Official sources said that Modi called up Stalin about the flood situation.
Source: Hindustan Times
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday to enquire about the flood situation in parts of the state and assured him of all possible support from the Centre.
Official sources said Modi called up Stalin regarding the flood situation.
The north Tamil Nadu Villupuram district continued to reel under unprecedented flooding on Monday following extremely heavy rainfall, virtually blocking access to villages and residential colonies as bridges and roads were submerged and inundating huge acreage of standing crops.
In Tiruvannamalai, tragedy unfolded as five bodies were recovered from a house crushed by a boulder that rolled down a hilltop following a mud slip on the night of December 1 during rains.
Earlier, Stalin urged PM Modi to release Rs 2,000 crores from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for restoration and rehabilitation work.
The chief minister said the cyclone inundated 2.11 lakh hectares of farmland and damaged critical infrastructure in the state.
“Cyclone Fengal has brought unprecedented destruction to 14 districts of Tamil Nadu, impacting 1.5 crore people, inundating 2.11 lakh hectares of farmland, and damaging critical infrastructure. In the wake of such devastating destruction, I request Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sanction Rs 2000 crore from the NDRF immediately to support restoration and rehabilitation efforts in an emergency, Stalin posted on X.
CM Stalin also announced Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for the families of seven people who lost their lives in a landslide due to heavy downpour in Thiruvannamalai district.
CM’s statement,
“I express my deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of those who died in this accident and have ordered that each of the families of the deceased be provided with Rs. 5 lakhs each from the Chief Minister’s General Relief Fund,” Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said in a press release.
The future effects:
The aftermath of the cyclone will cause heavy downfall in some districts of Tamil Nadu.
A heavy rainfall alert issued by the IMD for many parts of Southern India has been sounded across several states on Tuesday which include Northern interior Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
According to IMD, a low-pressure area is likely to emerge into the southeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea off the north Kerala-Karnataka coasts around December 3.
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