Tamil Nadu CM announces relief for farmers affected by heavy rainfall
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday introduced that farmers affected by the unusually excessive rainfall this season in sure districts of the State will probably be compensated on the earliest.
“Instead of the usual 10.2 mm rainfall in January, there has been 108.7 mm rainfall so far. Due to this, the general public and farmers in Cuddalore, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukkottai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Villupuram, Kallakurichi and Tiruvallur districts have been affected,” Mr. Palaniswami mentioned in a press release.
He instructed officers to determine the losses incurred by the farmers on a warfare footing. “This government will take steps to grant compensation to all farmers affected by the rains,” Mr. Palaniswami mentioned.
The Chief Minister directed Revenue Minister R.B. Udhayakumar, Information Minister Kadambur C. Raju and Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare V.M. Rajalakshmi to coordinate and pace up relief operations in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi.
Mr. Palaniswami additionally instructed the Collectors to make sure that these prone to be affected are moved to security and to make sure meals and different requirements for them within the camps.
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