Cyclone Fengal: After Centre approves Rs 945 crore for Tamil Nadu, CM seeks Rs 6,675 cr package
A few days ago, CM Stalin had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking Rs 2,000 crore interim relief from the National Disaster Response Fund for emergency relief and restoration works.
The inter ministerial central team met Chief Minister MK Stalin at the state secretariat on Friday evening
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI: Hours after the Union Home Ministry approved the release of Rs 944.80 crore to Tamil Nadu on Friday to help provide relief to the people affected by cyclone Fengal, Chief Minister MK Stalin sought Rs 6,675 crore to undertake temporary and permanent restoration works. The CM submitted a memorandum for the same to an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) that arrived in Chennai to assess the damages caused in both TN and Puducherry.
At the meeting with the central team, the Chief Minister urged to expedite its recommendation to the Union government for the additional financial assistance.
Central team to conduct inspection on Dec 7, 8
The state chief secretary and commissioner of revenue administration made an audio-visual presentation to the central team, detailing the extent of devastation caused by the cyclone in Tamil Nadu. The team then decided to inspect the cyclone-affected districts in the state on December 7 and 8. Senior IAS officers are already camped in Cuddalore and Villupuram to coordinate the arrangements for the inspection, led by senior bureaucrat Rajesh Gupta, joint director of Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
Earlier, the MHA released a press note saying the Rs 944.80 crore will be released in two instalments from the State Disaster Response Fund. It added that after the assessment reports of IMCTs are received, additional financial assistance from NDRF will be approved.
A few days ago, CM Stalin had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking Rs 2,000 crore interim relief from the National Disaster Response Fund for emergency relief and restoration works.
The central team included Ponnusamy, director of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Oilseeds Development, Hyderabad; Sonamani Haobam, Director, Department of expenditure, Ministry of Finance; Saravanan, director of Minister of Jal Shakthi; Dhanapalan Kumaran, ex-engineer of Ministry of Road Transport; Rahul Bachkheti, assistant director of Ministry of Power; and KM Balajee, additional director of Ministry of Rural Development.
