Nirmala Sitharaman to assess flood damages today
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will visit the flood-ravaged southern district of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday and will also review the situation with the district collector.
Normalcy is gradually returning in this coastal district with the State administration and civic authorities involved in relief and restoration work.
Those who have been temporarily lodged in relief camps have started returning to their houses to clear the sludge and litter deposited by the floods caused due to unprecedented rain on December 17 and 18 in the district, an official said.
Conservancy workers are already engaged in removing waste and debris on roads and residential areas. Portions of the Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur and Thoothukudi-Tiruchendur highways that got breached are being restored.
Power supply has completely been restored in nearly 250 villages that had remained without electricity for about five days, a source said.
According to a release, the Union Finance Minister would review the damage caused due to floods with the district collector and also visit the affected areas for an assessment.