Over 45,000 in Nagapattinam shifted to relief camps

C Muniyanathan, the monitoring officer for Nagapattinam who inspected relief camps established across the district, instructed officials to ensure clean environment and uninterrupted basic amenities. Subsequently, he visited the coastal regions in the district and asked the fishermen to move to safer places, as the cyclone impact would be more severe in these areas. He assured the people that the district administration was fully prepared to help them and has deployed zonal officials to monitor the damages, if any, in the aftermath of the cyclone landfall. He also urged the people not to spread any rumours about the cyclone.

Nagapattinam district administration has shifted 45,807 persons, including 10,245 children, to 179 relief camps on Wednesday afternoon. They were given food packets and drinking water initially. Also, 63 medical camps and 27 mobile camps have been set up in the district, which have already attended to 3,416 persons so far.

District collector Praveen P Nair asked the people to call the toll free number, 1077, the landline 04365-251992, and WhatsApp on 8300681077 for any emergency round-the-clock.