Cyclone hit TN sought 1,893 Cr. Central assistance

Cyclone hit TN sought 1,893 Cr. Central assistance Tamil Nadu on Sunday sought Rs 1,893 crores from the Centre for flood-relief work. 

Heavy rains brought by Cyclone Nisha battered 12 coastal districts, causing extensive damage and killing 189 people. As many as 1,597 villages were still under water, officials said. Over 3.23 lakh people were living in relief camps. 

The torrential rains have destroyed standing crops in over 550,000 hectares of land. 600,000 farmers have been hit hard by the calamity.  

Rains have reportedly damaged roads across the State. A 7,700 km of area comprising State highways and National highways has been affected. 

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who chaired an emergency meeting of district collectors on Sunday, doubled to Rs 2 lakh the cash compensation to the next of the dead. 

A high-powered central team will visit Tamil Nadu today to access the damage caused by the cyclone.

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