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The first case of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu was reported on 7 March 2020. The largest single-day spike (36,987 cases) was reported on 13 May 2021 and Tamil Nadu now has the fourth highest number of confirmed cases in India after Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka. All 38 districts [note 1] of the state are affected ...
Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Minister responsible. M.K.Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Parent department. Department of Revenue and Disaster Management. Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority is a government agency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Established in 2003, it is responsible for disaster management, planning and recovery.
The Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services department is a service department of the Government of Tamil Nadu whose function is to fight fires and provide relief measures in times of calamities and disasters in Tamil Nadu. [1] Having 331 fire and rescue stations spread all over the state and 2 Rescue stations, one at Hogenekal and other at ...
In Tamil Nadu, over 500 personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force (TNDRF) were deployed. [12] [13] 121 multi-purpose centres and 4,967 relief centres were set-up in the eight coastal districts of Tamil Nadu to help in the aftermath of the cyclone. [14]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced an initial allocation of ₹ 5 billion (US$60 million) for relief and rehousing, with ₹ 400,000 (US$4,800) for each family who had lost relatives in the floods. 12 cyclone shelters were built in Nagapattinam district, while 11 teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were dispatched ...
Arunagirinathar was a 15th-century Tamil poet born in Tiruvannamalai.According to regional tradition, he spent his early years as a rioter and seducer of women. After ruining his health, he tried to commit suicide by throwing himself from the northern tower of Annamalaiyar Temple, but was saved by the grace of god Murugan. [3]
The 2004 Kumbakonam school fire happened in a school in Kumbakonam in the Thanjavur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. On 16 July 2004, 94 students from the Krishna English Medium School's primary section were killed after the school's thatched roof caught fire. [2] [3] The accident was one of the four most significant fire accidents ...
t. e. The National Disaster Response Force ( NDRF) is an Indian specialised force constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. [2] : section 44–45 [3] [4] The responsibility of managing disasters in India is that of the state governments. The ‘Nodal Ministry’ in the central government for management of natural disasters is the ...