Assess damages suffered by residents of Tuticorin during floods: Madras HC to govt

The state govt has also been asked to pay them relief on par with Chennai residents

Madras High Court Bench here has directed the Tamil Nadu government to assess the damages suffered by residents of Tuticorin district during the recent floods and rains and pay them relief on par with Chennai residents.

Justices V Ramasubramanian and N Kirubakaran gave the interim direction on a PIL by Puthiya Tamilagam president K Krishnasamy, who contended that relief work was going at a slow pace.

The judges suggested constitution of special teams to identify the victims through camps in flood affected areas and collectapplications and verify the veracity of claims before arriving at the quantum of relief.

The Collector could send the details to the state government and obtain sanction for the funds. They also directed the collector to repair roads in the outskirts of Corporation limits for which Rs 8 crore had already been sanctioned.

They asked the collector to file the action taken report on January 28.