Central team to begin flood-damage study today
A six-member inter-ministerial central team led by Kunal Satyarthi, advisor (policy and plan), National Disaster Management Authority, will be visiting all rain-hit areas on Tuesday and Wednesday to make a spot assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Michaung.
On Thursday, they may have a wrap-up meeting with Chief Minister MK Stalin before leaving for New Delhi.
The team will be split into north team and south team. Both will visit most parts of Chennai and parts of Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram. Apart from Kunal Satyarthi, the rest of the five members are from the Union Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Road Transport and Highways, Power, Finance (Expenditure), and Rural Development.
The north team will start its assessment from D’Mellows Road in Zone 6 (Ward 77) and end it in Tiruvotriyur.
The other areas this team will be covering on Tuesday include Pattalam, Pulianthope, Stephenson Bridge, Vadaperumbakkam and Manali. On Wednesday, the team will start its inspection from Kilpauk and end it at Ponneri.
The other areas to be covered are Villivakkam, Ambattur, Padi, Korattur, Red Hills Lake, Sholavaram Lake and Avadi.