On Wednesday, Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister MK Stalin assessed the areas impacted by Cyclone Michaung and provided essential items, including food and milk, to those affected by the rainfall in Chennai.
Taking to social media MK Stalin wrote on X “The floodwaters in Chennai’s suburbs are still inundated. Many people are working in the field to ensure that everyone gets basic necessities like food and milk. We are continuing our field work with the hope that the situation will improve soon!”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed his condolences to the families of those who have lost their loved ones due to Cyclone Michaung.
In a post on X, PM Modi said, “My thoughts are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones due to Cyclone Michaung. My prayers are with those injured or affected in the wake of this cyclone. Authorities have been working tirelessly on the ground to assist those affected and will continue their work till the situation fully normalises.”
Meanwhile, the half-yearly exams for school students have been postponed in severally affected districts of Tamil Nadu due to Cyclone Michaung, said the Tamil Nadu School Education Department on Wednesday.
Districts where exams were postponed include Chennai, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram. However, in the rest of the districts, half-yearly exams would begin on Thursday as per the schedule, according to the statement.
In those four districts, authority is being given to each school headmaster to conduct exams based on the recovery and to provide separate question papers. However, after the destruction caused by Cyclone Michaung in Tamil Nadu, CM MK Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an immediate interim relief fund of Rs 5060 crores.
CM Stalin also requested the PM to send a central team to review the damages caused by the Cyclone in the state.
Tamil Nadu CM also inspected the cyclone affected areas on Wednesday morning. In the late hours of Tuesday, CM Stalin posted on X and said that the entire government machinery has been working hard to remove the effects of Cyclone Michaung.
“The entire government machinery, such as ministers, officials, police, sanitation workers, and corporation workers are working hard to quickly remove the effects of the Cyclone Michaung calamity that surrounds us.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will visit Tamil Nadu to evaluate the flood situation and meet chief minister M K Stalin. He will conduct an aerial survey of the affected regions as a representative of the central government to assess the damage caused by the recent floods caused by the cyclone.
