Chennai, Dec 8:
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Friday donated his one-month salary to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (CMPRF) to gather financial resources for the relief, restoration, and rehabilitation works to be done in the districts affected by the heavy rains caused by the cyclonic storm.
Stalin also appealed to the MPs and MLAs to donate their one-month salary towards this fund and requested people from all walks of life to donate generously.
The CM, in a statement here, said in the history of the state in the past 47 years, Chennai and its neighboring districts received torrential rains between December 2 and 4, and due to this natural disaster, more than one crore people have been affected. “It is not a disaster not only for Chennai and its surrounding districts but for the entire state,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu IAS Officers’ Association has stepped forward to bolster relief efforts in Chennai after Cyclone Michaung wreaked havoc across the state capital.
The association demonstrated its commitment to supporting the state government in the ongoing relief operations by contributing a day’s salary of its members to the Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund, an official release stated.
As the state continues to grapple with the aftermath of the severe cyclone, efforts are underway to extend necessary assistance to those affected.
Earlier on Wednesday, Stalin also wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking an immediate interim relief fund of Rs 5,060 crores amid the destruction caused by Cyclone Michaung in Tamil Nadu.
CM Stalin also requested the PM to send a central team to review the damages caused by the Cyclone in the state.
Cyclone Michaung made landfall in Tamil Nadu earlier this month, bringing with it heavy rains, strong winds, and subsequent damages to infrastructure and homes, apart from the loss of lives.
