Chief Minister distributes relief funds are rain affected people

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday inspected the rain-affected areas in Cuddalore district and distributed relief fund to those who were affected severely due to the incessant rainfall. Both houses and crops were damaged in the rain.  

Cuddalore is one of the most affected districts in the state. As incessant rainfall has been witnessed with the onset of the monsoon this year, crops in about 5,000 acres of land at Kurinjipadi were damaged along with more than 200 houses.

Stalin inspected  

Stalin visited the Keel Bhavani Kuppam village near Kurinjipadi constituency and inspected the damaged houses and farmland.  He distributed relief funds to the people who lost their houses or crops to the rain before inspecting the farmland that is submerged in rainwater.

He, then, interacted with officials to understand the impact of rain on the districts and collected details about the houses and roads that were damaged in rain in the district. Stalin was accompanied by ministers MRK Panneerselvam and KN Nehru, Ganesan Kattumannar Kovil MLA Sinthanaiselvan, collector Balasubramaniam, sub-collector Swetha Suman, Cuddalore DMK district treasurer Kathiravan, Annamalai Nagar town panchayat president Palani Vasu and other officials.

The Chief Minister visited Sirkali in Mayiladuthurai district and inspected the crops in 30 acres of land that were damaged due to a day-long-rainfall. He then interacted with farmers and the public to understand their grievances.