Road connectivity to various places has been restored, while city bus service has become functional and power supply to more than 90% of the city has been restored, too.
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State authorities are reportedly investigating complaints of negligence by officials at MIOT International hospital in the city hit by massive floods.
“We hope that this will be of some assistance to those affected by the floods, and demonstrate Singapore’s solidarity with the people of Tamil Nadu during this hard period”, Balakrishnan added.
NDRF today said it has launched its “most massive” deployment so far as it pressed into service 50 rescue and relief teams with over 200 boats, rescuing over 16,000 people marooned by the unprecedented rains in the southern metropolis and adjoining areas. “We are trying to shift men and machinery to provide drinking water in the affected areas”, Nambiar said. “The landline phones are not working”.
Officials said Mehrishi issued directions to intensify the efforts so that people reeling under these floods for the last few days are helped as much as it can be and are provided with essentail good items like water, milk and snacks. “And my cellphone is dead because there is no electricity to charge it”.
State Cabinet Ministers were deputed by Chief Minister Jayalalitha to the rain-hit areas to expedite rescue and relief operations.
“This is a concern”, he said.
Though water has begun to recede from many submerged areas, many more still remain flooded, necessitating the rescue teams to continue to work on a war footing.
Passenger flights to and from Chennai, India’s fourth largest city, will resume at 0600 hours local time on December 6, the federal government said in a statement late on Saturday, but only day flights for the time being.
Heavy rainfall and flooding during India’s rainy monsoon season claim many lives and cause property damage every year. However, four ferry flights parked at the Chennai airport departed for Delhi, Mumbai and Port Blair on Saturday, while one Cargo flight Singcargo B747 departed for Singapore via Bangalore.
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This year’s deluge which experts linked to the El Nino weather pattern, when the waters of the Pacific Ocean get warmer than usual caught Chennai completely unprepared.
