Cyclone Thane South

• Tamil Nadu government to construct one lakh houses for cyclone affected

  Tamil Nadu government would construct one lakh concrete houses for the people in Cuddalore and Viluppuram districts, hit badly by the cyclone Thane last year. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced allocation of Rs 1,000 crore for the project under which 90,000 houses would be constructed in Cuddalore and 10,000 houses in Viluppuram.

• Repair work allottment after Cyclone Thane illogical: Madras High Court

  The Madras High Court has observed that the manner in which road repair works in cylone Thane-hit Villupuram district had been split up and awarded to a small group of contractors did not satisfy the laid down procedure and appeared to be wholly illogical.

• Rs 45.34 lakh compensation given to cyclone hit fishermen

  The Puducherry government today handed over Rs 45.34 lakh as financial aid to 57 fishermen of Nallavadu coastal village to enable them buy fishing boats or repair those partially damaged in Thane cyclone in December last year.

• High Court tells Centre, Government to spell out relief measures on Thane

  The Madras High Court directed the Centre and Tamil Nadu government to spell out the specific relief measures being taken by them to alleviate hardships of those hit by cyclone 'Thane' in the state in the last week of December 2011.

• Walmart Foundation donates Rs 50 lakh to cyclone-hit farmers

  The Walmart Foundation, a division of the world's largest retailer Walmart, has donated USD 100,000 (about Rs 50 lakh) to farmers in Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, who were severely affected by cyclone Thane last year. International humanitarian organisation CARE and Walmart Foundation are currently engaged in cashew value chain at the district...

• Neyveli Lignite Corporation to contribute Rs two cr to CM's cyclone relief fund

  Workers of Neyveli Lignite Corporation would donate one day's salary, amounting to Rs two crore, towards the Chief Ministers Thane Cyclone Relief fund, a top NLC official said.

• Fishermen to stage demo over 'delay' in cyclone relief

  Fishermen in the union territory today said they would stage a demonstration before the Fisheries Department office on February 13 to protest the 'delay' in giving relief to those affected by the December 30 cyclone Thane.

• Villagers stage road block over cyclone relief

  More than 1,000 residents of a village in Cuddalore district, which bore the brunt of cyclone Thane in December last, staged a road roko on the Vidudhachalam-Chennai road here today alleging relief amounts had not been paid to a majority of households in the region.

• Villagers in Cuddalore stage road block over cyclone relief

  More than 1,000 residents of a village in Cuddalore district, which bore the brunt of cyclone Thane in December last, staged a road roko on the Vidudhachalam-Chennai road yesterday alleging relief amounts had not been paid to a majority of households in the region. Uma Maheswari, president of the Village Women's Association of Pudukuppam village, ...

• Tamil Nadu to construct one lakh concrete houses in cyclone-hit districts

  Tamil Nadu Government would construct one lakh concrete houses at a cost of Rs 1000 crore to replace damaged huts in the Cyclone Thane affected districts of Cuddalore and Villupuram, Governor K Rosaiah said today.

• Judicial fraternity to donate one day's salary

  The judicial fraternity will donate their one day's salary towards cyclone Thane relief and rehabilitation work in Tamil Nadu and Puduchery.

• Power supply in Cuddalore to be restored from tomorrow

  Power supply in all houses in cyclone Thane-hit Cuddalore district will be restored from tomorrow, Rural Industries M C Sampath said today.

• Power supply to be restored in cyclone-hit areas before Pongal

  Power supply in cyclone Thane-ravaged Cuddalore district will be restored before the harvest festival of Pongal falling on January 15, Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister R Viswanathan said today.

• Tamil Nadu announces relief measures for cyclone-hit farmers

  Tamil Nadu government today announced a series of relief measures for farmers in cyclone-affected Cuddalore district, including a sum of Rs 210 crore as compensation for damaged crops. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said standing crops including cash crops over 2.24 lakh hectares had been completely damaged due to the cyclone, which hit the distric...

• Indian Council of Agriculture Research team to visit Puducherry Krishi Vigyan Kendra

  A team of officials of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) will visit the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Iyyankuttipalayam near here on January 12 to assess the damage caused by cyclone Thane.