Cyclone Ditwah: Deputy CM Udhayanidhi reviews emergency measures; 10 more NDRF teams to be deployed across T.N.

Reservoir levels successful Tamil Nadu stood astatine 85% arsenic connected November 29 night, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said portion inspecting the Greater Chennai Corporation’s (GCC) Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) successful the wee hours connected Sunday (November 30, 2025).

During a property enactment successful the wee hours, helium said, "As a precautionary measure, 26 alleviation camps person been acceptable up successful districts wherever dense rainfall is expected. Currently, astir 1,836 radical person been sheltered successful these camps. They person been provided with indispensable amenities including drinking water, food. For those sheltered successful the alleviation camps, five-kilogram atom packets and five-litre lipid packets person been kept acceptable for distribution."

As portion of preparedness for Cyclone Ditwah, 16 State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams and 12 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams person been deployed successful coastal districts portion 1,185 rescue boats person been kept ready, said Mr. Udhayanidhi.

Mr. Udhayanidhi reviewed call-centre logs, complaints connected societal media and enactment taken. He inspected tunnel-traffic monitoring done LED screens and surveillance cameras astatine the ICCC.

Tamil Nadu Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Revenue Administration M. Sai Kumar, Secretary to the Deputy Chief Minister Pradeep Yadav, Commissioner of Disaster Management Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan, Commissioner of the Greater Chennai Corporation J. Kumaragurubaran and different officials were present.

10 further NDRF teams

Earlier connected Saturday (November 29) evening, Udhayanidhi Stalin visited the State Emergency Operations Centre successful Chennai and took banal of the concern and preparedness successful assorted districts.

He said, arrangements person been made to deploy 10 much teams of the NDRF successful assorted parts of the State too the 12 NDRF teams deployed crossed Tamil Nadu.

“As of present [Saturday evening], crops successful astir 20,000 hectare are nether water. Once the h2o drains, the harm would beryllium ascertained.”

Minister K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran and elder officials accompanied the Deputy Chief Minister.