Palaniswami visits Nagapattinam villages, inspects cyclone damage
MP Selvaraj seeks multipurpose shelters in every panchayat to help people during calamities; MLA Thamimun Ansari seeks Rs 25,000 per acre of crops damaged
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By Express News Service
NAGAPATTINAM: Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday visited villages in Nagapattinam and took stock of damage to crops owing to the recent cyclones. As early as 7 am, he visited fields in Mozhaiyur village in Mayiladuthurai block, then proceeded to Karunganni in Keezhaiyur block and finally inspected Nalladai in Sembanarkoil block in the evening.
He interacted with farmers and disbursed aid to victims at a relief camp in Pazhankallimedu. According to officials, inundation in Nagapattinam district stood at 80,000 hectares. Nagapattinam MP M Selvaraj, who met Palaniswami on Tuesday night at Velankanni, requested him to build multipurpose shelters in every panchayat as the coastal district is vulnerable to natural calamities such as rain and cyclone every year.