Chennai Floods: Central Committee Lauds TN Govt on Preparedness, Response
Last Updated: December 12, 2023, 20:04 IST The six-member team under the Union Home Affairs Ministry also visited Velachery to assess the extent of damage due to floods. (Representative image) Casualties in the cyclone-ravaged areas have been minimal. And compared to the 2015 December deluge in Chennai, the infrastructure is now much more resilient Though inundation in Chennai and neighbouring areas due to the influence of Cyclone Michaung was a cause of concern, the Tamil Nadu government had done an enormous amount of work in preparing and responding to the crisis, Kunal Satyarthi, Advisor (Policy and Planning), National Disaster Management Authority, said on Tuesday. Casualties in the cyclone-ravaged areas have been minimal. And compared to the 2015 December deluge in Chennai, the infrastructure is now much more resilient, he said. “We have been deputed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help the state government recover as quickly as possible,” Satyarthi told reporters after inspecting the affected areas in Sholinganallur. During his interaction, he found that the residents were worried about the water level rising as …