Tamil Nadu Deluge: Chennai Airport to Stay Shut Till Dec 6

Tamil Nadu floods: Rescue teams deployed, airport shut, citizens cry for help on social media and more live updates.

Chennai turns into an island as road, rail and air services are cut off.

The Chennai airport will remain shut till December 6, says the Airports Authority of India.

24 Hour Toll-Free Helpline: 1078

• NDMA’s round the clock Toll Free Helpline Number 1078.
  
• The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) met under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha.
  
• The Chief Secretary said as of now they have adequate arrangements and mechanisms to deal with requirements of drinking water, food, medicines, etc.
  
• He also said the state government has mobilised a large number of fishing boats for which personnel from the Navy and Coast Guard will be required.
  
• 15 NDRF teams are already deployed in Tamil Nadu for rescue operations. It has also been decided to move 7 more teams, 3 from Bhubaneswar and 4 from Delhi for deployment in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The Indian Air Force has already deployed choppers at Tambaram.
  
• As a precautionary measure, power supply to some areas in the city has been discontinued.
  
• Air fields of Arakkonam, Tirupati, Tambaram and Trichy be utilized for rescue and relief operations.
  Ministries of Railways and Civil Aviation were asked to coordinate with the state government for safe and quick evacuation of stranded passengers.

Challenging time for NDRF, trying to face each and every challenge accordingly-NDRF DG OP Singh #ChennaiFloods pic.twitter.com/mFyvmpGdCX

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 2, 2015

Have evacuated more than 500 people so far and we are getting calls, messages from affected people, attending them-NDRF DG OP Singh

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 2, 2015

I will give my statement tomorrow-Home Minister Rajnath Singh #ChennaiFloods pic.twitter.com/XZfZUpWiXr

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 2, 2015