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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay connected Friday chaired a gathering of the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority successful Chennai to reappraisal preparedness for the southwest monsoon.
According to an authoritative release, pursuing the onset of the southwest monsoon implicit the South Andaman Sea connected May 16, conditions proceed to stay favourable for its further intensification. In Tamil Nadu, the monsoon commenced connected June 4.
Based connected the India Meteorological Department’s forecast that Tamil Nadu is apt to person below-normal rainfall during this year’s southwest monsoon season, the Chief Minister was briefed by Secretaries of the departments acrophobic and Collectors of districts situated on the Western Ghats connected the precautionary measures taken, the merchandise said.
Instructions were besides fixed to stay afloat prepared to look immoderate concern and to guarantee that exigency effect centres successful districts relation circular the clock. Rescue and alleviation teams were asked to beryllium acceptable for deployment to immoderate required area. Relief centres should besides beryllium maintained properly. The Electricity Department unit were instructed to instantly repair damaged electrical lines, anemic electrical poles and transmission towers that are astatine hazard of collapse, and to instrumentality swift enactment regarding snapped powerfulness lines during the rainy season, the merchandise said,
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.A. Sengottaiyan, Chief Secretary M. Saikumar, and elder officials were present. Collectors of districts on the Western Ghats participated done video conference.
