Air India waives charges for carrying relief material for cyclone Gaja victims
Tamil Nadu Bhawan in the national capital would coordinate and authorise the relief material that is to be transferred to Chennai.
Tamil Nadu Bhawan in the national capital would coordinate and authorise the relief material that is to be transferred to Chennai.
The actor said a visit by the prime minister would infuse new hope in the affected people and galvanise the machinery into doing relief work efficiently.
Speaking to reporters here, Palaniswami said a memorandum detailing the devastation left by cyclone Gaja has been submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Opposition leaders have criticized what they say was the government's apathy in reaching out relief materials like food, drinking water and other material to the cyclone-affected areas.
Authorities said the cyclone crossed the coast between Nagapattinam and Vedaranyam districts between 12.30 a.m. and 2.30 a.m. with wind speeds of about 110-120 kmph.