Updated On: 05 December, 2023 04:46 PM IST | Chennai | PTI
Tamil Nadu have asked for a Rs 5000 crore Central assistance for flood ravaged Chennai amid heavy rains due to Cyclone Michaung

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An interim Central assistance of Rs 5,000 crore has been sought by the Tamil Nadu government to provide relief to people and rebuild infrastructure damaged by incessant rains in Chennai and some other districts of the state.
Raising the issue through a zero-hour mention in the Rajya Sabha, Tiruchi Siva, a leader of the DMK which rules the state, said heavy rains due to severe Cyclone Michaung have submerged Chennai and other districts.