While, 347 human lives were lost since October 1, about 17.64 lakh people were rescued and sheltered in 6605 relief centres across the state, it said.
12 columns of Army, 48 NDRF teams, 400 Navy and Coast Guard personnel, five helicopters from Indian Air Force, two from the Coast Guard and two from Navy were deployed for relief operations, an official release said
Adyar River flowing over the Saidapet Bridge
The Tamil Nadu Government, which has expedited rehabilitation efforts, said over 1.28 crore food packets have been distributed and an immediate relief amount of Rs 67.47 crore was disbursed among over 1.11 lakh families
Thousands of sanitation and conservancy workers continued to battle the odds to remove mounds of stinking garbage littering the streets and public spaces to prevent outbreak of epidemics
Waterlogged chennai airport
A view of the waterlogged railway track
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who had earlier pegged the damage at Rs 8,148 crore, has demanded that the Centre declare the "unprecedented, catastrophic floods" as a national calamity and suggested a series of measures including moratorium on home and vehicle EMIs and providing soft loans to the affected people.
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