Death toll in Tamil Nadu rains rises to 179
December 6th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANSChennai, Dec 6 (IANS) The rain fury has claimed as many as 179 lives in Tamil Nadu since the onset of northeast monsoon in late October. Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday held an emergency meeting of officials to take stock of the situation.
According to the police control office here, the majority of deaths have taken place due to wall collapses and lightning strikes. The weather department has predicted rains till Tuesday evening in coastal districts due to low pressure in Bay of Bengal over Tamil Nadu.
In state capital Chennai, the incessant rains since Sunday night threw life out of gear.
Karunanidhi held a meeting with Chief Secretary S. Malathi and others to review the rain related damage and the relief measures being undertaken. The officials looked into the relief measures taken and checked whether the compensation amount has been properly distributed.
Meanwhile, eight senior officials continued their survey and estimation of rain damage in nine districts — Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Villupuram, Tuticorin, Tirunelvelli, Pudukottai and Ramanathapuram.
The officials will submit their report Tuesday and the state cabinet will deliberate on that the same day.
The government has already announced Rs.100 crore towards relief operations in the first phase.
- Tamil Nadu officials to estimate rain damages - Dec 04, 2010
- Over 200 dead in Tamil Nadu as rains abate - Dec 07, 2010
- Cyclone Thane kills 15 in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (Third Lead) - Dec 30, 2011
- Jayalalithaa orders Rs.150 crore for cyclone relief - Dec 30, 2011
- Cyclone Thane kills 33 in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (Fourth Lead) - Dec 30, 2011
- Cyclone Thane kills 33 in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry; spares Andhra (Roundup) - Dec 30, 2011
- Assessment of damage by rain in Tamil Nadu - Dec 06, 2010
- Cyclone Thane toll now 46, life limps back to normalcy (Lead) - Dec 31, 2011
- Karunanidhi to visit cyclone-hit areas Wednesday - Jan 03, 2012
- Karunanidhi asks ministers to help in flood relief - Nov 23, 2010
- Life limping back after Cyclone Thane's destruction - Dec 31, 2011
- Tamil Nadu gets new trains; bio-diesel, windmill plants (Lead) - Mar 14, 2012
- Cyclone Thane kills five in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (Second Lead) - Dec 30, 2011
- Rs.700 crore relief more for cyclone damage: Jayalalithaa - Jan 03, 2012
- Rains kill 42 in Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu toll 68 - Nov 10, 2009
Tags: bay of bengal, chennai, chief minister, chief secretary, coastal districts, crore, death toll, incessant rains, lightning strikes, m karunanidhi, malathi, northeast monsoon, pudukottai, rain damage, relief operations, senior officials, state cabinet, thiruvarur, wall collapses, weather department