The Centre has declared the recent floods in Tamil Nadu as a “calamity of severe nature”, with parliamentarians being informed that they can recommend renovation and rehabilitation efforts to the tune of Rs 1 crore from MPlADS, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said on Thursday.
“Heeding my request, the Central Government has declared the floods (and resultant) damage as Calamity of Severe Nature,” she said in a statement here.
The Centre’s announcement came after she made made a plea to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here last week, seeking that the floods be declared as “National Disaster.”
She recalled she had held detailed discussions with Modi about the torrential rains and the subsequent deluge after he undertook an aerial survey of Chennai and its neighbourhoods on December 3, 2015.
Further, the Parliament Secretariat has issued a circular to lawmakers that they can recommend allocating upto Rs 1 crore worth renovation and rehabilitation efforts from Members of Parliament local Area Development Scheme (MPlADS) in the flood-affected districts, she said.