03-Dec-2024 04:21 PM
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Chennai, Dec 3 (Reporter) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday announced various
relief measures for the people in Cyclone Fengal hit districts, including an assistance of
Rs five lakh to the families of those killed in the rain fury.
An official release said, Mr Stalin announced the relief after reviewing the relief measures
being underway in the worst hit Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore,
Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts with higher officials and with the District Collectors
via video-conferencing from the State Secretariat.
Announcing the decisions taken after the meeting, Mr Stalin said Rs five lakh each would
be given as compensation to the families of those killed in Cyclone.
It may be recalled that the Chief Minister in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking
Rs 2,000 crore interim relief for Cyclone restoration works, had said that 12 people had died
in Cyclone-related incidents, including seven members of family, whose house were buried
in a landslide in Tiruvannamalai district. He also announced Rs five lakh to their family
members in a separate statement today.
Announcing various relief measures today, he said Rs 10,000 each would be given to damaged huts and that new houses would be constructed where the huts were fully damaged under the Kalaignar dream housing project on a priority basis...////...