Jayalalithaa conducts aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Chennai

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Chennai and its suburbs on Thursday.

After witnessing the damage caused by the monsoon fury, the Chief Minister also held a meeting with senior officials. Various ministers, including O Paneerselvam, have been deputed to take charge of the relief works in different districts.

Senior IAS officials have also been tasked to ensure that relief reaches the people in the worst-affected Chennai and other districts. She detailed various steps taken by the government to tackle the situation in Chennai and other flood-hit districts.

The Chief Minister wanted to undertake the exercise on Wednesday but could not do so because of bad weather and the inability expressed by the pilots.