Cyclone Fengal: PM Modi dials Chief Minister Stalin, enquires about damage caused

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Chief Minister MK Stalin on the devastation caused by Cyclone Fengal in Tamil Nadu.

CM Stalin, during the telephone talk, reiterated his request for the despatch of a central team to comprehensively assess the extent of damage caused by the cyclone and sought the release of immediate relief from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

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Sharing the information on his ‘X’ page, Stalin said, “Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi contacted me over the phone and inquired about the serious damage caused in Tamil Nadu.” Stalin said he apprised the PM of the state government’s effective handling of the disaster and relief assistance being provided to the affected.

“I am sure that the Hon'ble Prime Minister will immediately consider the request of Tamil Nadu and take appropriate measures,” said Stalin.

Late on Monday night, the Chief Minister shot a letter to Prime Minister Modi, seeking the release of Rs 2,000 crore as interim relief from the NDRF to the State to undertake emergency restoration and rehabilitation works. In the letter, Stalin said the catastrophic event resulted in the loss of 12 human lives, 2,416 huts, 721 houses and 963 cattle, inundated 2,11,139 hectares of agricultural and horticultural lands, and caused damage to 9,576 km of roads.

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