By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Prime Minister on Tuesday announced an interim relief to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry which were affected by cyclone Thane in the last week of December 2011.
The interim relief based on the preliminary reports is Rs 500 crores for Tamil Nadu and Rs 125 crores for Puducherry. A central government team is currently visiting the affected areas and will be submitting its report on its return based on which a final relief as may be admissible will be sanctioned.
The cyclone had caused huge loss of properties in coastal districts of TN and Puducherry. It had also claimed several lives.