New Delhi: An Inter-Ministerial team, headed
by a senior officer in the Home Ministry, will visit
Puducherry and Tamil Nadu to assess damage caused by cyclonic
storm 'Thane'.
The team lead by Lokesh Jha, Joint Secretary in the
Ministry of Home Affairs, has been constituted to conduct
on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the wake of the
cyclonic storm in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
The team, which left here today, consists of the
representatives of the Ministries and Departments of
Agriculture, Drinking Water, Finance, Health, Power, Road
Transport and Highways, Rural Development, Water Resources,
Planning Commission and National Disaster Management
Authority.
PTI
First Published: Friday, January 06, 2012, 17:25