T.N. Minister for Public Works Department, E.V. Velu, visited Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, and distributed relief material to those affected due to the heavy rains that wreaked havoc in the region.
During his visit, he met residents near Karungulam who requested him to help them find a person named Sarkarai Bir Muhammed, who has been missing for three days. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was called immediately and the search for the missing person is ongoing.
The Minister also visited Srivaikuntam, which also had rainwater stagnation. Local residents here told the Minister that three dead bodies were stuck in the rainwater. The Minister immediately called for a JCB and the three bodies were recovered and sent to the hospital by ambulance.
