गाजा चक्रवात ने दी तमिलनाडु में दस्तक तूफान से हुयी भारी तबाही अब तक 20...

The heavy cyclonic storm 'Gaza' has been devastated by passing the Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Thiruvarur districts of Tamil Nadu on Friday and 20 people have died in various accidents in the state.

According to the information received in Thanjavur, 10 people have been killed in cyclone and rain, four in Thiruvarur, three in Pudukottai, two in Trichy, one in Nagapattinam, Cuddalore and Thiruvanamalai reported death of one person. Chief Minister E. Palaniswamy has announced a grant of ten million rupees to the next of kin of those killed in these incidents.

He said that the state government ministers are camping to monitor the relief and rescue operations in cyclone affected areas. He has asked the Public Welfare Department, Power Department and Relief Management Department to work at the war level to restore power and water supply in the affected areas.

Talking to journalists in Olamur of Salem, he said that due to cyclone wind speed was 110 kmph and due to this there was serious destruction in the districts of Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur and Cuddalore.

The Chief Minister said that the families of those killed in storm-related incidents will be given ten million rupees, Rs one lakh for the seriously injured and Rs 25 thousand for the injured normally, on behalf of the state government. They also assured the fishermen that they would also be compensated for their losses.

According to Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority, 76,290 people have been evacuated from the lower areas to safer places. All these have been kept in more than 300 relief camps set up in six districts including Nagapattinam, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram and Thiruvarur. Vacation has been declared in the educational institutions of Nagapattinam.

State Minister MC Sampat said: Those who have lost their lives in this calamity, their families will be given grace.

In the bulletin released by the India Meteorological Department, "The severe cyclonic storm" has been passed between Nagapattinam and Vedranayam on the morning of the river, between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry .... During this time the speed of air is 100-110 km per hour Between 120 km per hour.

The Meteorological Department says that cyclonic storm is likely to move west and weaken in the next six hours. During this, there was heavy rains in Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur and Thanjavur. Trees have rattled in many areas. In view of the cyclone, power supply was disrupted at many places in the coastal areas.

Four teams of National Disaster Mitigation Force are already present in Nagpattinam while two teams of State Disaster Redressal Force have been deployed in Kadlur.