Tamil Nadu continues to reel under the impact of heavy rains. Schools and colleges in Chennai have been closed on Tuesday as well. It has been 10 days since educational institutes have remained shut.
Several parts of Chennai and Cuddalore continue to remain water logged though there has been no rainfall in the last few hours.
Meanwhile, the Met department has predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in the coming days.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released over Rs 900 crore for flood relief and rescue operations in Tamil Nadu. This comes even as at least 171 people have died in rain related incidents across the state.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has pegged the damage due to rains in the state at Rs 8,481 crore.
Jayalalithaa had also written a letter to the Prime Minister, claiming that the state needs immediate central fund for relief operations. Quickly responding to Jayalalithaa’s letter, Modi instructed immediate release of Rs 940 crore central funds.
Detailing the extent of the damage, Jayalalithaa told the PM that despite her government's preventive efforts, the state had suffered severe damage on account of the "extremely heavy and sustained" rainfall which, she said, had left a trail of destruction and that her government had allocated Rs 500 crore for relief work.
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