Chennai airport to reopen tomorrow; SR cancels five trains, announces special train from Sengottai to Chennai Egmore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday night announced Rs. 2 lakh each for the next of kin of those who died in Tamil Nadu floods.
“PM announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs. 2 lakhs each from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund) for next of kin of those who lost their lives in the floods in Tamil Nadu,” said the PMO in a Twitter post. - PTI
Five trains cancelled
The Souther Railways has announced cancellation of five trains on Sunday. Train No. 17313 Chennai-Hubli( Weekly) Express, Train No. 12028 Bangalore - Chennai Shatabdi Express, Train No. 12027 Chennai-Bangalore Shatabdi Express, Train No. 12244 Coimbatore - Chennai Shatabdi Express, Train No. 12662 Sengottai - Chennai Egmore Pothigai Express have been cancelled on Sunday. One special train from Sengottai to Chennai Egmore will leave Sengottai at 6.35 p.m. on Sunday. This train will stop all the stoppages of Train No 12662 Pothigai Express.
Chennai airport to reopen
Days after being flooded and nearly seeing aircraft drown, the Chennai airport's airport runway is finally dry. The airport will start operations from 6 am tomorrow. Only limited domestic operations will happen for the time being.
Airport director Deepak Shastri said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had given clearance for day operations for departures alone. “This is only for clearing the 22 stranded flights, but the terminal is not yet ready,” he added.It may take quite sometime to resume fullfledged operations. Read more
NDRF team rescues 400 people
Nearly 400 people, including university students, were taken to safety today by a team of defence and NDRF personnel as operations continued in full swing to rescue and distribute relief to those stranded in the aftermath of the torrential rains. Defence aircraft as also a couple of civilian ones ferried people to Delhi and Hyderabad since morning even as IAF flew sorties to bring more people to the naval base here that has played a critical role in the overall operations.
IAF comes to rescue of stranded students
Indian Air Force has come to the rescue of stranded students of educational institutions in Chennai and passengers at the airport following the devastating floods. The IAF has put in 13 helicopters, C17s and C130s for relief and rescue operations in Chennai following the flooding, Indian Air Force, Southern Air Command, Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Marshal P. N Pradhan said.
“A total of 13 helicopters, advanced helicopters, strategic aircraft C17s and C130s were pressed into action to provide relief material,” he said.
Special trains from Chennai to various places in TN
In order to clear the passengers stranded in Chennai due to heavy rains and flooding, Southern Railways is operating special trains from Chennai to Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchendur, Karaikal and Tirunelveli on Saturday. Read more
ICICI bank on EMI payments
In view of floods, ICICI Bank on Saturday said it has decided not to impose any penalty on its Chennai customers for delay in EMI payments for November. Besides, the bank will also waive off charges for cheque bounce for the same period, ICICI Bank spokesperson said. Read more
Indian cricket team members offer help
Their own families caught in the devastating Chennai floods, Indian cricket team members R. Ashwin and Murali Vijay said they have been pained by the loss of life in the disaster and will try to help the affected after the series against South Africa. Read more
Relief material
Relief material worth Rs 3.50 crore, which include bedsheets, bedspreads, mats, carpets, biscuits, rice and water packets given by people here have been despatched to flood affected Tiruvallur district. Read more
AIADMK vows to take action against partymen harassing volunteers
Facing flak from the public, especially on social media, for partymen hindering and harassing volunteers’ flood relief operations, the ruling AIADMK on Saturday said it would initiate action against cadre intimidating and threatening volunteers. Read more
Milk supply to get restored by Sunday: Aavin
In a huge relief to flood hit residents of the city, state-run AAVIN on Saturday said adequate measures are being taken to step up milk supply and that it would reach full capacity by Sunday. Read more
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