The State Government on Friday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore to flood-affected Tamil Nadu.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh informed this in the State Assembly by reading a statement on behalf of the Chief Minister.
Similarly, five teams of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) have been kept in readiness to move to Tamil Nadu to assist in rescue and relief operations, informed Special Relief Commissioner Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra here on Friday.
He said the teams would move to Chennai after the Tamil Nadu Government gives a green signal in this regard. The Government is in constant touch with TN authorities, Mohapatra said.
Besides, all Odias those who had got stranded in Chennai have been rescued, Mohapatra added.
He informed that all Odia people have already boarded a special train that has left Chennai for Kolkata. The train will pass through Bhubaneswar, the SRC informed.