Chennai, Dc 6 (UNI) A high level Central Team landed in Chennai on Friday to assess the extensive damages caused by Cyclone Fengal and had a meeting with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who submitted a memorandum urging it to recommend Rs 6,675 crore to the state for relief and rehabilitation works.
An official release said the seven-member Inter-Ministerial team was headed by Union Home Ministry Joint Director (DM) Dr Rajesh Gupta.
The team comprised Sonamani Haobam, Director, Department of Expenditure, Union Finance Ministry, Dr K.Ponusamt, Director, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Hyderabad, R.Saravanan, Director, Jal Shakti Ministry, Dhanapalan Kumaran, Ex-engineering, Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways, Rahul Bachketi, Assistant Directpor, Power Ministry an Balajee K.M. AD (Rurban),
Rural Development Ministry.
The Team will split into two groups and visit the Cyclone-battered Villuppuram, Cuddalore, Krishanagiri, Dharmapuri, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai districts in TN and Puducherry for
making an on the spot assessment of the damages caused by the Cyclone fury.
After visiting Cyclone affected districts over the next two days, it was expected to wind up
their visit with a meeting with state government officials before leaving for New Delhi, most
likely on Monday.
It is likely to submit their detailed recommendations to the Centre soon.
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