Tamil Nadu Rain: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has requested ₹2,000 crore from the National Disaster Relief Fund to support livelihoods and restore public infrastructure in flood-affected districts.
With Cyclone Tauktae intensifying into a cyclonic storm on Saturday (May 15, 2021), severe flood-like situations have been predicted for Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The Central Water Commission (CWC) also issued an ‘orange bulletin’, predicting a severe flood situation, in the two states on Saturday.