New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office Sunday held a high-level meeting to take stock of the post-flood situation in Tamil Nadu and deliberated on various measures to support the state.
PMO officials have interacted with Tamil Nadu government functionaries to discuss relief and rehabilitation measures in the state, official sources said.
The deployment of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) as well as help from armed forces, including helicopters, in case of need was also discussed, they added.
A visit of an inter-ministerial central team to assess the damage was also discussed in the meeting.
Intense rains and heavy inundation, unseen in recent times, have hit parts of the southern state. Chief Minister M K Stalin had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss relief initiatives.
PTI