Chennai: There has been some respite for Tamil Nadu after several days of heavy rains. There has been no rainfall in many places including capital Chennai since Monday night.
But the Met department has predicted heavy rains in Chennai and other regions of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday as well. So far, 71 people have died in rain related cases.
Meanwhile, massive rescue operations are being undertaken in many areas. Over 50,000 people have been sheltered in relief camps across Chennai. The Indian Air Force airlifted 22 people, including 12 infants, from rainwater-inundated parts of the city.
IAF officials said the evacuation was done from Ashok Nagar and another adjoining area of the city. They also airdropped 100 litres of water and 150 food packets.
On Monday, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced allocation of Rs 500 crore towards relief and rehabilitation.
Jayalalithaa had last week announced enhanching compensation to families of those killed in rain-related incidents from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh, besides relief for injured and death of cattle and poultry.
In a statement, the Chief Minister said she had directed officials to further expedite relief and rehabilitation measures in the wake of the government announcing the Rs 500 crore relief package.
The government was implementing relief and rehabilitation measures on a war-footing in neighbouring Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram areas, she said.
As regards Kancheepuram district, also severely affected,a 160-member NDRF team, three from the State Disaster Response Force, were assisting the district administration.
Normal life has been hit in Tamil Nadu as incessant rains led to inundation of large areas and authorities have shut down educational institutions. The weather office forecast heavy downpour in the next three days in the state, Puducherry and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
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