situation. After an aerial survey, he met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and announced Rs.1,000 crore for Tamil Nadu flood relief. He said this is in addition to the Rs. 940 crore which were released by the Centre earlier.
The floods have left over 269 dead in Tamil Nadu and 54 in Andhra Pradesh, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha. He described the situation as "alarming".
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today conducted an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Chennai and sururbs on Thursday.
The India Meterlogical Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rains for the next two to three days in Tamil Nadu.
The Airports Authority of India on Wednesday announced that operations at the Chennai airport will be shut till December 6 due to waterlogging on the runway. Many trains have been cancelled or diverted.
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Latest updates:
8:06 p.m: Trujet Airlines, to operate to Arakkonam naval base airport till December 6, to offer complimentary bus service between Arakkonam & Koyambedu.
7:05 p.m: "Given the alarming situation in TN, we have ordered the suspension of toll collection on all NHs in the state till December 11, 2015," says Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. He added that an order has been issued to ease rescue, relief & rehab operations being undertaken by various central and state agencies.
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