30-Nov-2024 10:18 PM
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Chennai, Nov 30 (Reporter) As heavy rains battered Chennai city and other districts
three people died of electrocution in Cyclonic Storm Fengal related incidents in
the city on Saturday.
Talking to reporters after reviewing the Cyclone situation, Tamil Nadu Revenue
and Disaster Management Minister KKSSR Ramachandran told reporters tonight
that three peope have died of electrocution in Chennai city.
He said Chief Minister M K Stalin would announce adequate relief to their families.
Elaborating on the steps taken by the ruling DMK, he said though heavy rains
battered the city, which recorded close to 10 cm of rain till 2000 hrs, he said
the Cyclone, which has started crossing the coast, has not caused any major
damages.
He attributed this to the preventive measures put in place by the Chief Minister.
He said Marakkanam in Villupuram district--close to Puducherry--where the
Cyclone made the landfall recorded rains in excess of 20 cms and also in
neighbouring Athur in Chengalpattu district.
He said in the city, more than 4,000 people, evacuated from low lying areas
were housed in over 120 camps and nearly three lakh food packets were
distributed to the people.
Food packets will be distributed tomorrow also as the Met office has forecast
moderate rains, and it will continue till the rain subsided completely.
Orders to this effect were issued by the Chief Minister, he added.
Mr Ramachandran said rains have now abated, as the Cyclone started
making a land fall and all the district administrations were directed to
engage in relief and rehabilitation measures.
He said a complete picture would be known by tonight after the Cyclone
entirely crossed the coast and the details would be shared tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Mr Stalin announced a relief of Rs five lakh to the family of
one of the electrocution victims, Sakthivel (47) of Velacherry on behalf of the
Electricity department.
Sakthivel died after he came into contact with a live wire that got snapped
due to gusty winds, Mr Stalin, while expressing deep anguish and grief over
his death and offered his deepest condolences to the bereaved family members...////...