NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JUN 2
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has announced a relief of Rs 20 lakh each to the kin of 21 fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who went missing during cyclone Tauktae last month, the state government said on Wednesday.
Separately, the Coast Guard and other agencies were involved in search operations to locate the missing fishermen after Stalin took it up with the Centre, an official release here said.
#CycloneTauktae-ல் காணாமல் போன 21 மீனவர்களை 15.05.2021 முதல் ஹெலிகாப்டர் மற்றும் கடலோர காவற்படையின் மூலம் தேடியும் கண்டுபிடித்திட இயலாத நிலை உள்ளது.
அவர்கள் குடும்பங்களின் வாழ்வாதாரத்தைக் காத்திடும் வகையில் வாரிசுதாரர்களுக்கு தலா ரூ.20 லட்சம் நிவாரணத் தொகையாக வழங்கப்படுகிறது. pic.twitter.com/90moegyax5
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) June 2, 2021
As many as nine fishermen who set sail from Nagapattinam have gone missing after their boat capsized near Lakshadweep while 12 others from Kanyakumari also are missing.
The latter were part of a fishing team that set sail from Beypore in Kerala, the release said, adding the 21 missing persons could not be traced even after over 15 days of search operations.
“Therefore, considering the humble background of the 21 fishermen’s families, Chief Minister Stalin has directed a relief of Rs 20 lakh each to their kin,” it said.
