Over 12,000 persons shifted to 229 relief camps in 15 districts
The Hindu
2,240 people staying in 44 camps in Chennai Corporation
Over 12,300 people have been shifted to 229 relief camps in 15 districts across Tamil Nadu, Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran told reporters here on Thursday.
While 2,240 people were staying in 44 relief camps in the Greater Chennai Corporation, 10,073 people were staying in 185 camps in 14 districts — Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Nagapattinam, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur and Villupuram.
To undertake relief operations, a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was deputed to Varadarajapuram in Kancheepuram district. Three NDRF teams each have been sent to Chengalpattu and Chennai districts. One team each has been sent to Cuddalore, Madurai, Nagapattinam and Tiruvallur districts. Two teams each of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been sent to Cuddalore and Thanjavur.