Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday
Oct 17,2013 handed over cheques of Rs. one lakh each to 18 fishermen from the State,
who survived cyclone Phailin, which hit their boats off Odisha coast
The
fishermen, who arrived in Chennai on Wednesday Oct 16,2013 from Bhubaneshwar by
air, as arranged by the State government, met the Chief Minister at the
secretariat, where she presented the cheques, and thanked her.
“Considering
their poverty-stricken family situation, the Chief Minister handed over
cheques of Rs. one lakh to each 18 fishermen from the Chief Minister’s
Relief Fund,” a State government press release said.
Note
The fishermen left the coast on Sep 22 and were to return on Oct 10 when the cyclone struck.
The fishermen left the coast on Sep 22 and were to return on Oct 10 when the cyclone struck.
The fishermen, belonging to Kanyakumari district, were
stranded at sea as the cyclone hit Odisha on Saturday Oct 12,2013.With their boat
unable to withstand the rough sea, they jumped into the waters and swam
to the shore at Ersama in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.
They were later taken to the district headquarters after being given medical aid, food, water and clothing.
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