have become regular, everyday news. And to make matters worse, last week, West Bengal and Odisha were hit by a massive cyclone, Amphan. The cyclone wreaked havoc across the two states, killing hundreds and damaging houses and farms. The cyclone led to a huge loss of both wealth and livelihood. While the government has announced some relief packages for people affected by the cyclone, there’s a lot that needs to be done. Keeping this in mind, the IAA India Chapter got together with Havas Group India, to create a campaign and call for people to help West Bengal and Odisha, to help and rehabilitate those affected. While Ramesh Narayan, Area Director APAC, IAA shared creatives for the campaign, the agency has now come up with a video to make its point heard, and to ask for people’s support. We spoke to Rana Barua, Havas Group CEO and Bobby Pawar, Chairman and CCO, Havas Group India who told us how the entire thing was put together and why the campaign was the need of the hour. <div type="Video" msid="76132477" hostid="261" title="IAA India Chapter and Havas Group India fundraising campaign for Bengal and Odisha" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=76132477"></div>

IAA India Chapter and Havas Group India come together to create fundraising campaign for Bengal and Odisha

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A category-4 super <keyword id="6386783" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="CYCLONE">cyclone</keyword> is due to hit <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s coast on Wednesday, and thousands of people are being evacuated. </li><li>Super cyclone Amphan is set to bring heavy rain and winds will reach up to 105 miles per hour when it hits, <a href="https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/indian111.pdf">according to the India Meteorological Department</a>.</li><li>The cyclone comes just after India's <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> cases are at a peak. It reported its <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">highest-ever number</a> of new cases on Sunday. The country is currently easing its lockdown. </li><li>Under social distancing orders, cyclone shelter capacity is reduced by more than half, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/19/asia/super-cyclone-amphan-india-banglash-intl-hnk/index.html">according to CNN</a>.</li></ul>Hundreds of thousands of people in India are in danger as a category-4 super cyclone heads towards the east coast, as the country is still grappling with a serious coronavirus outbreak. The super cyclone, dubbed "Amphan," is set to hit the West Bengal coast on Wednesday.The storm is carrying extremely heavy rains and wind speeds that could reach up to around 105 miles per hour when it hits the land, <a href="https://mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/marquee_data/indian111.pdf">according to the India Meteorological Department</a>.The country's director general of the National Disaster Relief Force, Satya Narayan Pradhan, said that as many as 260,000 people in West Bengal and the state of Odisha may need to be evacuated, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/19/asia/super-cyclone-amphan-india-banglash-intl-hnk/index.html">CNN reported</a>. The cyclone also threatens the neighboring nation of Bangladesh. Millions could be uprooted by the storm, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-52718826">the BBC reported</a>. At its height on Monday night, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center <a href="https://www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/products/abioweb.txt">recorded wind speeds of up to 166 miles per hour</a> in the Bay of Bengal.Since then, Super Cyclone Amphan has eased slightly and has been downgraded to a category-4 storm. <div type="image" title="NASA amphan india cyclone" height="512" width="1024" msid="75826820" hostid="261"></div>Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the National Disaster Management Authority on Monday, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/cyclone-amphan-tracker-live-updates-amphan-intensified-into-a-super-cyclonic-storm/liveblog/75796712.cms">according to The Times of India</a>. The West Bengal government halted port operations and began evacuating people from the coast on Tuesday morning, the newspaper reported. Narayan Pradhan said that cyclone shelter capacity will be reduced under coronavirus social distancing orders, <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/19/asia/super-cyclone-amphan-india-banglash-intl-hnk/index.html">CNN reported</a>. While West Bengal usually has capacity for 500,000 people, this may be reduced to 200,000.The cyclone comes as India eases its coronavirus lockdown, although the virus is still at a peak. On Sunday, the country reported <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6">around 5,000 new cases</a>, its highest number to date. This was followed by around 4,600 new cases on Monday, its second-highest figure.In total, India has reported more than 100,000 cases of the virus and 3,164 deaths. <div type="image" title="storm amphan india kolkata west bengal calcutta cyclone" height="1000" width="2000" msid="75826823" hostid="261"></div>Although the country's lockdown period has been officially extended to May 31, many measures have been relaxed, <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lockdown-extended-till-may-31-but-most-curbs-lifted-states-will-decide-on-transport-and-zones-6414933/">according to The Indian Express</a>.Offices, markets and shops have been allowed to open, and some inter-state travel on buses is allowed, the paper reported. Entertainment and religious venues will remain shut. Districts are being demarcated into "red" "green" and "orange" zones, with differing levels of movement allowed for each. Amphan is the second super cyclone to hit the west coast of India. In 1999, Odisha was devastated by a cyclone that killed nearly 10,000 people, <a href="https://apnews.com/b352ace4688b5c11de7dd3bc9b5dec33">according to the Associated Press</a>. Read the original article on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-braces-for-super-cyclone-amphan-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-2020-5">Business Insider</a>

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