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Flagging avoidable delay in setting up of All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Madurai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi s intervention to facilitate immediate measures to establish the facility. The Centre should immediately take up measures, including appointing a team of officers to commence work, Stalin said in a letter to Modi. Requesting the Prime Minister s personal intervention, Stalin said the state government is willing to extend all cooperation needed for the immediate commencement and early completion of the project. Recalling that the foundation stone for establishment of AIIMS at Thoppur in Madurai was laid by Modi on January 27, 2019, he said the land for the prestigious institution has already been transferred to the union government by the state.
The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday braced for the impact of cyclone Tauktae, with chief minister M K Stalin directing officials to monitor level of water in dams and also ensure people s safety. Tauktae , currently over east-central and adjoining SE Arabian Sea, is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hours, according to the Met office. Kanyakumari district having its border with Kerala, Tirunelveli and some of the districts in the Western Ghats region received rains today. There was inundation at several places in Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli districts. Instructing authorities to keep in mind the COVID-19 norms while evacuating people and in lodging them at safer places, the chief minister asked officials of districts likely to be affected with heavy rains and gusty winds to be prepared to launch relief and rehabilitation measures.