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Three persons person died successful rain-related incidents successful Virudhunagar territory since October 17, according to Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu. On Tuesday, the Minister reviewed the authorities of preparedness by Virudhunagar territory medication to look the challenges of Northeast Monsoon.
The Minister, successful the beingness of Virudhunagar District Collector N.O. Sukahputra, besides inspected Vembakottai and Pilavakkal Periyar dams that person been receiving a dependable inflow of water.
Ramachandran, 52, of Samuseegapuram adjacent Rajapalayam was washed distant erstwhile helium tried to transverse a causeway that was submerged by gushing rainwater connected Friday night, and his assemblage was recovered the adjacent day.
Two persons were killed successful abstracted incidents of partition illness successful the district.
V. Bhavani, 18, of Vellaiyapuram adjacent Tiruthangal was injured aft the mud partition of her location collapsed connected Friday. She succumbed to injuries astatine infirmary connected Tuesday. In the different incident, K. Veeranan, 75, of Kottaiyur adjacent Watrap was killed successful partition illness connected Sunday.
The Minister said a compensation of ₹4 lakh each would beryllium fixed to the families of those killed astatine the earliest. However, helium was speedy to adhd Chief Minister M. K. Stalin had instructed to guarantee that nary much nonaccomplishment of lives were reported owed to rain.
“The territory medication is acceptable to look each the challenges of the monsoon,” helium said, adding 19 huts were damaged successful the rainfall reported successful the territory successful the past 2 days. Similarly, 35 sheep were killed successful a partition collapse.
All precautionary measures had been taken and officers of assorted departments were monitoring the concern closely. “The section bodies person been instructed to support a ticker connected 15 places identified arsenic susceptible to h2o stagnation,” helium said.
Mr. Thennarasu said the inflow to each the dams were being intimately monitored arsenic the h2o level was rising precise fast.
Later inspecting Pilavakkal Periyar dam, the Minister said h2o was being released from the dam arsenic a precautionary measure. The dam had 202.5 metres of h2o arsenic against its maximum level of 204.5 metres. While the inflow arsenic 347 cusecs, the officials were releasing 402 cusecs to support a buffer retention to mitigate immoderate abrupt inflow to the reservoir, helium said.
He said Anaikuttam dam could store h2o this twelvemonth if Arjuna stream got capable inflow of water.
