TN Continues To Reel Under Rain, Inundation

Chennai: Rain continued to batter several districts across Tamil Nadu on Friday and the Thamirabarani riv-er was in spate due to continuous downpour in the southern districts. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin called up the collectors of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, and Thoothukudi districts and en-quired with them about the damage caused by the rain and the steps being taken to ensure peo-ple's safety.

"I enquired with the district collectors and district monitoring officers about the relief work being carried out to protect the people from the heavy rain," the Chief Minister said in a post on the social media platform X. He instructed the official to take adequate precautions, and have suffi-cient stock of the essential commodities and medicines.

"The three southern districts are experiencing heavy rain. State Ministers and senior officials have been dispatched to the respective districts to monitor the relief and rescue activities," Stalin told reporters after visiting the 24-hour State Emergency Operations Centre at Ezhilagam, here.