4 killed due to Cyclone Nivar in Tamil Nadu; Centre, state announce relief

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai, Nov 28, 2020:    The Centre on Friday assured all help to cyclone Nivar-affected Tamil Nadu as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced relief to the kin of those killed.

 

Four people were killed in Tamil Nadu due to the Cyclonic storm Nivar which uprooted trees, damaged electric poles, led to power outages and left several areas in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry inundated on Thursday.

PM Narendra Modi said he spoke to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami about the situation in the state. PM Modi also said that central teams are being sent to Tamil Nadu to assist in rescue and relief work in the state.

"Spoke to Tamil Nadu CM Thiru @EPSTamilNadu and discussed the situation in the wake of the cyclone and heavy rainfall in parts of the state. Central teams are being sent to Tamil Nadu to assist in rescue and relief work," a PMO tweet said.

In another tweet, it said the PM condoled the loss of lives and prayed for quick recovery of the injured.

"An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each would be given to the next of kin of the persons deceased and Rs 50,000 each to the injured, from the PMNRF. @CMOTamilNadu," it added.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami announced Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the victims.

Apart from uprooting 2,064 trees in the affected districts, including Chennai, Cuddalore, Chengalpattu, Vellore and Nagapattinam, it caused damage to about 108 power transformers and over 2,927 electric poles, CM Palaniswami said in a statement on Friday, news agency PTI reported.

Nivar which wreaked havoc in 18 districts of the state has claimed four lives besides leaving several cattle dead and over 2,000 trees uprooted, CM Palaniswami said, a day after the very severe storm made landfall.

Courtesy:India Today