Seven-member Central Committee visits flood-affected areas in Thoothukudi district
A second batch of the central committee on Friday inspected the damage wrecked by the recent heavy rain across the Thoothukudi district and the subsequent spate in Thamirabarani river during the middle of last December.
The seven-member team, comprising KP Singh, Ranganath Audam, R Thangamani, Dr Ponnusamy, Rajesh Tiwary, KM Balajee and A Vijayakumar, inspected breaches in rivers and tanks, damages to roads, bridges, commercial streets and residential areas due to flash floods.
The team took stock of the situation in the presence of Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration S K Prabakar, and visited Thoothukudi Medical College Hospital, Athibarasakthi Nagar and Om Sakthi Nagar in the Thoothukudi corporation area, and the temporarily established canals that drain out stagnant water from Mapilaiyoorani village to Periyapallam stream.
Further, the committee members inspected Murapanadu water pumping station, damaged roads, Srivaikuntam anaicut, flooded houses in Ponankurichi, Kadambakulam, breached ponds, damaged areas in Korampallam tank bunds, and Avudaiyarkulam tank, Meignanapuram PHC, Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli state highways, uprooted EB poles, towers, broken Eral bridge, and Eral taluk office.
They also assessed the loss to shops and commercial establishments, besides, crop damages in Eral, Authoor, Srivaikuntam, Athimarapatti, and Agaram.