TN notifies heatwave as state disaster, ₹4L for kin of deceased

TN government has gazetted heatwave as a state-specific disaster, which will allow it to provide relief for the affected population under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). A GO was issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

- SV KRISHNA CHAITANYA

TN government has gazetted heatwave as a state-specific disaster, which will allow it to provide relief for the affected population under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). A GO was issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

The decision was made owing to persistent rise in temperatures during April and May this year, with several districts consistently recording temperatures exceeding 40°C, with peaks reaching up to 44°C in places like Madurai, Tiruchy, Vellore, Namakkal, and Erode.