Central team likely to visit rain-hit districts in south Tamil Nadu
The Hindu
Inter-ministerial central team to assess damage caused by unprecedented flooding in 4 TN districts; CM Stalin to visit tomorrow; 10 lives lost, 323 boats & 9 helicopters involved in rescue ops.
An inter-ministerial central team is likely to visit Tamil Nadu on December 20 to assess the damage caused by unprecedented flooding and rainfall in four southern districts over the last two days.
Chief Minister M K Stalin who was supposed to inspect the flood-hit regions today, would visit tomorrow, the government said.
As many as 10 people have lost their lives in the record rainfall that occurred on December 17, 18 wreaking havoc in several parts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts.
Kayalpattinam (a municipality in Tuticorin district) received the highest amount of 1,192 mm of rain in two days while Tiruchendur received 916 mm.
CM Stalin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on December 19 and sought an interim relief of ₹2,000 crore for rain battered districts to bolster ongoing rescue efforts.
Ahead of his meeting with the PM, Mr. Stalin told reporters that he would visit Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts today.
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