Stalin flags off relief materials to Sri Lanka
The Hindu
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday flagged off relief materials on board a ship to crisis-hit Sri Lanka. A total of 9,000 tonnes of rice, 200 tonnes of Aavin milk powder and 24 tonnes of essential medicines were sent.
This was the first tranche of relief materials to Sri Lanka at a cost of Rs. 45 crore, an official release said. D. Venkateshwaran, Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka and State Ministers took part in the event.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.