When massive disaster was taking place in Tamil Nadu, CM Stalin was in Delhi with the INDI Alliance: Sitharaman;
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As many as 31 people have lost their lives in the four districts in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said
As many as 31 people have lost their lives in the four districts in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on December 22.
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Ms. Sitharaman said the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai has ultra-modern equipment including three dopplers and had forecast on December 12 itself that there would be heavy rainfall in the four districts — Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin on December 17.
When such a massive disaster was taking place in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin was in Delhi with the INDI Alliance, she said.
Ms. Sitharaman said a special camp was organised in Chennai for expeditious settlement of claims by general insurance companies in areas impacted by cyclone Michaung and similar efforts would be made in four districts of Tamil Nadu affected by excessive rains and flood.
Once the water in these districts recedes, she said, special camps by insurance companies would be organised to settle claims caused due to flood.
Under the aegis of General Insurance Council of India, 19 insurers organised a special camp on December 20-21 at Ambattur Industrial Estate in Chennai for expeditious settlement of claims related to the cyclone.
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