Tamil Nadu CM Stalin Requests Centre Financial Aid Of Rs 6,000 Cr To Restore Normalcy In Rain-Hit Regions

To recover from the mayhem created by the recent incessant rains in Tamil Nadu, CM MK Stalin wrote a letter to PM Modi

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin. (Image: ABP Nadu)

New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to release funds to recover from the mayhem created by the recent rains in the state which left the infrastructure in the doldrums.

Requesting the Home Affairs to release the central assistance, the CM said in a letter, "The government of Tamil Nadu took expeditious relief operations and restored normalcy in the shortest possible time."

"We have submitted three memoranda seeking relief assistance from the government of India to tune of Rs 4,719.62 crore for permanent restoration of damaged infrastructure like roads, bridged and public buildings, etc, while for the temporary restoration Rs 1,510.83 crore," he added in the letter.

He further mentioned the stressful financial situation of the state in the letter. "The financial position of the state government has been under severe stress due to Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent floods only accentuated it. The State Disaster Response Funds have also been fully utilised," he wrote in a letter to PM Modi.

Here is the letter CM Stalin wrote to PM Modi: 

வடகிழக்குப் பருவமழையினால் ஏற்பட்ட பாதிப்பிலிருந்து மீளவும், சேதமடைந்த உள்கட்டமைப்புகளை புனரமைக்கவும் விரைவில் நிதி வழங்கிடக்கோரி, மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் @mkstalin அவர்கள் மாண்புமிகு பிரதமர் @narendramodi அவர்களுக்கு கடிதம் எழுதியுள்ளார். pic.twitter.com/Ix9uWcsJRd

— CMOTamilNadu (@CMOTamilnadu) December 29, 2021