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Central team discusses damage caused by 'Ockhi' with TN Govt
The Central team, which visited cyclone Ockhi-hit areas in the state over the past two days, today held discussions with Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam on the damage caused by it.
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Revenue minister R B Udhayakumar and Finance minister D Jayakumar besides senior government officials were present during the meeting at the Secretariat here, official sources said.
The team, headed by Sanjeev Kumar Jindal, Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, surveyed the cyclone-hit areas in Kanyakumari, Chennai and neighbouring districts during the last two days.
While one group visited areas affected in Chennai and neighbouring districts, the other held discussions with the fishermen community in Kanyakumari which was worst-hit by cyclone 'Ockhi' last month.
The team would submit its report to the Centre later.
Palaniswami has requested the Centre to declare the cyclone as a "national disaster" on account of its "severity."
The state government had sought a relief package of about Rs 9,300 crore from Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards taking up rehabilitation efforts in cyclone-hit areas of the state, including Kanyakumari, during his visit to the district post-Ockhi.
The government had also sought Rs 5,255 crore assistance towards implementing permanent rehabilitation measures in Kanyakumari and another Rs 4,047 crore to cater to other parts of the state, including Chennai.
Central team splits into 3 groups, inspects Ockhi-hit areas in Kumari, Tirunelveli
As part of two-day visit the team visited various parts of Kanniyakumari district on Thursday and continued its inspection on Friday morning. Like Thursday, the team split into three sub-teams and visited various places in Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts.
The first team visited Thiruppathisaaram, Suchindram, Karkaadu, Vadakku Thaamaraikulam and Osaravilai to assess the damage to paddy fields and coconut farms.
The second team visited Colachel and Chinnamuttam harbour to assess the damage caused by cyclone ‘Ockhi’ in the fishermen hamlets and in the coastal areas.
The third team visited Pechiparai and Kotaiyar to assess the damage of EB posts. Then the team proceeded to Thirukkurunkudi village near Valliyoor to inspect the damage caused in banana farms and also the bridge that collapsed on December 1.
Addressing the media, Satyagopal, Commissioner of Revenue Administration, said that the bridge was constructed one and a half years ago and if it is noticed that corruption is involved in the process, immediate action would be taken against officials.
Following that, the team left for Chennai from Thoothukudi airport.
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